THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY BERKS CAMPUS OF THE BERKS-LEHIGH VALLEY COLLEGE K-21

Tulpehocken Rd., PO Box 7009
Reading, PA 19610-6009
Tel: (610)396-6000
Admissions: (814)865-5471
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.bk.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, 4-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1924. Setting: 240-acre suburban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Total enrollment: 2,416. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 2,445 applied, 82% were admitted. 4% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 57% from top half. Full-time: 2,100 students, 39% women, 61% men. Part-time: 282 students, 34% women, 66% men. 8% from out-of-state, 0.05% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 6% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 9% 25 or older, 34% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 84% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; interdisciplinary studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

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

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $9582 full-time, $399 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,696 full-time, $612 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $444 full-time, $75 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, location, program, and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, location, program, and student level. College room and board: $6810. College room only: $3830. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, controlled dormitory access. 805 college housing spaces available; 804 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. 49,520 books, 2,095 microform titles, 460 serials, and 2,336 audiovisual materials. 156 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.