Center Valley, Pennsylvania · Public
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 10.7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $18,220 school-wide net price and $63,435 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
10.7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a high award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 10.7% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 106
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97.4%
- Graduation rate
- 17.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,220/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $72,880
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (10.7%), school-wide average net price ($18,220), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,435), and peer averages from 106 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 106 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.6x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,728 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,532 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley in the top 42% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD · 1.2% of reported awards · $1,895 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 1.2% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 1.7% of reported awards · $5,652 net A+ Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · 9.6% of reported awards · $4,669 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.0% of reported awards · $6,376 net A+ Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA · 0.2% of reported awards · $7,169 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other accounts for 10.7% of the awards or completions reported for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. That award concentration is higher than at 95% of schools in this field set and is 5.6x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley's average net price is $18,220 per year, about $72,880 over four years. That is $1,728 below the $19,948 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,435 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,532 above the $61,903 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley #45 of 106 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.