University Park, Pennsylvania · Public
Mining and Mineral Engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 21 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~21
- Schools with reported signal
- 14
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.6%
- Graduation rate
- 86.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,875/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $131,500
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 14 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,467 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($5,014 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 100% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 0.1% reported share · $14,182 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 2.9% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.2% reported share · $10,892 net A 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.1% reported share · $16,200 net B 
University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · 0.1% reported share · $15,927 net B 
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · 0.2% reported share · $16,674 net B South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD · 4.2% reported share · $20,183 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mining and Mineral Engineering accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 0% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 21 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's average net price is $32,875 per year, about $131,500 over four years. That is $14,467 above the $18,408 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 $5,014 below the $68,449 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus #14 of 14 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.