Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, PA · Public · 1,446 undergrads · website ↗

Test-optional
$45 application fee

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown — not zero. Ask them directly.

What it costs

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$10,981
$30,000 – $48,000	$11,230
$48,000 – $75,000	$13,176
$75,000 – $110,000	$16,504
Over $110,000	$18,359
All incomes (average)	$14,104

Sticker tuition and fees: $9,050 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$11,044
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$12,080
Books and supplies	$2,000
Other expenses, on campus	$1,656
Other expenses, off campus	$2,256

Outcomes

Completion rate: 71%
Students with Pell grants: 43%
Earnings @ 10yr: $54,681
Median debt: $9,990

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $45
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 81%
Open admission: No

What students study

Engineering11%

Computer Science6%

Architecture3%

Business2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (17)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Precision Metal Working	58	$54,231	$68,071national $56,451	$12,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	48	$46,977	$54,752national $58,424	$9,961
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	45	$67,236	$80,864national $63,241	$11,000
Carpenters	38	$40,393	$46,433national $47,382	$11,000
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	36	$49,867	$61,610national $58,236	$12,000
Computer Engineering	31	$38,485	—national $65,316	$12,000
Architectural Sciences and Technology	20	$46,372	$55,812national $55,403	$12,000
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	17	$69,089	$61,297national $65,254	$12,000
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	17	$40,269	$51,477national $59,378	$11,328
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	17	$39,743	—national $67,499	$11,000
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	16	$52,680	$57,859national $55,378	—
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	14	$48,073	$54,615national $55,895	$12,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	14	—	—national $48,733	$11,000
Graphic Communications	11	$38,071	$40,117national $36,221	$10,466
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	11	$56,386	—national $55,148	—
Woodworking	11	$46,313	$47,571national $42,867	—
Mason/Masonry	10	—	$42,956national $39,953	—

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers	35	$40,854	$49,837national $53,078	$5,500

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 6 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Best transfer rates elsewhere in PA

Lackawanna CollegeScranton27%Manor CollegeJenkintown23.3%Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport16.3%Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster10.9%

Contact and accreditation

Address: 750 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602-3198
Phone: (717) 299-7731
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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