Online Program Overview

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a four-years, public school located in University Park, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $20,234 for Pennsylvania residents and $40,188 for other students on average.

It offers 401 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to - programs .
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Typefour-years, public
Address201 Old Main, University Park, PA
Online Students116 Enrolled Online Exclusively
18,032 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$20,234
Out-of-State$40,188
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$25,518
Out-of-State$43,828
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $20,234 and $40,188 for non-Pennsylvania residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $25,518 and $43,828 for out-of-state students.
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.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$18,450$18,450$18,898$19,835$20,234
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$35,514$35,514$36,476$38,651$40,188
Graduate (In-State)$22,994$23,498$23,719$25,015$25,518
Graduate (Out-of-State)$38,728$39,232$39,778$42,151$43,828
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$726$619$632$804$820
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$1,437$1,017$1,045$1,588$1,651
Graduate (In-State)$915$936$962$1,019$1,039
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,571$1,592$1,635$1,733$1,802
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, there are 50,028 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 18,148 students were attending classes through distance learning (116 students are enrolled exclusively and 18,032 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment50,028
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses116
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses18,032
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses31,880
By student location, out of a total of 116 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 90 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 19 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses116
Pennsylvania Resident90
Other State In U.S.19
Outside of U.S.7
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses116
Undergraduate66
Graduate50
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses66
Degree/Certificate Seeking62
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking4


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