Pennsylvania College of Technology

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#3879 / #1006
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania College of Technology at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1006
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$18,690
Graduation rate
51%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
4,464

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Pennsylvania College of Technology Featured Rankings

About Pennsylvania College of Technology

According to Wikipedia, Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with, but a self-governing entity of, Pennsylvania State University. As an applied technology college the school offers certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree programs in more than 100 fields of study. The college's student body is 64% male and 86% are full-time.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Online Degrees

BS in Applied Health Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Applied Management
  • Required Credits: 121
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Automotive Technology Management
  • Required Credits: 126
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Dental Hygiene
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 121
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Emergency Management & Homeland Security
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Nursing
  • Required Credits: 121
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
  • Nursing Education
  • Required Credits: 37
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Management
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Format: Fully online

Pennsylvania College of Technology Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
81%51%

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 Pennsylvania College of Technology Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$18,690
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$19,392
30K - 48K$19,664
48K - 75K$20,246
75K - 110K$25,595
110K+$31,268

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 Pennsylvania College of Technology Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Pennsylvania College of Technology students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $57,348 a year, and 93% 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.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
6,5426,50735

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Pennsylvania College of Technology?

Pennsylvania College of Technology is located at One College Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701-5799.

How Safe is Pennsylvania College of Technology?

Relative to its enrollment, Pennsylvania College of Technology has a violent crime rate of 0.04% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Williamsport has a violent crime rate of 0.22% and a property crime rate of 1.68%. 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 Pennsylvania College of Technology Known For?

Pennsylvania College of Technology is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Pennsylvania College of Technology'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

Nursing
#1256
World Rank
#1256
Historical Rank
#471
USA Rank

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranks #471 in the U.S. and #1256 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Engineering
#2841
World Rank
#2856
Historical Rank
#476
USA Rank

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranks #476 in the U.S. and #2841 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#3104
World Rank
#3112
Historical Rank
#691
USA Rank

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranks #691 in the U.S. and #3104 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#2400
World Rank
#2403
Historical Rank
#1235
USA Rank

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranks #1235 in the U.S. and #2400 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Biology
#5251
World Rank
#5272
Historical Rank
#1263
USA Rank

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranks #1263 in the U.S. and #5251 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Medical
#4897
World Rank
#4898
Historical Rank
#1433
USA Rank

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranks #1433 in the U.S. and #4897 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees