Welcome Aspiring Penn Staters We Are 20 campuses
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Welcome Aspiring Penn Staters!
We Are… • 20 campuses across the commonwealth, offering 2 year and 4 year undergraduate degrees • 96, 000+ students ▫ 73% PA residents, 27% out-of-state ▫ From all 50 states and 131 countries! • Ranked the 8 th best public university by US News
Academics • We offer more than 160 bachelors degrees • More than 20 associate degrees • Average Student to Faculty Ratio – 17: 1 • 87% graduation rate ▫ National average is 53% • 92% retention rate from freshman to sophomore years
Teaching • Access to world class faculty • Over $800 million in funding from businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies • Plenty of opportunities for undergrads to participate and help out with research
Schreyer Honors College • Offered to all students at all campuses • Almost every major • Many scholarships available • Senior thesis
Clubs and Organizations • We have over 900 clubs and organizations to get involved in! • Both serious, academic clubs as well as more social and fun ones • Some include: • Ad Club • Society of Women Engineers • Quidditch Club • Red Clown Nose Club • My Name is Bob Club • My Name is Not Bob Club • National Society of Collegiate Scholars • Club Sports • UPUA (student government) • Lion Scouts • ROTC • And many more!
Alumni Network • Largest dues-paying alumni network in the world • 1 out every 9 PA residents with a baccalaureate degree has it from Penn State • 1 out of every 117 Americans with a baccalaureate degree has it from Penn State • Incredible career connections! ▫ Career Services for the University and individual colleges ▫ Largest university-wide career fair east of the Mississippi!
THON • Largest student run philanthropy in the world • 46 hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon • Have raised over $114 million since 1977 • All proceeds go to the Four Diamonds Fund at the Hershey Medical Center
Additional Information! • Wall Street Journal ranked Penn State graduates as the #1 most sought employees by recruiters • 17% of Penn State’s student body is involved in Greek life ▫ We offer service sororities and fraternities, coed career -oriented fraternities, as well as social fraternities and sororities • Study Abroad: ▫ In 2011 -12, 2, 425 Penn State students took part in Education Abroad programs in 55 countries. ▫ Semester, year-long, winter break, spring break, and more!
Q & A! For more information visit admissions. psu. edu
