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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
109E Stratton, Administration Building
Kutztown, PA 19530-0730

Official telephone: (610) 683-4000
Website: www.kutztown.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,293
Full-time undergraduates: 7,808
Part-time undergraduates: 485
Total graduate students: 707
Full-time graduate students: 288
Part-time graduate students: 419
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 11%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
74.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.9% Nonresident Alien
1.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 289 acres
City or town school is located in: Kutztown, PA
Population of city/town: 5,008
Nearest major city: Reading, PA
Distance of nearest major city: 16 miles
Population of nearest major city: 87,893
Online campus map: www.kutztown.edu/
campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including apartment units
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 82%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 41%
Percent of students who live off campus: 59%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 68%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Class attendance mandatory for freshmen. Dress/hair code for students employed in offices
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1400
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Maps, reference, general, curriculum materials, and library science resources.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, cartography lab, observatory, planetarium, German cultural heritage.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, alcohol and substance abuse, financial aid, non-traditional student.
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, alumni services.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 10
Percent of men who join fraternities: 3%
Number of social sororities on campus: 11
Percent of women who join sororities: 11%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The KeyStone, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 11
Total number of registered organizations: 180
Campus-based religious organizations:
Cru, Hillel, Kutztown Christian Fellowship, Lutheran Student Movement, Muslim Students Association, Newman Council, Young Life College, Ignite Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, German Student Organization, Minority Achievement Coalition, Organization for Latino Awareness, NAACP
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Greg Bamberger,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: J. Michelle Gober,
Associate Athletic Director/SWA
School colors: maroon and gold
School mascot: Golden Bears
Athletic conference memberships: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's bowlingnoNCAA Div. II
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. II
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. II
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 6%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 14%
Athletic facilities:
recreation center, arena, field house, hockey rink, soccer fields, pool, stadium, tennis courts, racquetball courts, weight room, basketball courts, rock-climbing wall
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, billiards, cycling, dodgeball, flag football, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, walleyball
Club sports for men:
boxing, cheerleading, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for women:
cheerleading, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Allentown, PA (23 miles)
Nearest other airport: Reading, PA (16 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Lancaster, PA (50 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Kutztown, PA (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 18%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 27% within 2 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Drexel University, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Wilkes University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 53% within six months of graduation, 63% within one year of graduation, 71% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Area school districts and hospitals
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • John Gabriel, manager and player, Orlando Magic
  • Maximo Torres, professional stage manager off Broadway and London
  • Ardath Rodale, Chairwoman Emeritus, Rodale Press/Rodale Institute.

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