Budget Allocations
The University’s budget allocation model determines the amount of funding — primarily from tuition and state appropriations — that Penn State allocates to colleges, campuses, and administrative and student support units.
Budget Allocations for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027
| UP Colleges | FY26 Budget | FY27 Budget | FY27 Reduction | FY27 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences (General Funds) | 32,230,886 | 32,762,270 | 531,384 | 1.65% |
| Arts & Architecture | 42,370,572 | 42,785,632 | 415,060 | 0.98% |
| Business, Smeal | 88,192,376 | 94,641,413 | 6,449,037 | 7.31% |
| Communications, Bellisario | 22,147,211 | 25,462,815 | 3,315,604 | 14.97% |
| Earth & Mineral Sciences | 51,423,487 | 51,643,168 | 219,680 | 0.43% |
| Education | 37,565,599 | 36,229,442 | (1,336,157) | -3.56% |
| Engineering | 128,971,069 | 129,244,355 | 273,286 | 0.21% |
| Health & Human Development | 67,487,969 | 72,077,693 | 4,589,724 | 6.80% |
| Information Sciences & Technology | 32,587,758 | 36,627,971 | 4,040,213 | 12.40% |
| International Affairs | 2,464,550 | 2,054,674 | (409,876) | -16.63% |
| Liberal Arts | 164,960,545 | 170,149,349 | 5,188,805 | 3.15% |
| Nursing, Nese | 17,071,041 | 16,710,190 | (360,850) | -2.11% |
| Penn State Dickinson Law | 19,023,564 | 16,725,000 | (2,298,564) | -12.08% |
| Science, Eberly | 128,190,811 | 134,408,900 | 6,218,089 | 4.85% |
| Commonwealth Campuses | FY26 Budget | FY27 Budget | FY27 Reduction | FY27 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Campuses | 339,926,184 | 314,966,356 | (24,959,828) | -7.34% |
| Other Units | FY26 Budget | FY27 Budget | FY27 Reduction | FY27 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget & Finance | 22,259,476 | 22,259,476 | - | 0.00% |
| Central Procurement | 4,613,840 | 4,613,840 | - | 0.00% |
| Educational Equity | 5,118,373 | 5,118,373 | - | 0.00% |
| Enrollment Management | 21,538,387 | 21,538,387 | - | 0.00% |
| Finance & Business Central | 7,269,492 | 7,269,492 | - | 0.00% |
| General Counsel | 10,724,784 | 10,724,784 | - | 0.00% |
| Government & Community Relations | 2,331,360 | 2,331,360 | - | 0.00% |
| Graduate School | 6,273,847 | 6,273,847 | - | 0.00% |
| Human Resources | 31,911,318 | 31,711,318 | (200,000) | -0.63% |
| Millennium Scholars Program | 970,613 | 970,613 | - | 0.00% |
| Outreach | 13,252,041 | 13,252,041 | - | 0.00% |
| Penn State Global | 23,679,420 | 25,079,420 | 1,400,000 | 5.91% |
| Penn State IT | 173,447,234 | 174,257,234 | 810,000 | 0.47% |
| Physical Plant | 254,955,311 | 261,755,311 | 6,800,000 | 2.67% |
| President | 8,812,980 | 8,812,980 | - | 0.00% |
| Provost | 14,196,862 | 14,196,862 | - | 0.00% |
| Research Accounting | 1,869,522 | 1,869,522 | - | 0.00% |
| Schreyer Honors College | 2,392,166 | 2,392,166 | - | 0.00% |
| Strategic Communications | 16,133,860 | 16,198,660 | 64,800 | 0.40% |
| Student Affairs | 32,235,858 | 32,235,858 | - | 0.00% |
| Undergraduate Education | 12,056,580 | 12,056,580 | - | 0.00% |
| University Libraries | 58,100,481 | 58,100,481 | - | 0.00% |
| University Police | 29,500,130 | 29,500,130 | - | 0.00% |
| VP Commonwealth Campuses | 32,745,138 | 27,766,621 | (4,978,517) | -15.20% |
| World Campus | 66,188,271 | 64,188,271 | (2,000,000) | -3.02% |
| WPSU | 3,352,504 | 3,252,504 | (100,000) | -2.98% |