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

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York went from $11,660 to $15,180, 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	$11,660	–	–
2009	$12,110	–	–
2010	$12,596	–	–
2011	$12,966	–	–
2012	$13,238	–	–
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	–	$15,370	$15,167–$15,573
2025	–	$15,562	$15,153–$15,977
2026	–	$15,757	$15,140–$16,391
2027	–	$15,955	$15,127–$16,816

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1	$15,757
Year 2	$15,955
Year 3	$16,154
Year 4	$16,357
4-year total	$64,223

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship: $24,223; Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship: $33,288; Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

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