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University Park, Hershey, Dickinson, and Great Valley Tuition
Rates Effective 2004 Fall Semester
                 
        Per Academic Year   Per Semester   Part-Time
Per
Credit
Pennsylvania Residents:
 
 
Undergraduate admitted Summer 2003 and After:          
  Lower Division (Freshmen & Sophomore): 10,408   5,204   434
Undergraduate admitted before Summer 2003:      
  Lower Division:              
    Freshmen   10,408   5,204   434
  Sophomore   9,374   4,687   391
  Junior & Senior: (a)              
    Business, Science, IST, Engineering (b)   10,890   5,445   454
    Nursing   12,402   6,201   517
    All other programs   10,222   5,111   426
Graduate:              
  MBA 14,500   7,250   604
  Business, Science, IST, Engineering (b)     12,016   6,008   501
  All other programs 11,348   5,674   473
  Great Valley Graduate Center     -   -   604
  Graduate assistantships, fellowships     9,580   4,790   -
Law:              
  Dickinson School of Law     25,250   12,625   1,149
Medical:              
  College of Medicine at Hershey     27,886   -   -
                 

        Per Academic Year   Per Semester   Part-Time
Per
Credit
Non-Pennsylvania Residents:
 
 
Undergraduate admitted Summer 2003 and after:              
  Lower Division (Freshmen & Sophomore) 20,336   10,168   847
Undergraduate admitted before Summer 2003:                
  Freshmen   20,336   10,168   847
  Sophomore     19,286   9,643   804
  Junior & Senior: (a)           
    Business, Science, IST, Engineering (b)   20,898   10,449   871
    Nursing   22,518   11,259 938
    All other programs   20,180   10,090   841
Graduate:                
  MBA 24,796   12,398   1,033
  Business, Science, IST, Engineering (b)     22,214   11,107   926
  All other programs 21,498   10,749   896
  Great Valley Graduate Center     -   -   1,007
  Graduate assistantships, fellowships     9,580   4,790   -
Law:                
  Dickinson School of Law     25,250   12,625   1,149
Medical:                
  College of Medicine at Hershey     38,768   -   -
                 
Dissertation Fee:   Per Semester
     
  PhD Dissertation Fee (601 & 611)         1,160  
  PhD Dissertation Fee 601 or 611 & Courses for Audit         1,160  
  PhD Dissertation Fee 601 or 611 & Courses for Credit     1,636  

         
(a) The upper division tuition rate will apply to undergraduate students with a minimum of 59.1 credits, regardless of how earned.

Note: To determine the tuition rate for a student who was admitted as a Freshmen in Summer 2003 or after and who has achieved more than 59.1 credits, click here or use the tuition calculator. For a student who transferred to Penn State from another college or university in Summer 2003 or after with sufficient credits to be at the Junior or Senior level, the rates on the schedule above apply. Use the tuition calculator to determine the tuition rate for specific programs.
(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 School 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



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