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Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057

Official telephone: (717) 948-6000
Fax number: (717) 948-6325
Website: www.hbg.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,577
Full-time undergraduates: 3,121
Part-time undergraduates: 456
Total graduate students: 864
Full-time graduate students: 208
Part-time graduate students: 656
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 16%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
9.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.2% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
45.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
20.6% Nonresident Alien
0.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
62.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.4% Nonresident Alien
2.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 218 acres
City or town school is located in: Middletown
Population of city/town: 8,877
Nearest major city: Harrisburg
Distance of nearest major city: 8 miles
Population of nearest major city: 49,279

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 12%
Percent of students who live off campus: 88%

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
Number of honor societies: 1
Minority student organizations:
Asian Pacific American Coalition, Student Minority Advisory and Recruitment Team, Students for Justice in Palestine, Polish Society; Black Graduate Student, Chinese Friendship, Japanese Friendship, and Asian Student Associations; Asian Pacific American, Black, and Latino Caucuses

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes

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