Pennsylvania State
University-Penn State DuBois
Public College in DuBois, PA. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $63,435.
Students who entered Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois reach a median of $63,435 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. Completion is the weak point: 27% graduate within six years. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,000, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Admissions
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois admits 97% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. With 451 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. About 28% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 22% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 490–630 | 27 (22%) |
| SAT Math | 500–580 | |
| ACT Composite | — | 1 (1%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Retention is strong at 86%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. With 44% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. The 9:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 316 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,880 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $7,490 at the $0–30k band to $25,301 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 81% of students at an average of $11,848. Borrowing is widespread: 57% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 98 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $7,490 |
| $30–48k | $12,708 |
| $48–75k | $13,029 |
| $75–110k | $20,623 |
| $110k+ | $25,301 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 179 of these 316 students, totalling $1,081,350 — an average of $6,041 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clearfield County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)