University Park, Hershey, Dickinson, and Great Valley Tuition
Summer 2012
 
Effective Summer 2011, summer tuition will be billed on a per credit basis, up to 12 credits *. The cost of the course will be dependent upon the course location, student residency, student level (lower division, upper division, or graduate), and program college. The cost of tuition will be based on the first 12 credits scheduled.
             
          Per
Credit
Pennsylvania Residents:  
Undergraduate:      
  Lower Division including Associate:  
    Freshmen & Sophomore     630
  Upper Division  (a)    
  Junior & Senior:    
       Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)     722
       Nursing     814
       All Other Programs     681
Graduate:  
  MBA   878
  Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)       756
  All Other Programs   716
  Great Valley Graduate Center        
     Education     685
     All Other Programs     868
Dickinson School of Law       1,571
College of Medicine at Hershey:      
  Medical      -
  Graduate (Admitted Fall 2010 and After)       756
  Graduate (Admitted Before Fall 2010)       716
 
* Exceptions: Graduate Assistants, Traineeships, Fellowships, and Dissertations will remain at the per semester rate. M S degree and INFSY major at Harrisburg, M B A degree’s at Penn State Erie, Harrisburg, and Great Valley will be billed for all credits taken.
             
University Park, Hershey, Dickinson, and Great Valley Tuition
Summer 2012
 
Effective Summer 2011, summer tuition will be billed on a per credit basis, up to 12 credits *. The cost of the course will be dependent upon the course location, student residency, student level (lower division, upper division, or graduate), and program college. The cost of tuition will be based on the first 12 credits scheduled.
          Per
Credit
Non-Pennsylvania Residents:  
Undergraduate:    
  Lower Division including Associate:  
    Freshmen & Sophomore     1,134
  Upper Division (a)    
  Junior & Senior:    
       Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)     1,237
       Nursing     1,342
       All Other Programs     1,191
Graduate:    
  MBA   1,419
  Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)       1,282
  All Other Programs   1,236
  Great Valley Graduate Center:        
     Education     1,222
     All Other Programs     1,318
Dickinson School of Law     1,571
College of Medicine at Hershey:        
  Medical    -
  Graduate (Admitted Fall 2010 and After)       1,282
  Graduate (Admitted Before Fall 2010)       1,236
 
* Exceptions: Graduate Assistants, Traineeships, Fellowships, and Dissertations will remain at the per semester rate. M S degree and INFSY major at Harrisburg, M B A degree’s at Penn State Erie, Harrisburg, and Great Valley will be billed for all credits taken.
             
      Per Semester
  Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships       3,658
 Dissertation Fee:     
  PhD Dissertation Fee (601 & 611)         1,685
  PhD Dissertation Fee 601 or 611 & up to Three (3) Credits of Coursework for Audit         1,685
  PhD Dissertation Fee 601 or 611 & up to Three (3) Credits of Coursework for Audit   2,380
         
     
(a) The upper division tuition rate will apply to undergraduate students with a minimum of 59.1 credits, regardless of how earned.
(b) Includes upper division and graduate programs at University Park in the Smeal College of Business Administration (excluding MBA), the College of Engineering, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, the Eberly College of Science, and the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Also includes the intercollege programs of Acoustics, Bioengineering, Material, Operations Research, and Quality and Manufacturing Management.
           
NOTE: Specific tuition rates for each student by campus, level and program can be accessed by using the Tuition Calculator