Penn State Harrisburg
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Penn State Harrisburg is a public institution in Middletown, PA (suburb setting), with 4,164 undergraduates (40% women). It admitted 96% of 10,296 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1110–1320 on the SAT and 26–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $49,166 a year for out-of-state students and $38,442 in-state; aided first-year students paid $22,406 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 29% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 1.27 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Penn State Harrisburg ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Penn State Harrisburg
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Penn State Harrisburg teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United East Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $107k | $3,700 | — | |
| Baseball | United East Conference | 50 | — | 1 | $106k | $2,125 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | United East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $142k | $10,126 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | United East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $94k | $6,702 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | United East Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $6k | $810 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | United East Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $6k | $497 | — | |
| Field Hockey | United East Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $39k | $2,158 | — | |
| Men's Golf | United East Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $35k | $4,336 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic East Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Soccer | United East Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $100k | $2,947 | — | |
| Softball | United East Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $84k | $3,838 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | United East Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $80k | $6,132 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | United East Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $12k | $1,210 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | United East Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $28k | $1,118 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | United East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $18k | $1,262 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | United East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $75k | $4,390 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.