Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses

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

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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

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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[a] 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[b] 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[c] 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[d] 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[e] Dunmore, Pennsylvania 838 1923 Nittany Lions Penn State (PSUAC) USCAA
Penn State Shenango[f] 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[g] University Park, Pennsylvania[h] 48,535 1855 Nittany Lions Big Ten (B1G) NCAA Division I
Notes
  1. ^ Formerly known as Penn State Ogontz.
  2. ^ Formerly known as Penn State Behrend and colloquially referred to simply as "Behrend".
  3. ^ Formerly known as Penn State Delaware County.
  4. ^ Formerly known as Penn State McKeesport.
  5. ^ Formerly known as Penn State Worthington Scranton.
  6. ^ Formerly known as Penn State Shenango Valley.
  7. ^ Penn State's flagship, main campus; often referred to synonymously as "Penn State University".
  8. ^ Located next to State College, Pennsylvania.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ University Budget Office. "Percent of Enrollment by Location Fall 2016". Penn State Fact Book. Penn State University. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Office of University Relations (2005-05-13). "Plan for administrative reorganization approved by Penn State Board of Trustees". Penn State University. Archived from the original on 2006-04-25. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  3. ^ Student Enrollment | Data Digest
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