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Penn State Beaver

Penn State Beaver


Official telephone: (724) 773-3500
Fax number: (724) 773-3557
Website: www.br.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2006
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 759
Full-time undergraduates: 703
Part-time undergraduates: 56
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 19
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 5%
First-year student breakdown:
4.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.8% Hispanic
91.5% White (non-Hispanic)
0.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.4% Hispanic
93.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.2% total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 91 acres
City or town school is located in: Monaca
Population of city/town: 6,700
Nearest major city: Pittsburgh
Distance of nearest major city: 20 miles
Population of nearest major city: 370,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 35%
Percent of students who live off campus: 65%
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 106
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
TV studio.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, academic
Career placement services:
resumé assistance, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
Campus-based religious organizations:
religious groups
Minority student organizations:
Minority Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
pep band, drama/dance, environmental group, Adult Student Organization, veterans' group, Lion Ambassadors, Liberty Society, service and academic groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's basketball  
Men's golfno 
Men's golf  
Women's golf  
Women's golfno 
Women's softball  
Women's softballno 
Women's volleyballno 
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
aerobics, basketball, bowling, flag football, ping pong, racquetball, soccer, softball, street hockey, tennis, volleyball, weight lifting

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Pittsburgh (20 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Pittsburgh (40 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Pittsburgh (40 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no