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Pennsylvania State University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 5013 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 5,013-acre main campus at University Park near State College (population:
- 40,000), 90 miles northwest of Harrisburg; branch campuses in 21 locations.
- Served by air and bus; major airport serves Harrisburg; train serves
- Lewistown (35 miles). Public transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- Fraternity housing.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- Other:
Sorority housing in dormitories. Language and special-interest housing.
- 36% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 64% of all students live off campus or commute.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried, nonveteran freshmen under age 21 must live on campus unless
living with family.
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Contact School Directly
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 29% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1258 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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