Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny

Public · Moderately Selective · PA

School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationPA · Northeast

SettingSuburban

Undergrads349

Student:faculty9:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate13.2%

6-yr grad rate19%

Drop-out rate22.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$14k

Out-of-state tuition$24k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity43%

Gender diversity37.5%

International1.1%

Identity—

Overview

Penn State Greater Allegheny, in McKeesport, is one of Penn State's small Commonwealth Campuses in the Monongahela Valley southeast of Pittsburgh. Students can complete a limited set of full degrees on-site or begin coursework there and transfer to University Park or another Penn State campus to finish, earning the same Penn State degree either way.

Campus & student life

The small McKeesport campus serves a largely regional, commuter student population from the Mon Valley and greater Pittsburgh area, offering a much smaller-scale, lower-cost entry point into the Penn State system than University Park.

Worth knowing

As with Penn State's other small Commonwealth Campuses, prospective students should check which specific majors can be completed entirely at Greater Allegheny versus which require transferring to a larger campus partway through.

greaterallegheny.psu.edu ↗

Admissions

Acceptance rate96.5%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1080–1280

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Early actionNov 1

AdmissionRolling

Applying