Penn State Behrend
Penn State Behrend at a Glance
Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error
About Penn State Behrend
According to Wikipedia, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, officially known as the Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College and often shortened as Penn State Behrend, is a public satellite campus of Penn State University and is located just outside Erie, Pennsylvania. It is among the largest of Penn State's commonwealth campuses, with about 4,400 students enrolled in Behrend programs on campus and online. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors in four academic schools: The Sam and Irene Black School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Science, which includes the Nursing Program. Behrend also offers five master's degrees, as well as a diverse range of continuing education trainings through its Community and Workforce Programs.
Penn State Behrend's Online Degrees
MBA in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 45
- Completion Time: 12-18 months or 2-3 years
MS in Project Management
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Penn State Behrend Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score | Median ACT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,827 | 97% | 83% | 47% | 1215 | 28 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Penn State Behrend Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $16,004 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $16,269 |
| 30K - 48K | $15,711 |
| 48K - 75K | $17,168 |
| 75K - 110K | $23,716 |
| 110K+ | $30,059 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Penn State Behrend Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Penn State Behrend students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $71,762 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Penn State Behrend's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 3,553 | 3,429 | 124 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Penn State Behrend?
Penn State Behrend is located at 4701 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563-0001.
How Safe is Penn State Behrend?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Penn State Behrend publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Penn State Behrend has a violent crime rate of 0.18% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Erie has a violent crime rate of 0.38% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.00%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Penn State Behrend Known For?
Penn State Behrend is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Engineering
- Business
- Computer Science
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Education
- Economics
- Communications
- Medical
- Psychology
- History
- Earth Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Literature
Penn State Behrend's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Penn State Behrend's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Penn State Behrend ranks #644 in the U.S. and #1676 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #829 in the U.S. and #3269 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #926 in the U.S. and #3983 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #1103 in the U.S. and #4467 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #1135 in the U.S. and #4663 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #1347 in the U.S. and #6973 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #1523 in the U.S. and #5501 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #1577 in the U.S. and #6454 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #1783 in the U.S. and #5342 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2071 in the U.S. and #8807 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2213 in the U.S. and #8262 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2523 in the U.S. and #9916 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2545 in the U.S. and #9331 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2576 in the U.S. and #9108 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2639 in the U.S. and #6997 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2873 in the U.S. and #9672 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2896 in the U.S. and #9926 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #2958 in the U.S. and #6273 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPenn State Behrend ranks #3042 in the U.S. and #10215 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature Degrees