Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango

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

Reported Shenango completion outcomes warrant careful interpretation, particularly because students can move among Penn State campuses. The reported overall graduation rate is 42%; a separately reported four-year measure is 27%, and a six-year measure is 30%.

Graduation rates generally follow defined groups of first-time, full-time students and measure completion within a specified period. They do not describe every transfer student, part-time student, or adult learner. Nor should rates with different cohorts and definitions be read as stages of one group's progress. At a campus enrolling relatively few new students, changes involving a small number of people can noticeably move a percentage.

The reported student retention rate is 66%. Retention measures continued enrollment at a specified point, not eventual graduation. Applicants affected by Shenango's planned closure should ask how Penn State will support continued enrollment and track degree progress when students change campuses.

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

College Scorecard field-of-study figures report earnings for defined groups after completion, not what any individual Shenango student will earn. The figures supplied for this institution concern earnings measured one year after graduation and should be read as program-level indicators, with attention to the credential, reporting population, and whether a figure represents Shenango graduates specifically or a broader Penn State grouping.

Among the reported fields, computer and information sciences has a one-year figure of $73,647, while registered nursing has a figure of $67,759. Business/commerce is reported at $42,524, and human development and family studies at $29,005. These are not comparable promises of starting salary: occupation, location, prior experience, further education, and the number of graduates represented can differ substantially. A field appearing in an earnings release also does not establish that its degree can currently be completed at Shenango.