Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses

The Pennsylvania State University is a geographically dispersed university system 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]

Locations of Penn State Commonwealth campuses with markers reflecting student enrollment


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. (This position replaced the existing 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.

CampusLocationEnrollment (Fall 2021)[3]Year
established		NicknameAthletics (Affiliation)
Penn State Abington1Abington, Pennsylvania3,0721950Nittany LionsNEAC (NCAA Division III)
Penn State AltoonaLogan Township, Pennsylvania2,6801939Nittany LionsAMCC (NCAA Division III)
Penn State BeaverMonaca, Pennsylvania5551965Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College2Erie, Pennsylvania3,3951948LionsAMCC (NCAA Division III)
Penn State BerksSpring Township, Pennsylvania2,1301958Nittany LionsNEAC (NCAA Division III)
Penn State Brandywine3Media, Pennsylvania1,2271967Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State DuBoisDuBois, Pennsylvania4321935Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State FayetteUniontown, Pennsylvania5251934Roaring LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Greater Allegheny4McKeesport, Pennsylvania3961948LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital CollegeMiddletown, Pennsylvania4,6211966LionsNEAC (NCAA Division III)
Penn State HazletonHazleton, Pennsylvania4861934Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania8721912Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania6721903Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, Pennsylvania4921958Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania5941934Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Scranton5Dunmore, Pennsylvania9421923Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Shenango6Sharon, Pennsylvania3281965LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State Wilkes-BarreLehman, Pennsylvania3141916Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State YorkYork, Pennsylvania7421926Nittany LionsPSUAC (USCAA)
Penn State University Park7University Park, Pennsylvania next to State College, Pennsylvania46,9301855Nittany LionsNCAA Division I – Big Ten Conference
Notes
  1. - formerly Penn State Ogontz
  2. - formerly Penn State Behrend and colloquially referred to simply as "Behrend"
  3. - formerly Penn State Delaware County
  4. - formerly Penn State McKeesport
  5. - formerly Penn State Worthington Scranton
  6. - formerly Penn State Shenango Valley
  7. - Penn State's flagship, main campus; often referred to synonymously as "Penn State University"

See also

References
  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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