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The real 4-year cost of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley went from $11,750 to $15,180, 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$11,750
2009$12,250
2010$12,720
2011$13,094
2012$13,350
2013$13,602
2014$13,930
2015$13,964
2016$14,134
2017$14,460
2018$14,468
2019$14,476
2022$15,140
2023$15,180$15,180
2024$15,358$15,155–$15,562
2025$15,539$15,129–$15,954
2026$15,721$15,104–$16,355
2027$15,906$15,079–$16,767

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$15,721
Year 2$15,906
Year 3$16,093
Year 4$16,282
4-year total$64,003

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$24,003
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$33,173
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

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