Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 252 students out of 1,012 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.
By gender, 148 male and 104 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 60.23% (public ).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,012 | 252 | 24.90% |
| Men | 578 | 148 | 25.61% |
| Women | 434 | 104 | 23.96% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.
- Asian: 27.38%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 22.22%
- Hispanic: 30.65%
- White: 41.16%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 25.00%
- Unknown: 18.18%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 27.38%(23/84) | 27.08%(13/48) | 27.78%(10/36) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 22.22%(22/99) | 29.73%(11/37) | 17.74%(11/62) |
| Hispanic | 30.65%(19/62) | 31.03%(9/29) | 30.30%(10/33) |
| White | 41.16%(163/396) | 40.83%(98/240) | 41.67%(65/156) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 25.00%(6/24) | 25.00%(3/12) | 25.00%(3/12) |
| Unknown | 18.18%(2/11) | 12.50%(1/8) | 33.33%(1/3) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Penn State Harrisburg, the transfer-out rate is 45.65%. Its transfer-out rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 29.18%.
Penn State Harrisburg's retention rate is 80% for full-time students and 33 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 75.35%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, 17 of 335 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 5.07%.