For Pennsylvania Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $12,705 for Pennsylvania residents and $19,971 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $20,884 for Pennsylvania residents and $28,164 for out-of-state students.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,188 and Forbes Road Career and Technology Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,965 among Pennsylvania Public colleges. For graduate programs, Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $52,526 and Pennsylvania Western University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,386 among Pennsylvania Public colleges.
The average COA of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2024 is $31,051 for state residents and $38,317 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $12,705 | $19,971 | $20,884 | $28,164 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,583 | $1,583 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,475 | $12,475 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,288 | $4,288 | ||
| COA | $31,051 | $38,317 | $39,230 | $46,510 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Public colleges is $12,705 for state residents and $19,971 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,005 | $1,571 | $18,265 | $1,733 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,804 | $1,834 | $17,264 | $1,395 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,005 | $1,915 | $17,587 | $1,418 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,983 | $1,542 | $17,872 | $1,652 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,115 | $1,590 | $18,287 | $1,684 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2024 is $20,884 for state residents and $28,164 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $18,253 | $1,394 | $24,934 | $1,502 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,511 | $1,871 | $20,134 | $2,143 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,727 | $2,067 | $20,417 | $2,382 |
| 2022-2023 | $19,476 | $1,202 | $26,419 | $1,347 |
| 2023-2024 | $19,673 | $1,212 | $26,807 | $1,357 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2024 is $464 for state residents and $780 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $860 for state residents and $1,172 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $445 | $747 | $797 | $1,093 |
| 2020-2021 | $370 | $607 | $629 | $974 |
| 2021-2022 | $372 | $618 | $635 | $983 |
| 2022-2023 | $461 | $766 | $852 | $1,155 |
| 2023-2024 | $464 | $780 | $860 | $1,172 |
The average living costs of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2024 is $16,763 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,236 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Pennsylvania Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,425 | $3,678 | $10,176 | $3,988 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,820 | $3,959 | $10,133 | $4,162 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,110 | $3,939 | $10,297 | $4,255 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,080 | $3,943 | $10,635 | $4,279 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,475 | $4,288 | $11,655 | $4,581 |