<p>I have a nephew paying full fare to PSU from NJ. It's not that uncommon from this area. Personally, I'm not sure if it's worth 10K a year more than Rutgers, but plenty do. I was at PSU-Michigan game couple weeks ago...I agree w/ Fendergirl here, there's a lot of out in the open drinking that's not pretty, but one thing is undeniable...the kids seem to love it there. It may not be to your liking but I've never seen so many obviously happy (maybe drunk=happy??) kids. </p>
<p>N has high grades in Smeal, loves the place, so I guess that's worth the 10K per year surcharge vs Rutgers or TCNJ.</p>