Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny

Location and Contact Information

4000 University Dr
McKeesport, PA 15131-7644
USA
Main Tel: (412) 675-9000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The Pennsylvania State University, Greater Alleghany Campus was established in 1952 and was formerly known as Penn State McKeesport. Also abbreviated as PSU, the university has campuses in 19 locations throughout the state such as New Kensington, Harrisburg, Shenango, Hazleton and Worthington. The PSU main campus is located at University park, Pennsylvania.

The PSU Greater Alleghany Campus offers the students with bachelor’s as well as associate’s degrees in wide range of courses such as business, communications, psychology and nanofabrication manufacturing technology. The college also offers the option of undergraduate research programs to the students. PSU Greater Alleghany Campus has continuing education and international programs for the students as well.

PSU Greater Alleghany Campus has a vibrant student life comprising of various clubs and organizations such as drama club, psychology club and information technology organization. The college also has its literary magazine, the Absence and has a radio channel known as WMKP radio.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in media, computer science and engineering, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.

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.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,250
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 18,268
Room$ 4,360
Board$ 4,430
Books and supplies$ 1,360
Other$ 3,924

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 94% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant76%$6,800
Institutional Grant50%$3,293
Federal Grant46%$4,757
Pell Grant45%$3,557
Other Federal Grant41%$1,498
State or Local Grant42%$3,076

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan77%$7,265
Federal Loan77%$5,823
Other Loan9%$11,727

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Pennsylvania State University-BrandywineMedia, PA1,615
2The Art Center Design College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM294
3Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD7,005
4The Art Center Design College-TucsonTucson, AZ355
5Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA1,587
6Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboro, PA7,671
7Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX6,155
8Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA14,310
9North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC10,388
10Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA5,253

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor605
Associate72
< 1 year certificate11

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  16
Without tenure; working toward tenure  5
Without tenure; tenure not available  17

Students

Student enrollment was 767 in 2009-2010 (741 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men79%
Women78%
All78%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal390-530
Math390-540

Room and Board

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny provides on-campus housing for 210 of its 741 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

  • Information Science/Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (7 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (11 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

  • Psychology