Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Online Degrees

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Online Programs Overview

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a Public, 4-years school located in University Park, PA. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers the online degree for graduate studies through programs. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a separate online division of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.
The 2023 tuition & fees at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is $15,054 for Pennsylvania residents and $15,204 for out-of-state students when a student take courses regularly (18 to 21 credit hours per semester). Total 13,812 students have enrolled in online degree programs exclusively at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 2023 Online Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees	Undergraduate: $15,204 ($15,054) Graduate: $24,406 ($24,164)
Acceptance Rate	81.68%
Online Students	13,812
Test Scores	1,130 (SAT) 26 (ACT)
Graduation Rate	36%
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Online Programs	137 programs

Online Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 137 online major programs Last year, total 4,861 students have earned their degrees/certificate through online at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Next tables summarize the offered online major programs and its sub-programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Online Associate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	24
Turf and Turfgrass Management	1	24
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	2	47
Information Technology	1	14
Information Science/Studies	1	33
Work and Family Studies [+]	1	15
Human Development and Family Studies	1	15
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	1	43
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	43
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	1	10
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1	10
Business [+]	2	102
Business/Commerce	1	82
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	20
Total	8	241

Online Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	2	23
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	1	14
Turf and Turfgrass Management	1	9
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	1	17
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	1	17
Communication and Journalism [+]	7	70
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	1	5
Mass Communication/Media Studies	1	1
Journalism	1	1
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	1	2
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	1	25
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	1	5
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	1	31
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	2	230
Information Science/Studies	1	115
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	115
Engineering [+]	1	16
Computer Software Engineering	1	16
Work and Family Studies [+]	1	45
Human Development and Family Studies	1	45
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	1	7
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	2	45
Biology/Biological Sciences	1	1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	1	44
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	1	5
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	1	5
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	1	1
Philosophy	1	1
Psychology [+]	2	174
Psychology	1	173
Social Psychology	1	1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	2	77
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1	5
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1	72
Social Sciences [+]	5	177
Social Sciences	1	33
Economics	1	47
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	1	33
International Relations and Affairs	1	33
Political Science and Government	1	31
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	1	1
Visual and Performing Arts	1	1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	2	97
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	42
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	1	55
Business [+]	6	499
Business/Commerce	1	171
Accounting	1	73
Finance	1	89
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	67
Organizational Behavior Studies	1	68
Marketing/Marketing Management	1	31
History [+]	1	12
History	1	12
Total	38	1,496

Online Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	5
Turf and Turfgrass Management	1	5
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	1	2
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)	1	2
Communication and Journalism [+]	1	23
Public Relations/Image Management	1	23
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	3	103
Informatics	1	54
Information Science/Studies	1	27
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	22
Education [+]	6	266
Curriculum and Instruction	1	90
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	1	50
Educational/Instructional Technology	1	20
Special Education and Teaching	1	88
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	1	16
Art Teacher Education	1	2
Engineering [+]	8	242
Computer Engineering	1	60
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1	12
Mechanical Engineering	1	27
Nuclear Engineering	1	11
Systems Engineering	1	76
Industrial Engineering	1	1
Manufacturing Engineering	1	33
Engineering (other)	1	22
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	2	100
Financial Mathematics	1	44
Statistics	1	56
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	2	127
Nutrition Sciences	1	15
Computational Science	1	112
Physical Sciences [+]	2	16
Geology/Earth Science	1	3
Acoustics	1	13
Psychology [+]	1	44
Psychology (other)	1	44
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	2	163
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1	9
Homeland Security	1	154
Human Services [+]	2	76
Community Organization and Advocacy	1	14
Public Administration	1	62
Social Sciences [+]	3	80
Demography and Population Studies	1	1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	2
Geography (other)	1	77
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	1	3
Design and Applied Arts (other)	1	3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	2	51
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	29
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	1	22
Business [+]	7	738
Business Administration and Management	1	268
Accounting	1	10
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	1	30
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	119
Human Resources Development	1	71
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	1	210
Marketing (other)	1	30
Total	44	2,039

Online Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1	8
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	1	8
Total	1	8

Online 1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	14
Agronomy and Crop Science	1	14
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	1	86
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	86
Physical Sciences [+]	1	9
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	1	9
Business [+]	1	1
Accounting and Related Services (other)	1	1
Total	4	110

Online Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	7
Food Science and Technology (other)	1	7
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	2	4
Natural Resources Management and Policy	1	1
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)	1	3
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	1	60
Information Science/Studies	1	60
Education [+]	8	114
Education	1	18
Educational Leadership and Administration	1	38
Educational/Instructional Technology	1	8
Educational Evaluation and Research	1	4
Special Education and Teaching	1	24
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	1	5
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	1	1
Education (other)	1	16
Engineering [+]	2	47
Industrial Engineering	1	9
Engineering (other)	1	38
Engineering Technology [+]	2	22
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)	1	8
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	1	14
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	1	52
Statistics	1	52
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	2	6
Computational Science	1	1
Sustainability Studies	1	5
Physical Sciences [+]	1	1
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)	1	1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	2	29
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	1	1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	1	28
Human Services [+]	2	28
Community Organization and Advocacy	1	1
Public Administration	1	27
Social Sciences [+]	2	205
Geography	1	18
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	187
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	2	5
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	1	3
Nursing Administration	1	2
Business [+]	12	387
Business/Commerce	1	53
Business Administration and Management	1	86
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	1	53
Project Management	1	18
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	1	24
Accounting	1	10
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	1	37
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	1
Human Resources Development	1	2
Management Science	1	27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	1	58
Marketing Research	1	18
Total	40	967

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 857 students have applied to Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. By gender, 347 male and 505 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 700 (286 male and 409 female) students have accepted and 299(135 male and 159 female) have enrolled into Pennsylvania State University-World Campus for academic year 2022-2023. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

2022-2023 Admission Stats at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	857	347	505
Admitted	700	286	409
Enrolled	299	135	159
Acceptance Rate	81.68%	82.42%	80.99%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	42.71%	47.20%	38.88%

SAT and ACT Scores

At Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 39 applicants (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 12 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,260 and 25^th percentile score is 1,020. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 87 and 25^th percentile score is 61. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	510	650
SAT Math	510	610
ACT Composite	21	29
ACT Math	19	29
ACT English	21	29

2023 Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of Pennsylvania State University-World Campus are $15,054 for Pennsylvania residents and $15,204 for other students for undergraduate program. The 2023 graduate tuition & fees are $24,164 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,406 for other students.

2022-2023 Online Degree Tuition at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
	Undergraduate		Graduate
	Pennsylvania residents	Out of State	Pennsylvania residents	Out of State
Tuition & Fees	$15,054	$15,204	$24,164	$24,406

Distance Learning Student Population

At online degree programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 13,812 students (98.81% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 138 students (0.99% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the student population enrolled in online programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Distance Learning Student Population at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	13,979	13,812	138	29
Undergraduate	8,210	8,075	123	12
Graduate	5,769	5,737	15	17

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Who Accredits Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

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Application Checklist

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 3 items are required to submit. Next list shows the application requirement for Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

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Admission Test Scores

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