Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses explained
The Pennsylvania State University is a geographically dispersed university with campuses located throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. While the administrative hub of the university is located at its flagship campus, University Park, the 19 additional commonwealth campuses together enroll 37 percent of Penn State's undergraduate student population.[1]
Organization
Under the present administrative structure, enacted by the Penn State Board of Trustees in 2005, the 19 undergraduate campuses (not including University Park and Penn State's special-mission campus, the Pennsylvania College of Technology) are overseen by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses. Each campus is led by a chancellor who reports to the Vice President, which replaced the previous titles of "campus dean" and "campus executive officer", [2]
All 19 campuses are considered part of Penn State's Commonwealth campus system, and all offer Penn State baccalaureate degrees. Five campuses are considered "college" campuses. Those five are Penn State Abington, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Berks, Penn State Behrend, and Penn State Harrisburg. The other fourteen campuses are referred to collectively as the "University College". These campuses, while having their own chancellor, also report to the Dean of the University College, a position concurrently held by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses.
List of Commonwealth campuses
The first two years of education for any Penn State major are available at all campuses; however, some majors can be completed only at specific campuses.
| Campus | Location | Enrollment
(Fall 2023)[3] | Year
established | Nickname | Athletics |
|---|
Primary
conference | Primary
affiliation |
|---|
| Penn State Abington | Abington, Pennsylvania | 3,095 | 1950 | Nittany Lions | United East (UEC) | NCAA Division III |
| Penn State Altoona | Logan Township, Pennsylvania | 2,421 | 1939 | Nittany Lions | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | NCAA Division III |
| Penn State Beaver | Monaca, Pennsylvania | 504 | 1965 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Erie, The Behrend College | Erie, Pennsylvania | 3,323 | 1948 | Lions | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | NCAA Division III |
| Penn State Berks | Spring Township, Pennsylvania | 1,944 | 1958 | Nittany Lions | United East (UEC) | NCAA Division III |
| Penn State Brandywine | Media, Pennsylvania | 1,223 | 1967 | Nittany Lions | United East (UEC) | NCAA Division III |
| Penn State DuBois | DuBois, Pennsylvania | 353 | 1935 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Fayette | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | 419 | 1934 | Roaring Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Greater Allegheny | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | 361 | 1948 | Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College | Middletown, Pennsylvania | 4,651 | 1966 | Lions | United East (UEC) | NCAA Division III |
| Penn State Hazleton | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | 510 | 1934 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Lehigh Valley | Center Valley, Pennsylvania | 954 | 1912 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Mont Alto | Mont Alto, Pennsylvania | 588 | 1903 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State New Kensington | New Kensington, Pennsylvania | 456 | 1958 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Schuylkill | Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania | 650 | 1934 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Scranton | Dunmore, Pennsylvania | 838 | 1923 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Shenango | Sharon, Pennsylvania | 332 | 1965 | Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State Wilkes-Barre | Lehman, Pennsylvania | 353 | 1916 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State York | York, Pennsylvania | 707 | 1926 | Nittany Lions | Penn State (PSUAC) | USCAA |
| Penn State University Park | University Park, Pennsylvania | 48,535 | 1855 | Nittany Lions | Big Ten (B1G) | NCAA Division I | |
- Notes:
See also
References
- Web site: University College: Campus Descriptions . Faculty Handbook . Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost . Penn State University . 2007-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060910110559/http://www.psu.edu/dept/prov/fachand/ces5.html . 2006-09-10.
- Web site: Beyond University Park . Penn State: An Illustrated History . Bezilla . Michael . 1985 . 2007-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070125015642/http://www.libraries.psu.edu/speccolls/psua/psgeneralhistory/bezillapshistory/083s12.htm . 2007-01-25.
- Campuses of Penn State Accessed 23 November 2005
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Percent of Enrollment by Location Fall 2016 . Penn State Fact Book . University Budget Office . Penn State University . September 2, 2017 .
- Web site: Plan for administrative reorganization approved by Penn State Board of Trustees . Office of University Relations . Penn State University . 2005-05-13 . 2007-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060425053248/http://live.psu.edu/story/12063 . 2006-04-25 . dead .
- https://datadigest.psu.edu/student-enrollment/ Student Enrollment | Data Digest
