Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth Campus

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A mural in the Hetzel Union Building entitled Commonwealth Campuses shows their respective locations.
A mural in the Hetzel Union Building entitled Commonwealth Campuses shows their respective locations.

The Pennsylvania State University is a geographically-dispersed university system with campuses located throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. While the administrative hub of the university is located at its largest campus, University Park, 19 additional commonwealth campuses enroll roughly 40 percent of Penn State's undergraduate student population.[1]

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Under the present administrative structure, enacted by the Penn State Board of Trustees in 2005, the 19 undergraduate campuses (not including University Park and Penn State's special-mission campus, the Pennsylvania College of Technology, are overseen by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses. Each campuses is led by a chancellor (a position that replaced the existing titles of campus dean and campus executive officer) who reports to the Vice President.[2]

While all 19 campuses are considered part of Penn State's Commonwealth campus system, 14 presently do not have "college" status and are referred to collectively as the University College. These campuses, while having their own chancellor, also report to the Dean of the University College, a position concurrently held by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses.

Campus Location Enrollment[3] Year established
Penn State Abington Abington, PA 3,141 1950
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA 3,837 1939
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA 730 1965
Penn State Berks Reading, PA 2,660 1958
Penn State Delaware County Media, PA 1,631 1967
Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA 811 1935
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Erie, PA 3,839 1948
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus Uniontown, PA 1,139 1934
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA 761 1948
Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College Middletown, PA 3,799 1966
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA 1,143 1934
Penn State Lehigh Valley Fogelsville, PA 758 1912
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA 1,032 1903
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA 853 1958
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA 911 1934
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA 893 1965
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Lehman, PA 728 1916
Penn State Worthington-Scranton Dunmore, PA 1,294 1923
Penn State York York, PA 1,672 1926

  1. ^ University Budget Office. Headcount Summary: Undergraduate and Graduate/First Professional Enrollment (Fall 2006). Penn State Fact Book. Penn State University. Retrieved on February 10, 2007.
  2. ^ Office of University Relations (2005-05-13). Plan for administrative reorganization approved by Penn State Board of Trustees. Penn State University. Retrieved on February 10, 2007.
  3. ^ University Budget Office. Commonwealth Campuses: Undergraduate and Graduate/First Professional Enrollment (Fall 2006). Penn State Fact Book. Penn State University. Retrieved on February 10, 2007.


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