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Penn State University Park

Penn State University Park
University Park Campus
University Park, PA 16802

Official telephone: (814) 865-4700
Website: www.psu.edu

Screen last updated on: December 2016

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

40,085

Full-time undergraduates:

38,826

Part-time undergraduates:

1,259

Total graduate students:

6,530

Full-time graduate students:

5,813

Part-time graduate students:

717

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

Northeast

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

31%

First-year student enrollment breakdown:


0.0%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.1%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7%	Hispanic/Latino
0.1%	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
71.6%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.8%	Nonresident Alien
1.6%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:


0.1%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.5%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5%	Hispanic/Latino
0.1%	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
72.1%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.9%	Nonresident Alien
1.3%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

7,264 acres

City or town school is located in:

State College, PA

Population of city/town:

41,983

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Branch campuses in Abington, Altoona, Beaver, Berks, Brandywine, DuBois, Erie, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, Worthington Scranton, York, Great Valley, and Hershey.

Nearest major city:

Harrisburg, PA

Distance of nearest major city:

90 miles

Population of nearest major city:

49,279

Online campus map:

www.campusmaps.psu.edu/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms
women's dorms
men's dorms
sorority housing
single-student apartments
married-student apartments
special housing for disabled students
special housing for international students
other housing including Suite-style and special-interest housing.

Percent of students who live in school housing:

37%

Percent of students who live off campus:

63%

Students required to live on campus:

All unmarried, non-veteran freshmen under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

23%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

6150

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:

Digital library, rare books, manuscripts; focused and electronic resources; historical and special collections; labor and university archives.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art, earth and mineral sciences, entomological, sports, anthropology, agricultural, and turfgrass museums; planetarium, arboretum.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills, Learning center.

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, individual career counseling, multicultural-focused outreach and internship programs, workshops.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, electronic books, web site accessibility.

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

19%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

16%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

The Daily Collegian

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

816

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:

Dave Joyner,
Acting Director of Athletics

Athletics homepage:

www.psu.edu/ur/cam

School colors:

blue and white

School mascot:

The Nittany Lion

Athletic conference memberships:

NCAA (Division I)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's diving	no
Men's fencing	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's football	yes	NCAA Div. I-A
Men's golf	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's gymnastics	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's volleyball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestling	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's diving	no
Women's fencing	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's golf	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's softball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball	yes	NCAA Div. I

Athletic facilities:

baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and softball fields; diving and swimming pools; football stadium, indoor/outdoor track, tennis and volleyball courts, fitness centers

Intramural/Recreational sports:

badminton, basketball, bowling, cross‐country, diving, football, golf, gymnastics, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling

Club sports for men:

aikido, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bass fishing, billiards, bowling, boxing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, cross‐country, cycling, disc golf, diving, dodgeball, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, floor hockey, golf, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, indoor winter guard, judo, juggling, karate, kendo, Korean karate, lacrosse, martial arts, meditation, paintball, power lifting, quantum jujitsu, racquetball, riflery, roller hockey, sailing, shotokan, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, track, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wakeboarding, water polo, waterskiing, wrestling, yoga

Club sports for women:

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Harrisburg, PA (90 miles)

Nearest other airport:

State College, PA (3 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Lewistown, PA (35 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

State College, PA

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

22% within one year of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Pennsylvania State University.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

64% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accenture, Alcoa, Inc., ArcelorMittal, BlackRock, CIGNA Corporation, Cisco Sysems, Deloitte & Touche, Deloitte Consulting, DuPont, Ernst & Young, Exelon Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Frito-Lay, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, KPMG, Lockheed Martin, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Microsoft, Newell Rubbermiad, Northrop Grumman Corp., Pepsi Bottling Group, Philip Morris, PNC Financial Services, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Shell Oil Company, Siemens, Target.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Don Bellisario, head of Belisarius Productions, producter of TV series NCIS, JAG, Quantium Leap, Magnum PI
Franco Harris, played 12 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Parker, President and CEO of Nike, Inc.

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