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The real 4-year cost of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington went from $11,800 to $15,240, an average of 1.2% a year.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$11,800
2009$12,250
2010$12,730
2011$13,102
2012$13,356
2013$13,608
2014$13,942
2015$13,954
2016$14,172
2017$14,516
2018$14,524
2019$14,532
2022$15,200
2023$15,240$15,240
2024$15,424$15,225–$15,623
2025$15,610$15,210–$16,015
2026$15,799$15,195–$16,418
2027$15,989$15,180–$16,830

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$15,799
Year 2$15,989
Year 3$16,182
Year 4$16,378
4-year total$64,347

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$24,347
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$33,348
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$11,912/ yr
rising 3.1% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on
$54,702

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200/yr (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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