Pennsylvania State University - Erie-Behrend College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 280,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 1,900 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,234
Men / Women 62% / 38%
From State 74%
From Region 9%
Athletes 439 (14.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Asian 5%
Hispanic 5%
International 5%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 167 71% 74% 4% 7% 3% 4% $99,208 94 +0.63 95 97%
Accounting 27 — 74% 78% 4% 4% 4% 0% $96,506 73 +0.61 94 98% — — — —
Business Administration 8 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,603 78 +0.47 89 98% — — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $91,465 52 -0.25 92 94% — — — —
Finance 37 — 81% 81% 5% 5% 3% 0% $120,344 87 +0.73 99 96% — — — —
International Business 8 — 25% 38% 12% 25% 12% 12% $74,233 42 -0.42 80 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems 21 — 71% 57% 5% 10% 5% 5% $102,072 72 +0.55 96 98% — — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 30 — 77% 90% 0% 0% 0% 7% $86,571 78 +0.47 89 98% — — — —
Managerial Economics 4 — 75% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $92,395 53 -0.21 93 — — — — —
Marketing 23 — 48% 74% 0% 9% 4% 0% $99,534 96 +1.71 96 98% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 8 — 88% 50% 12% 12% 0% 12% $91,465 52 -0.25 92 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 209 81% 83% 2% 2% 2% 7% $101,918 95 -0.29 96 97%
Computer Engineering 11 — 100% 73% 0% 0% 18% 9% $131,131 84 +0.66 99 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 24 — 88% 79% 4% 4% 4% 4% $100,388 12 -0.79 96 99% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 11 — 64% 73% 0% 0% 0% 27% $112,361 54 -0.08 98 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 65 — 83% 92% 0% 0% 0% 2% $95,766 33 -0.43 94 98% — — — —
Plastics Engineering 18 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 6% $92,317 35 -0.24 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science 28 — 89% 68% 7% 4% 4% 14% $105,283 29 -0.58 97 95% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 19 — 84% 68% 5% 5% 0% 21% $131,131 68 +0.18 99 97% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — — — — — $136,261 95 +1.85 100 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 6 — 83% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $88,878 45 +0.01 91 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 27 — 81% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,191 37 -0.13 90 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Communication 108 33% 81% 1% 6% 6% 1% $59,989 10 +0.23 57 95%
Creative Writing 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $34,119 1 -2.23 4 82% — — — —
English 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,579 45 -0.22 31 93% — — — —
History 8 — 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,433 51 -0.15 45 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,820 72 +0.24 56 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $56,406 51 -0.09 47 94% — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,098 54 -0.02 46 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 50% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $58,610 40 -0.30 53 95% — — — —
Political Science 9 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $74,863 62 +0.20 80 97% — — — —
Psychology 27 — 26% 78% 4% 11% 0% 4% $57,821 69 +0.42 51 93% — — — —
Education 16 — 0% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,470 75 +0.40 53 97% — — — —
Secondary Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,470 75 +0.40 53 97% — — — —
Digital Multimedia Design 18 — 61% 67% 0% 6% 17% 0% $68,253 86 +0.85 72 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science 116 36% 82% 4% 1% 5% 2% $81,193 75 +0.40 86 98%
Chemistry 5 — 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $74,085 71 +0.24 80 100% — — — —
Mathematics 14 — 43% 71% 0% 0% 7% 7% $87,695 64 +0.09 90 98% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,729 69 +0.37 91 96% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,950 96 +1.68 86 94% — — — —
Biology 43 — 47% 86% 5% 0% 5% 0% $70,175 70 +0.43 75 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 27% 73% 9% 0% 9% 9% $65,172 82 +0.82 67 96% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $66,111 60 +0.20 69 96% — — — —
Nursing 39 — 15% 82% 3% 3% 5% 0% $95,865 72 +0.36 94 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,780
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,679
Est. In-State Cost $21,707
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,099
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.8% 167 71% 74% 4% 7% 3% 4% $99,208 85 +0.63 95 97% —
Engineering 21.5% 129 79% 85% 1% 1% 2% 5% $100,575 44 -0.35 96 98% —
Computer Science 7.8% 47 87% 68% 6% 4% 2% 17% $115,732 59 -0.27 99 96% —
Social Sciences 7.7% 46 37% 78% 2% 9% 7% 2% $61,327 62 +0.22 60 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.3% 44 48% 86% 5% 0% 5% 0% $70,420 64 +0.46 75 98% —
Health Sciences 6.5% 39 15% 82% 3% 3% 5% 0% $95,865 93 +0.36 94 97% —
Professional 5.5% 33 82% 94% 0% 3% 0% 0% $87,498 88 -0.10 90 98% —
Humanities 4.0% 24 29% 88% 0% 4% 4% 0% $52,496 35 -0.36 37 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 22 55% 77% 5% 0% 5% 5% $84,743 65 +0.16 88 98% —
Education 3.3% 20 5% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,470 78 +0.40 53 97% —
Arts 3.0% 18 61% 67% 0% 6% 17% 0% $68,253 96 +0.85 72 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 11 27% 73% 9% 0% 9% 9% $65,172 73 +0.82 67 96% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $2.6M #117 82% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.8M #302 19% $0.3M — — — —
Engineering $1.5M #260 54% $0.2M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #427 24% $0 — — — —
Education $0.3M #318 75% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #442 59% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #324 13% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #399 96% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #373 100% $0 — — — —
Total $7.1M #342 56% $0.6M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 53 $39K $31K $8K
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $45K $46K -$1K
Baseball 37 $204K $205K -$1K
Soccer 32 $135K $147K -$12K
Swimming & Diving 31 $76K $84K -$8K
Wrestling 26 $69K $67K $1K
Water Polo 20 $108K $102K $6K
Basketball 18 $145K $147K -$2K
Volleyball 14 $89K $88K $500
Cross Country 12 $24K $17K $6K
Tennis 12 $22K $17K $4K
Golf 10 $19K $11K $8K
Total 265 $980K $968K $12K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $39K $23K $15K
Track & Field (outdoor) 33 $45K $33K $12K
Soccer 30 $126K $139K -$13K
Swimming & Diving 21 $76K $70K $6K
Basketball 18 $123K $87K $36K
Softball 17 $123K $121K $1K
Volleyball 15 $71K $70K $1K
Water Polo 13 $57K $47K $10K
Cross Country 10 $24K $16K $8K
Tennis 9 $16K $14K $2K
Bowling 7 $42K $33K $9K
Golf 1 $1K $1K $258
Total 174 $749K $659K $89K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 86 $78K $54K $23K
Track & Field (outdoor) 86 $90K $79K $10K
Soccer 62 $261K $286K -$25K
Swimming & Diving 52 $153K $155K -$1K
Baseball 37 $204K $205K -$1K
Basketball 36 $268K $234K $33K
Water Polo 33 $166K $150K $16K
Volleyball 29 $160K $159K $1K
Wrestling 26 $69K $67K $1K
Cross Country 22 $49K $34K $14K
Tennis 21 $39K $32K $6K
Softball 17 $123K $121K $1K
Golf 11 $20K $12K $8K
Bowling 7 $42K $33K $9K
Total 439 $2.7M $2.6M $101K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 35%
SAT Range 1120 – 1310
SAT Math Range 560 – 660
SAT RW Range 560 – 650