The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus .
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $20,234 and $40,188 for non-Pennsylvania residents.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $820 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,651 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,039 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,802 for out-of-state students.
2024 Tuition & Fees
Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Undergraduate (In-State) | $18,450 | $18,450 | $18,898 | $19,835 | $20,234 |
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| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $35,514 | $35,514 | $36,476 | $38,651 | $40,188 |
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| Graduate (In-State) | $22,994 | $23,498 | $23,719 | $25,015 | $25,518 |
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| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $38,728 | $39,232 | $39,778 | $42,151 | $43,828 |
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Cost per Credit Hour
Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Undergraduate (In-State) | $726 | $619 | $632 | $804 | $820 |
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| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $1,437 | $1,017 | $1,045 | $1,588 | $1,651 |
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| Graduate (In-State) | $915 | $936 | $962 | $1,019 | $1,039 |
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| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $1,571 | $1,592 | $1,635 | $1,733 | $1,802 |
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