Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

What are the graduation rates for students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley?

The reported six-year graduation rate for Penn State Lehigh Valley is 18%, while its four-year rate is 11%. The reported first-to-second-year retention rate is 83%. These measures answer different questions: retention tracks continued enrollment after the first year, while graduation rates follow an entering cohort through a specified completion period.

Federal graduation-rate measures generally focus on first-time, full-time degree-seeking students and do not describe every transfer, part-time, or returning student. Campus-specific figures also need particular care at Penn State: students who start at Lehigh Valley and move through the 2+2 pathway may complete their degrees at another campus. Readers should not interpret the Lehigh Valley rate as the likelihood that every student who starts there will earn - or fail to earn - a Penn State degree. Penn State's fuller completion and campus-change information is more useful for evaluating a specific pathway.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley?

Field-of-study earnings figures offer a limited view of early career outcomes, not a salary forecast for Penn State Lehigh Valley students. The reported College Scorecard figures are measured one year after completion and concern people included in the underlying federal data, rather than every person who studied a subject.

Examples of reported figures are $73,647 for computer and information sciences, general; $60,548 for information science/studies; $42,524 for business/commerce, general; and $29,652 for psychology, general. These are field classifications, not a verified list of degrees completed specifically at the Center Valley campus. Before using a figure to compare programs, students should check its exact credential level, population, and whether it is reported for Penn State as a whole or for a more specific program.

One-year earnings can reflect occupation, location, further study, and the amount of time a person has worked since finishing school. They do not measure job satisfaction, later earnings, or the effect of a degree by itself.