State College per diem ratesPennsylvania · FY 2027
No other Pennsylvania area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 32%. State College’s full-year average lodging cap, $132 a night, ranks fifth of the 12 Pennsylvania areas, between Malvern / Frazer / Berwyn ($132) and Chester / Radnor / Essington ($129).
State College since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, State College’s full-year average rose 6.5%, between Somerset (NJ) and Starkville (MS) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 State College ranked 285th of 293 by full-year average, between Gettysburg (PA) and South Padre Island (TX). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 14% in FY 2024, up 8.8% in FY 2025.
State College among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Lafayette / West Lafayette (IN) and New Haven (CT). Nationally, State College is 219th of 295 by full-year average, between Southaven (MS, $132) and Tahoe City (CA, $132). Pennsylvania, area by area.
Four days in State College
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $655, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 16.8% above the standard rate.