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 , 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