Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania


Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Bloomsburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education with some degree programs accredited by specialized accreditors.

History

It was established as Bloomsburg Academy in 1839. In 1856 it was renamed Bloomsburg Literary Institute. The name became Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School in 1869. In 1916 the state of Pennsylvania took control and named it Bloomsburg State Normal School. The name was changed to Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1927. In 1960 the name was changed to Bloomsburg State College. The name was changed to the current Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 1983.

Programs and clubs

Bloomsburg University offers 57 undergraduate majors, 66 undergraduate minors and 21 graduate programs. The school has more than 250 student clubs and organizations.

Faculty

In 2012, the university employed approximately 555 faculty. The student-to-faculty ratio was roughly 21 to 1 with 95% of its faculty holding terminal degrees in their field.

Rankings

In 2012/2013 Bloomsburg University received 10,379 applications and accepted 7,015 of these applicants making Bloomsburg selective in its admission standards. The entering class had an average GPA of 3.39 and an average combined SAT score of 1040.

Athletics

Bloomsburg teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division II in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for most sports and the Mid-American Conference in Division I for wrestling. The Huskies men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Campus

Bloomsburg University overlooks the town of Bloomsburg, and is situated a few hundred yards from the community's business district. Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital is across the street from a cluster of residence halls. The lower campus consists of seven residence halls, a student services center, campus dining, instructional buildings, library and recreational and social facilities. Upper campus is about a half-mile away, and is connected by shuttle service. It contains athletic facilities, three university-owned student apartment complexes, and a dining and conference facility. It is home to Huskies athletics, including the Nelson Field House and Redman Stadium; as well as fields for soccer, lacrosse and field hockey, baseball and softball, along with a tennis center.

Alumni