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August 19, 2013

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	Pennsylvania	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Pennsylvania	Nation
Total (State rank: 6)	12,742,886	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Pennsylvania	Nation
Up to 4	5.7%	6.4%
5 to 14	12.1%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%	7.0%
20 to 24	6.9%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.5%	26.4%
45 to 64	28.4%	26.5%
65 and older	15.5%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Pennsylvania	Nation
American Indian	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	2.8%	4.8%
Black	10.8%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	82.3%	74.1%
More than one race	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	5.9%	16.7%
Other	2.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Pennsylvania	Nation
8th grade or less	3.6%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	7.7%	8.1%
High-school diploma	37.5%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	16.6%	21.2%
Associate degree	7.6%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	16.6%	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.4%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.2%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.8%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	10.3%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Pennsylvania	Nation
(State rank: 20)	$43,616	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	13.8%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Pennsylvania	Nation
Total for 2013-14	139,323	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	2.2%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	12,996	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	4.0%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$127,835	$118,822
Associate professor	$89,389	$81,373
Assistant professor	$71,723	$70,325
All	$91,039	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$103,703	$89,076
Associate professor	$82,785	$71,297
Assistant professor	$66,292	$60,506
All	$79,569	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$151,129	$152,042
Associate professor	$98,903	$95,762
Assistant professor	$91,673	$82,983
All	$110,411	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$97,211	$91,161
Associate professor	$76,533	$71,963
Assistant professor	$62,069	$58,901
All	$72,720	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public	$66,089	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$73,618	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public	$61,319	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$45,373	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Pennsylvania	Nation
Undergraduate	651,096	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	136,693	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	278,865	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	149,404	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	290,728	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	7,625	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	24,706	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	36,461	396,832
Total	787,789	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public	54%	72%
4-year	75%	64%
2-year	25%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Pennsylvania	Nation
Associate	29,241	942,217
Bachelor’s	88,205	1,712,538
Master’s	36,016	730,635
Doctorate	9,316	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 71% of all freshmen enrolled in Pennsylvania in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 83% of all Pennsylvania residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Pennsylvania	Nation
All	67.0%	59.0%
Men	64.6%	56.4%
Women	69.0%	61.2%
American Indian	54.0%	40.6%
Asian	76.3%	69.7%
Black	47.2%	40.2%
Hispanic	62.7%	51.4%
White	69.2%	62.3%
2 or more races	75.6%	64.0%
Race unknown	57.3%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Pennsylvania	Nation
American Indian	1,999	174,629
Asian	31,535	1,133,719
Black	85,723	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	1,008	61,179
Hispanic	37,953	2,695,637
White	534,323	11,519,372
2 or more races	11,214	405,812
Race unknown	52,492	1,409,094
Foreign	31,542	738,624
Total	787,789	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Pennsylvania	Nation
Women	56.3%	57.0%
American Indian	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	4.0%	5.4%
Black	10.9%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	4.8%	12.8%
White	67.8%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.4%	1.9%
Race unknown	6.7%	6.7%
Foreign	4.0%	3.5%
Minority	21.5%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	16.0%	27.2%
Full-time	71.9%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 22.4 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 18% of Pennsylvania’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 992 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 74% of Pennsylvania’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public 4-year	$11,153	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,607	$2,419
Private 4-year	$31,258	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Pennsylvania	Nation
State funds	$1,792,655,000	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-0.5%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Need-based grants	$456,793,892	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$402,713	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$29,674,153	$1,737,198,826
Total	$486,870,758	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Pennsylvania	Nation
Total	$3,312,752,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	5.9%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Pennsylvania	Nation
Federal government	71.6%	62.6%
State and local governments	3.5%	5.9%
Industry	4.8%	4.9%
Nonprofit	4.8%	5.9%
Institution itself	15.0%	19.1%
Other	0.3%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Pennsylvania	Nation
Engineering	16.0%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	2.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	61.9%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	5.9%	3.6%
Physical sciences	5.2%	7.3%
Psychology	2.3%	1.7%
Social sciences	2.1%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.8%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.4%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania	$6,754,658,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania	$440,602,631
Pennsylvania State University, multiple campuses	$181,538,201
University of Pittsburgh, main campus	$118,700,224

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public 4-year	44	679
Public 2-year	17	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	105	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	13	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	12	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	74	669
Total	265	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University at University Park	43,515
Temple University	31,174
University of Pittsburgh, main campus	24,740

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Grove City College

Institutions on NCAA probation

Lincoln University, Neumann University

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Almanac 2013 »

Pennsylvania

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	Pennsylvania	Nation

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Population
	Pennsylvania	Nation
Total (State rank: 6)	12,742,886	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Pennsylvania	Nation
Up to 4	5.7%	6.4%
5 to 14	12.1%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%	7.0%
20 to 24	6.9%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.5%	26.4%
45 to 64	28.4%	26.5%
65 and older	15.5%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Pennsylvania	Nation
American Indian	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	2.8%	4.8%
Black	10.8%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	82.3%	74.1%
More than one race	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	5.9%	16.7%
Other	2.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Pennsylvania	Nation
8th grade or less	3.6%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	7.7%	8.1%
High-school diploma	37.5%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	16.6%	21.2%
Associate degree	7.6%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	16.6%	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.4%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.2%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.8%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	10.3%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Pennsylvania	Nation
(State rank: 20)	$43,616	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	13.8%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Pennsylvania	Nation
Total for 2013-14	139,323	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	2.2%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	12,996	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Pennsylvania	Nation
	4.0%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$127,835	$118,822
Associate professor	$89,389	$81,373
Assistant professor	$71,723	$70,325
All	$91,039	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$103,703	$89,076
Associate professor	$82,785	$71,297
Assistant professor	$66,292	$60,506
All	$79,569	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$151,129	$152,042
Associate professor	$98,903	$95,762
Assistant professor	$91,673	$82,983
All	$110,411	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Pennsylvania	Nation
Professor	$97,211	$91,161
Associate professor	$76,533	$71,963
Assistant professor	$62,069	$58,901
All	$72,720	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public	$66,089	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$73,618	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public	$61,319	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$45,373	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Pennsylvania	Nation
Undergraduate	651,096	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	136,693	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	278,865	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	149,404	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	290,728	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	7,625	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	24,706	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	36,461	396,832
Total	787,789	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public	54%	72%
4-year	75%	64%
2-year	25%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Pennsylvania	Nation
Associate	29,241	942,217
Bachelor’s	88,205	1,712,538
Master’s	36,016	730,635
Doctorate	9,316	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Pennsylvania	Nation
All	67.0%	59.0%
Men	64.6%	56.4%
Women	69.0%	61.2%
American Indian	54.0%	40.6%
Asian	76.3%	69.7%
Black	47.2%	40.2%
Hispanic	62.7%	51.4%
White	69.2%	62.3%
2 or more races	75.6%	64.0%
Race unknown	57.3%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Pennsylvania	Nation
American Indian	1,999	174,629
Asian	31,535	1,133,719
Black	85,723	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	1,008	61,179
Hispanic	37,953	2,695,637
White	534,323	11,519,372
2 or more races	11,214	405,812
Race unknown	52,492	1,409,094
Foreign	31,542	738,624
Total	787,789	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Pennsylvania	Nation
Women	56.3%	57.0%
American Indian	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	4.0%	5.4%
Black	10.9%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	4.8%	12.8%
White	67.8%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.4%	1.9%
Race unknown	6.7%	6.7%
Foreign	4.0%	3.5%
Minority	21.5%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	16.0%	27.2%
Full-time	71.9%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public 4-year	$11,153	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,607	$2,419
Private 4-year	$31,258	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Pennsylvania	Nation
State funds	$1,792,655,000	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-0.5%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Need-based grants	$456,793,892	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$402,713	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$29,674,153	$1,737,198,826
Total	$486,870,758	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Pennsylvania	Nation
Total	$3,312,752,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	5.9%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Pennsylvania	Nation
Federal government	71.6%	62.6%
State and local governments	3.5%	5.9%
Industry	4.8%	4.9%
Nonprofit	4.8%	5.9%
Institution itself	15.0%	19.1%
Other	0.3%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Pennsylvania	Nation
Engineering	16.0%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	2.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	61.9%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	5.9%	3.6%
Physical sciences	5.2%	7.3%
Psychology	2.3%	1.7%
Social sciences	2.1%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.8%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.4%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania	$6,754,658,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania	$440,602,631
Pennsylvania State University, multiple campuses	$181,538,201
University of Pittsburgh, main campus	$118,700,224

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Pennsylvania	Nation
Public 4-year	44	679
Public 2-year	17	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	105	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	13	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	12	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	74	669
Total	265	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University at University Park	43,515
Temple University	31,174
University of Pittsburgh, main campus	24,740

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Grove City College

Institutions on NCAA probation

Lincoln University, Neumann University

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.