Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA · Private · Small city · HUST
Private institution in Harrisburg, PA · 650 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $52,374 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,766568th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,9001,210th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,9001,039th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,4341,055th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,374938th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,3651,577th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.4%1,414th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.5%1,125th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.8%975th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6501,595th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.2%422nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 76 mi (BWI)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $42,682 | $38,289 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,967 | — |
| Natural SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $24,808 | $30,554 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 1 sport
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $79,818 (M $79,818 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteharrisburgu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 446640)
- Compare colleges in PARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology vs Cabrini UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 1 EADA programs at this school
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