Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA
4-year
Medium
Suburban

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Anastacia D.
1 year ago
What intramural sport clubs are available at Penn State Harrisburg?
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1 year ago
Are there bus rides to university park campus in order to attend clubs there?
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1 year ago
Is housing guaranteed after being guaranteed the first year?
Elizabeth B.
1 year ago
What are the different clubs that Penn State Harrisburg offers?
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1 year ago
Does Penn State Harrisburg have mental health resources available for students?
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1 year ago
How accepting of LGBT+ students is Penn State Harrisburg?
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Academics at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

1050-1290
SAT Score Range
400
1600
Required with application
23-27
ACT Score Range
1
36
Required with application
Student Faculty Ratio
15 to 1
Selectivity
Least Selective (88% Acceptance Rate)
School type
Public 4-year institution
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Common careers for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg students

Common Careers and Their Average Annual Salary

Software Engineer89k
Project Manager, (Unspecified Type / General)79k
Electrical Engineer72k
Project Engineer65k
Product Development Engineer65k
Mechanical Engineer64k
Senior Accountant63k
Based on 4,207 student responses
57.3kAvg. Early Career Pay
97.4kAvg. Mid-Career Pay
47%in High-Meaning careers
31%in STEM careers

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Student reviews of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

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100% of students

Known for

Safe campus
Accessible and helpful professors
Diverse and Inclusive
Comfortable dorms
Commuter-friendly
Maggie Scicchitano
Music Composition
Exercise And Fitness
Food And Eating

2.0

WHAT I LIKED

The education here, especially the biology program, is great if you want to get an excellent education and enhance it by developing close relationships with your professors. If you want a social life here, your experience is truly what you make it. My best suggestion is to immerse yourself in your studies and become friends with the people within your major because you’ll be spending a lot of time with them.

WHAT I didn’t LIKE

The food here is awful. The Outpost has great options but they are short-staffed and rarely open their normal hours. Stacks are terrible. The food is coated in grease and good luck getting anything other than chicken tenders after 8 pm. Also doesn’t open until 11 on weekends and The Outpost isn’t open on weekends either. I think this is probably because this is a huge commuter school, but it still sucks. If you have the option of choosing where to live DO NOT LIVE IN THE DORMS!!! It is worth the money to live at campus heights or Nittany place. You won’t regret it.

Temilade Adeyemo
Dance
Public Speaking
Travel And Tourism

3.0

WHAT I LIKED

It’s a small campus which gives you the chance to interact with your professors and do better than students in large classrooms.

WHAT I didn’t LIKE

It was empty on weekends cause a lot of people to go home.

3.0

WHAT I LIKED

I like the teacher and how nice they are. There is lots of walking place for students and fun fair

WHAT I didn’t LIKE

The cafeteria is too small. There isn’t much options for food.

Kategnimin Coulibaly
Architecture
3D Modeling
Art
Economics

5.0

WHAT I LIKED

When it comes to Pennsylvania State University, there is nothing really bad to say about it. Everything is straightforward, easy to follow, and every student will enjoy their time here at Penn State Harrisburg. The only different I think will be a matter of individual preferences.

WHAT I didn’t LIKE

I will say any.

Wiam Charioui
digital art
History
Reading
Art + 8 others

3.0

WHAT I LIKED

The professors are always willing to help you out as they care about your education. And there are endless spots on campus to study.

WHAT I didn’t LIKE

Not something that the school itself can do much about, but the student body seems unfriendly.

Seungjin Ha
Calligraphy
Coffee
Cooking
Linguistics

2.0

WHAT I LIKED

Peoples are nice, but cars are essential for this school.

WHAT I didn’t LIKE

The fact that it's actually in the middle of nowhere.

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