Tulpehocken Road
P.O. Box 7009
Reading, PA 19610

Penn State University Berks is one of several colleges of the prominent Penn State University. Penn State Berks offers a variety of Baccalaureate and Associate degrees and programs. At Penn State Berks, students can take advantage of small class sizes in a suburban atmosphere, gaining access to the first two years of more than 160 of Penn State University's majors. At Penn State Berks, students can complete Bachelor's degrees in several areas including professional writing, elementary and kindergarten education and others.

Penn State Berks became a part of Penn State University in 1958 and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Berks campus spans over 250 acres offering numerous state-of-the-art facilities for students to take advantage of. Among them are the Boscov-Lakin Information Commons at Thun Library, which offers more than 49,000 volumes, a children's book collection and numerous additional resources.

Not only does the Penn State Berks student have access to campus library resources, but access to university library resources as well. Penn State Libraries boast more than four million volumes, numerous database collections and many other resources accessible to students. Other Berks campus facilities include The Freyberger Gallery and the Perkins Student Center.

Students can also take advantage of a wide array of NCAA Division III varsity sports at Penn State Berks including soccer, basketball and tennis. There are also more than 30 clubs and organizations for students to get involved in such as the photography Club, the Yoga and Meditation Society, the Chess club and many more.

There are roughly 800 residential students on campus at Penn State Berks and many commuter students.

The Penn State Berks Campus offers numerous on campus housing options for students such as suite style residences with common living features including study lounges and unique Ivy Hall featuring an outdoor patio and fireplace.

Quick Facts:

Penn State Berks offers numerous forms of financial aid to student including scholarships, grants, work-study and more.

Penn State Berks offers an average class size in 2003 was roughly 26 students.

Penn State Berks students can enjoy small class sizes and take advantage of expert faculty with a student to faculty ratio of 19 to one according to the Fall 2006 data.

Penn State University is nationally recognized among the "Top 50 Public National Universities," by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges of 2008."

Kiplinger's personal finance magazine rates Penn State University among the "Top 100 Best Value Public Colleges, Value for in State."

Newsweek includes Penn State among the "Top 50 Global Universities."

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