Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses


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 flagship campus, University Park, the 19 additional commonwealth campuses together enroll 39 percent of Penn State's undergraduate student population.

Organization

Under the present administrative structure, enacted by the Penn State Board of Trustees in 2005, the 19 undergraduate campuses are overseen by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses. Each campus is led by a chancellor who reports to the Vice President.
All 19 campuses are considered part of Penn State's Commonwealth campus system, and all offer Penn State baccalaureate degrees. Five campuses are considered “college” campuses. Those five are Penn State Abington, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Berks, Penn State Behrend, and Penn State Harrisburg. The other fourteen campuses 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.

List of Commonwealth campuses

The first two years of education for any Penn State major are available at all campuses; however, some majors can be completed only at specific campuses.
CampusLocationEnrollmentYear
established		NicknameAthletics
Penn State Abington1Abington, Pennsylvania3,7281950Nittany LionsNEAC
Penn State AltoonaLogan Township, Pennsylvania3,0701939Nittany LionsAMCC
Penn State BeaverMonaca, Pennsylvania5991965Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College2Erie, Pennsylvania4,1081948LionsAMCC
Penn State BerksSpring Township, Pennsylvania2,4821958Nittany LionsNEAC
Penn State Brandywine3Media, Pennsylvania1,3321967Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State DuBoisDuBois, Pennsylvania5631935Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State FayetteUniontown, Pennsylvania5891934Roaring LionsPSUAC
Penn State Greater Allegheny4McKeesport, Pennsylvania4391948LionsPSUAC
Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital CollegeMiddletown, Pennsylvania4,8981966LionsCapital
Penn State HazletonHazleton, Pennsylvania6191934Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania9771912Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania7301903Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, Pennsylvania5451958Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania6311934Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State Scranton5Dunmore, Pennsylvania9751923Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State Shenango6Sharon, Pennsylvania4021965LionsPSUAC
Penn State Wilkes-BarreLehman, Pennsylvania4241916Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State YorkYork, Pennsylvania8281926Nittany LionsPSUAC
Penn State University Park7University Park, Pennsylvania next to State College, Pennsylvania46,7231855Nittany LionsNCAA Division I – Big Ten Conference

;Notes:
  1. - formerly Penn State Ogontz
  2. - formerly Penn State Behrend and colloquially referred to simply as "Behrend"
  3. - formerly Penn State Delaware County
  4. - formerly Penn State McKeesport
  5. - formerly Penn State Worthington Scranton
  6. - formerly Penn State Shenango Valley
  7. - Penn State's flagship, main campus; often referred to synonymously as "Penn State University"