Penn State: Fax Number for Transcript Pickup Authorization

Penn State confirms a fax for a signed pickup-authorization statement, letting a third party collect a transcript. It doesn't fax the transcript itself.

Sarah Mitchell

Published on

September 18, 2026

Last updated on

October 6, 2026

Penn State's confirmed fax, 814-863-1929, accepts a signed pickup-authorization statement only.
It authorizes a third party to collect a transcript in person, a separate, narrower process than a standard transcript order.
Penn State does not fax the transcript itself to this number or in response to it.

Who This Page Is For

Penn State students or alumni authorizing someone else to pick up their transcript in person. This is not a route for ordering or receiving the transcript itself.

What is Penn State's fax number for?

Penn State confirms a fax, 814-863-1929, scoped specifically to a signed pickup-authorization statement, not to transcript orders or delivery.

Where to fax

Signed pickup-authorization statement (student or alumnus authorizing a third party): fax 814-863-1929. Source: Penn State's own official transcripts page.

^{Fax number verified September 17, 2026.}

Which route should I use?

Authorizing someone else to pick up your transcript in person: fax the signed authorization statement to 814-863-1929.
Ordering a transcript itself: use Penn State's standard transcript ordering system, this fax doesn't process orders or deliver records.

Several other university registrars in our directory follow a similar pattern. Our directory also covers the UT Austin fax page, the Arizona State University fax page, and the Texas A&M fax page, each with its own scope and confirmed sources.

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FAQs

Does Penn State's fax number send out an actual transcript?

No, this fax accepts only a signed pickup-authorization statement, letting someone else collect a transcript on your behalf. Penn State does not fax the transcript itself.

How is Penn State's fax different from a standard transcript order?

A standard order goes through Penn State's regular transcript system. This fax is specifically for authorizing a third party to pick up a transcript in person, a narrower, separate process.

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