3550 Seventh Street Road
New Kensington, PA 15068-1765

Penn State University New Kensington is one of several colleges of the prominent Penn State University. New Kensington offers a variety of undergraduate, graduate and certificate degrees and programs. At Penn State University, New Kensington 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 New Kensington students can complete Bachelor's degrees in several areas including information sciences and technology, nursing, communications and more. Some Associate degree programs include biomedical engineering technology, business administration and others.

Penn State University New Kensington was founded in 1958 and is located in the suburban town of New Kensington, Pennsylvania. The scenic 72-acre campus offers numerous state-of-the-art facilities for students to take advantage of. Among them are the Blissell Library, which features more than 40,000 books as well as numerous additional resources accessible to students. Not only does the Penn State University New Kensington student have access to campus library resources, but access to university library resources as well. Penn State University boasts more than four million volumes, numerous database collections and many other resources accessible to students. Other New Kensington campus facilities include the Information Technology center, the computer center, the art gallery and more.

Students can also take advantage of a wide array of varsity sports for both men and women at Penn State New Kensington including basketball, baseball, volleyball and more. There are also more than 25 clubs and organizations for students to get involved in such as the Drama Club, the Martial Arts Club, the Ping Ping Club and others.

Not only can students take advantage of the recreational activities on campus, but off campus as well. New Kensington is within close proximity of the city of Pittsburgh which offers numerous historical, cultural and recreational activities alike. Some include Kennywood park, The Carnegie Museum of Art and natural History, the Andy Warhol Museum and more.

Quick Facts:

Penn State New Kensington offers numerous forms of financial aid to student including scholarships, grants, work-study and more. About 70% of Penn State New Kensington students receive some form of financial aid.

Penn State New Kensington offers an average class size of about 25 students.

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 University among the "Top 50 Global Universities."

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