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Pennsylvania State University-main Campus

Pennsylvania State University-main Campus
201 Old Main
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

Website: Pennsylvania State University-main Campus

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctor's, Less than one year, Master's, One but less than two years, Postbaccalaureate certificate, Two but less than 4 years

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Acting and Directing
  • Actuarial Science
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Adult and Continuing Teacher Education
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautica
  • African Studies
  • Afro-American (Black) Studies
  • Agricultural Business / Agribusiness Operations
  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Extension
  • Agricultural Mechanization General
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture / Agricultural Sciences General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Alcohol / Drug Abuse Counseling
  • American Studies / Civilization
  • Animal Sciences General
  • Animal Sciences Other
  • Anthropology
  • Applied and Resource Economics
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Architectural Engineering Technology / Technician
  • Architecture
  • Art History Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Arts & Design
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biological Technology / Technician
  • Biology General
  • Biomedical Engineering-Related Technology
  • Building / Property Maintenance and Management
  • Business
  • Business / Managerial Economics
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Management and Administrative
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Quantitative Methods and Management
  • Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry General
  • Child Care Services Manager
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City / Urban Community & Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering General
  • Classics and Classical Languages and Literature
  • Communications General
  • Communications Other
  • Communications Technologies / Technicians
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Engineering Technology / Technician
  • Computer Maintenance Technology / Technician
  • Conservation and Renewable Natural Resources
  • Construction / Building Technology / Technician
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dietetics / Human Nutritional Services
  • Dietician Assistant
  • Drafting General
  • Drama / Theater Arts General
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology
  • Economics General
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Educational / Instructional Media Design
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical Electronics and Communication
  • Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineer
  • Electromechanical Technology / Technician
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Other
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technology / Technician General
  • English Language and Literature General
  • English Technical and Business Writing
  • Entomology
  • Environmental / Environmental Health Engineer
  • Environmental and Pollution Control Technician
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Family and Community Studies
  • Family Life and Relations Studies
  • Family Resource Management Studies
  • Farm and Ranch Management
  • Film / Cinema Studies
  • Finance General
  • Food Sciences and Technology
  • Food Systems Administration
  • Foods and Nutrition Science
  • Foods and Nutrition Studies General
  • Forest Products Technology / Technician
  • Forestry General
  • Forestry Sciences
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetics Plant and Animal
  • Geochemistry
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Gerontological Services
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Health System / Health Services Administration
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Hispanic-American Studies
  • History General
  • Horticulture Science
  • Horticulture Services Operations and Management
  • Hospitality Services Management Other
  • Human Resources Management
  • Individual and Family Development Studie
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • Institutional Food Workers and Administration
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • International Business
  • International Economics
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Labor / Personnel Relations and Studies
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscaping Operations and Management
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Material Engineering
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Technician
  • Medical Basic Sciences Other
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Microbiology / Bacteriology
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Other
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music - Piano and Organ Performance
  • Music - Voice and Choral / Opera Performance
  • Music Conducting
  • Music General
  • Music History and Literature
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Natural Resources Conservation General
  • Non-Profit and Public Management
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Nursing Administration (Post-RN )
  • Oceanography
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Ornamental Horticulture Operations and Management
  • Paralegal / Legal Assistant
  • Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities
  • Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • Pathology Human and Animal
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Sciences Other
  • Physics General
  • Physiology Human and Animal
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant Physiology
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Poultry Science
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine Studies
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Purchasing Procurement and Contracts Management
  • Quality Control Technology / Technician
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting
  • Real Estate
  • Religion / Religious Studies
  • Russian and Slavic Area Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • School Psychology
  • Science Technology and Society
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations
  • Social Sciences and History Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology
  • Soil Sciences
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education General
  • Special Education Other
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • Surveying
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Education Specific Programs Other
  • Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Technical Theater / Theater Design
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Turf Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts General
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Management
  • Women's Studies

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 Disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 40,571
Undergraduate enrollment 34,406
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 53%
Women 47%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 5%
Hispanic 3%
White non-Hispanic 82%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

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