Penn State University, Altoona
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 University, Altoona is a public institution in Altoona, PA (city setting), with 2,421 undergraduates (46% women). It admitted 97% of 7,134 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1260 on the SAT and 22–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $47,116 a year for out-of-state students and $36,392 in-state; aided first-year students paid $22,506 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 18% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, engineering technologies. The campus reported 2.95 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter 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 University, Altoona ranks
0 top-ten finishes 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
- City
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 18%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Penn State University, Altoona
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 University, Altoona teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 26 | — | 2 | $31k | $1,211 | — | |
| Baseball | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $136k | $3,766 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $125k | $7,364 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $90k | $6,458 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 16 | — | 2 | $127k | $7,924 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Colonial Women's Golf Conference | 5 | — | 2 | $35k | $6,996 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $31k | $1,283 | — | |
| Softball | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $95k | $5,589 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $44k | $3,174 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $39k | $2,590 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $17k | $1,338 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $16k | $1,566 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 19 | — | 2 | $69k | $3,647 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $84k | $4,918 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $59k | $11,757 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $52k | $10,391 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.