United States

Pennsylvania
Universities and Colleges

Penn State University

Name

Name in English

Acronym

PSU

Year of establishment

1855

LOCATION 

Country

State / Province

Pennsylvania

Town

University Park

Town Size

10,000-49,999

Postal Code

16802-1589

Address

201 Old Main

Phone

+1 (215) 881 7600

ACCREDITATION 

Institutional Accreditation or Recognition

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Other Accreditations

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (AACN). Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). American Chemical Society (ACS). American Psychological Association (APA). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). American Dietetic Association, Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE). Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB). National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Commission on Accreditation. National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Commission on Accreditation. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Society of American Foresters (SAF).

COURSE LEVELS AND AREAS OF STUDIES 

Course Levels

	Undergraduate			Postgraduate
	Certificates / Diplomas (<2 years)	Associate's degrees (2 years)	Bachelor's degrees (3/4/5 years)	Master degrees	Doctorate degrees
Areas of studies
Arts & Humanities ?
Business & Social Science ?
Engineering ?
Language & Cultural Studies ?
Medicine & Health ?
Science & Technology ?
	Important: please contact this University for detailed and up-to-date information on area of studies and level of courses offered. The table above might not be accurate.

TUITION / FEE 

Yearly Tuition / Fee
	Undergraduate	Postgraduate
Local Students	Not reported	Not reported
International Students	Not reported	Not reported
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ADMISSION 

Admission Selection

Yes, based on entry tests

Selection Percentage

60%

Gender

Men and Women (coed)

International Students

Yes

Admission Office

201 Shields Building
University Park Pennsylvania 16804-3000
United States
T e l: +1 (814) 865 5471

OTHER INFORMATION 

Total Enrolment

40,000-44,999

Total Staff

Not reported

Control

Public

Profit / Non-Profit

Non Profit

Religious Affiliation

None

Academic Calendar

Semesters

Campus Type

Rural

Distance Learning

Yes

Study Abroad / Exchange Programs

Not reported

Sport Facilities and Activities

Yes

Library

Yes

Date of last review: 17/03/2008
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