Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Academics

Penn State York is unique in its study options. For instance, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major and Study Abroad. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Penn State York.

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Physical Sciences:

Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Planetary Sciences

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Medieval/Renaissance Studies

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Applied Economics, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Acting, Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Directing/Theatrical Production, Film Production/Cinematography, Theater Design/Stagecraft

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General, Statistics

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Philosphy and Religion:

Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Information Sciences/Systems

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health Services – General, Nursing (RN), Premedicine

Popular majors:

thirty percent business per marketing, twenty-four percent computer and information sciences, eighteen percent liberal arts, fifteen percent engineering technologies, fourteen percent family and consumer sciences, forty-five percent business per marketing, seventeen percent computer and information sciences, seventeen percent liberal arts, six percent communications per journalism

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Hotel/Motel Management, Insurance/Risk Management, International Business, Knowledge Management, Labor/Personnel Relations, Logistics/Materials Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing Research, Real Estate

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biology

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, recreation & fitness – general

Communications & Journalism:

Journalism

English Language and Literature:

English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Further, for international students, the application fee is 50.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were ninety-five total number of transfer students who applied and fifty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 81%. Remember that this can change at any time.

the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Additionally, It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 30th of November. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. The regular application due date was not reported.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Minority Status and ROTC. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at forty-nine percent scholarships per grants and fifty-one percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and Minority Status.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Students

The school’s size is approximately one thousand and fifty-three degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and sixty-nine first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one hundred and ninety-one graduate enrollment. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Penn State York offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. The university is a Public, Branch Campus, Two-year, Coed, where 81 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Again, the student body consists of ninety-six percent in-state students, four percent out-of-state students, nine percent part-time students, thirty-nine percent women, sixty-one percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, six percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, eighty-three percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, eleven percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-three percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-five percent in top half of graduating class, five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, twenty-six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Volleyball