Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona offers 42 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs for undergraduate study.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $15,972 for Pennsylvania residents and $26,958 for out-of-state students.

Total 1 students out of total 2,371 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
TypeFour-year, Public
Address3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA
Online Students1 Enrolled Online Exclusively
334 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$15,972
Out-of-State$26,958
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $15,972 and $26,958 for non-Pennsylvania residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $25,356 and $33,698 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $641 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,099 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,032 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,380 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$15,216$15,586$15,904$15,944$15,972
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$24,926$24,370$26,370$26,668$26,958
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$0$0$641$641$641
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$0$0$1,077$1,088$1,099

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, there are 2,371 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 335 students were attending classes through distance learning (1 students are enrolled exclusively and 334 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,371
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses334
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,036

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 0 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1
Pennsylvania Resident0
Other State In U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1
Degree/Certificate Seeking1
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0

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