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Data Sciences, B.S.

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Sciences

Bachelor'sBSData science degree

Overview

A 123-credit B.S. in Data Sciences at University Park with a common core (data management, statistics, ethics, capstone) and three options: Applied Data Sciences (College of IST), Computational Data Sciences (College of Engineering) and Statistical Modeling Data Sciences (Eberly College of Science). Students enter the major after completing programming, calculus and statistics prerequisites.

Official program name
Data Sciences, B.S.
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Data Sciences
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: datascience.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
University Park, PA
Specializations
Applied Data Sciences (College of Information Sciences and Technology) · Computational Data Sciences (College of Engineering) · Statistical Modeling Data Sciences (Eberly College of Science)
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
Minimum of 123 credits
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

The Applied and Statistical Modeling options are also offered at Penn State Abington, which is a separate IPEDS institution and not recorded here.

How students enter this degree

Entry routes are not published on the pages we checked. Do not assume first-year, transfer or second-degree entry — ask the admissions office.

Why this program is listed

The awarded degree is a Bachelor of Science in Data Sciences.

Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Capstone

Curriculum

  • Common core includes DS 220, DS 340W, DS 435, MATH 140/141, MATH 220, STAT 184 and STAT 380.
    Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prerequisite courses
RequiredEntrance to major: CMPSC 121 or 131, CMPSC 122 or 132, MATH 140, MATH 141, STAT 200 or DS 200, each with a C or better.
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/information-sciences-technology/data-sciences-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. datascience.psu.edu/education/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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