Residency

Effective March 1, 2015

PENNSYLVANIA CLASSIFICATION

A student shall be classified as a Pennsylvania resident for tuition purposes if that student has a Pennsylvania domicile and that student's presence in Pennsylvania is not primarily for educational purposes.

  • Residency Policy
  • Residency Review
    • Requests for review must be submitted by the student (requests from parents will not be considered).
    • Undergraduate students requesting a review of their residency classification prior to the first day of the student’s first semester at the University need to contact Penn State Undergraduate Admissions.
    •  Undergraduate students requesting a review of their residency classification after the first day of the student's first semester at the University must submit the request through the following link: Residency Review
    • Graduate students requesting a review of their residency classification must submit the request through the following link: Residency Review

Students must have the Penn State GlobalProtect VPN in order to securely upload documents for the Residency Review. Information and instructions on how to download GlobalProtect.