THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY DELAWARE COUNTY CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE N-23

25 Yearsley Mill Rd.
Media, PA 19063-5596
Tel: (610)892-1350
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Web Site: http://www.de.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees (also offers up to 2 years of most bachelor's degree programs offered at University Park campus). Founded 1966. Setting: 87-acre small town campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Total enrollment: 1,636. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 1,526 applied, 78% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 21% from top quarter, 56% from top half. Full-time: 1,371 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 265 students, 48% women, 52% men. 3% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 14% black, 8% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 10% 25 or older, 3% transferred in. Retention: 72% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; English; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $9180 full-time, $371 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,040 full-time, $585 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $444 full-time, $75 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, part-time trained security personnel. College housing not available. 59,930 books, 4,526 microform titles, 457 serials, and 3,987 audiovisual materials. 180 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.