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

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg went from $12,282 to $15,944, an average of 1.3% a year.

2008–2027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range

Published and projected tuition and fees by year
Year	Published	Projected estimate	Estimate range
2008	$12,282	–	–
2009	$12,750	–	–
2010	$13,240	–	–
2011	$13,628	–	–
2012	$13,900	–	–
2013	$14,240	–	–
2014	$14,588	–	–
2015	$14,610	–	–
2016	$14,828	–	–
2017	$15,190	–	–
2018	$15,198	–	–
2019	$15,206	–	–
2022	$15,904	–	–
2023	$15,944	$15,944	–
2024	–	$16,144	$15,936–$16,352
2025	–	$16,347	$15,928–$16,771
2026	–	$16,552	$15,920–$17,201
2027	–	$16,760	$15,911–$17,641

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1	$16,552
Year 2	$16,760
Year 3	$16,970
Year 4	$17,183
4-year total	$67,464

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship: $27,464; Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship: $34,908; Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

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

Latest (2023): $15,870/ yr; rising 4.6% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on: $77,733

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

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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