Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Pennsylvania State University (PSU), Penn State Harrisburg campus, located in Pennsylvania, is also called The Capital College. The college, which was established in the year 1966, has a campus which covers over 200 acres. The Harrisburg campus enrolls more than 3,000 students each year and offers a wide variety of degrees and certificate programs in study areas such as business, information sciences and technology. The Harrisburg campus of the university houses the School of Business Administration.

The students of the university are part of various organizations and clubs hosted by the college which includes Alpha Sigma Lambda, the Asian Student Association, Kappa Sigma, the Debate Team and the Gospel Choir. The students are also actively involved in sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball and cross country.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, engineering, business and management, and family and social work.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 78% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,936 in 2009-2010 (3,136 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg provides on-campus housing for 328 of its 3,136 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (268 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (25 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (314 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (122 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (5 awarded)

• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (75 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis

LIBERAL ARTS (80 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics

MEDIA (33 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (11 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (57 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Psychology
• Psychology