University Park
Summer 2016
 
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     691
  Upper Division  (a)    
  Junior & Senior:    
       Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)     816
       Nursing     891
       All Other Programs     747
Graduate:  
  MBA   988
  Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)       851
  All Other Programs   805
  Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships     -
 
* 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
Summer 2016
 
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     1,267
  Upper Division (a)    
  Junior & Senior:    
       Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)     1,408
       Nursing     1,500
       All Other Programs     1,331
Graduate:    
  MBA   1,586
  Business, EMS, Science, IST, Engineering (b)       1,433
  All Other Programs   1,381
  Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships       -
 
* 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   4,116
 Dissertation Fee:     
  PhD Dissertation Fee (601 & 611)         1,895
  PhD Dissertation Fee 601 or 611 & up to Three (3) Credits of Coursework for Audit         1,895
  PhD Dissertation Fee 601 or 611 & up to Three (3) Credits of Coursework for Credit   2,680
         

     
(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 (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, Ecology, Genetics, Integrative Biosciences, Materials, Neuroscience, Operations Research, Physiology, and Plant Biology.
           
NOTE: Specific tuition rates for each student by campus, level and program can be accessed by using the Tuition Calculator