<p>I am an out of state student from New Jersey who wants to go to penn state more than anything. But it never actually hit me how expensive the school was! I knew tuition was $25,000, but when I got my financial aid forms from PSU, tuition went up by $3,000. I was accepted for the summer term, which adds an extra few thousand dollars, and in total, if I wanted to go to PSU this year, I would have to pay an estimated $46,000 (with housing and food included in this price). I can't believe how expensive this school has become!!</p>
<p>$46,000 seems rather high - given that you’re from NJ. You might want to contact the FA people and ask about that.</p>
<p>i am having the same problem! i was accepted to my in state school, which is ranked higher then penn state. but… i have always dreamed of penn. i could go to my in state for about $13,000 or penn for $40,000. i am having 2nd thoughts because there wont be any money for grad school.
My plan as of now is to go to my in state school for 2 years, and try it out. if i hate it i will transfer to penn after two years hopefully, and save hella money! $40,000 + for a public education is just too much</p>
<p>Meowimacat - I agree it’s an obnoxious amount of money. But it’s not unheard of. For OOS students - UT Austin is in the same ball-park.</p>
<p>meowimacat I totally agree! Im between FSU and Penn State…FSU for summer session included for one year would be $36,000. thats $10,000 cheaper! Its such a shame that such a good school is so expensive 
I’m visiting this saturday again but idk how happy my parents will be about pricing</p>
<p>yeah the thing about other oos schools is that they are easier on oos kids because my friend is going to a & m and they are letting her pay in state after 1 year… idk how. but penn is clear that you will have to pay oos all four years</p>
<p>alray363…</p>
<p>“Its such a shame that such a good school is so expensive”…</p>
<p>Really?..its a shame that something of quality costs what it is valued…?</p>
<p>What is a real shame is that it sounds like you feel you are entitled to a quality education, at a cheep price.</p>
<p>Penn State is a STATE School (i.e. public) and therefore taxpayer money goes to reducing the cost for in state students. Florida State is also a State school…</p>
<p>Also, as the President of PSU (Graham Spanier) recently said “Out of State students already pay the full price of their education.” (i.e. this is what it is actually worth)</p>
<p>Yes, I am aware that FSU is also a public school. All I’m saying is that it a shame that I most likely wont be able to attend because its expensive. Not that I am entitled to anything.</p>
<p>Well, there are always student loans.</p>
<p>not everything that is quality is expensive…
my friend got accepted to Princeton this year…
he will have to pay a total of $1,000 which includes room, board, and tuition, and fees each year!!!
his family makes around $100,000 in the military officer
so what were you saying about quality costing a lot? To good for an ivy league school?</p>
<p>I doubt that your friend is being completely honest. Even schools who meet full need will require a student contribution, which they assume the student can earn over the summer and/or by work study.</p>
<p>There may also be scholarships or grant money involved.</p>
<p>However, the point is that Penn State is a Public University. I doesn’t have a gigantic endowment it can simply fork over for student aid. It gets money from the government each year, which is supposed to go specifically toward reducing IN-STATE tuition. That amount of money…in case you haven’t heard, just got cut in half by the governor…</p>
<p>At Princeton, as with most PRIVATE Universities, the majority of their endowment is for reducing the cost of tuition. Find out what the real "cost"of an Ivy League Education is, and I don’t think you will be complaining as much…</p>
<p>Most public universities schools are going to see significant tuition increases next year…</p>
<p>warrior1183, That budget has not been passed and there has been a lot of push-back, even from some republican lawmakers. I’m sure there will be a cut, but I doubt it will be as drastic as the governor proposed. On the other side, PSU has frozen salaries and is busily looking at where it can trim. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens. I am curious to see if the difference between OOS and IS tuition shrinks significantly, which seems like one possible outcome.</p>
<p>I’m also from NJ and currently looking at 43 thousand a year, roughly 20 thousand in loans total over 4 years.</p>
<p>I could potentially go to West Virginia for close to 60 thousand dollars less over 4 years.</p>
<p>The price value of Penn State has my head spinning. Any advice?</p>
<p>I would say that unless you are going specifically for one of PSU’s top rated programs I’d save the $60K.</p>
<p>gregj135: What you are saying is that if you chose to attend WVU instead of PSU then you would graduate debt free and save your parents $40K? I’ll agree with 1moremom…“unless you are going specifically for one of PSU’s top rated programs I’d save the $60K.”</p>
<p>60,000 dollars is a huge difference. I’m starting to lean towards FSU because I will be in much less debt, so maybe leaning to WVU would be a much smarter idea.</p>
<p>I been debating between my state school (univ of md-college park) and psu . I love Penn state so much though but umd would so much and cheaper. I’ve been applying for scholarships like crazy lately hoping to somehow rack up $35,000 for psu but my parents are very skeptical and I am starting to be also. I’m starting to wonder if psu is worth it…?</p>
<p>I’m only going to Penn State as OOS because only a few colleges nation wide offer my major(Nuclear Engineering) and none in-state from NJ</p>