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Pennsylvania State University- Brandywine

25 Yearsley Mill Rd, Media, PA 19063

http://www.de.psu.edu/

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Our mission at Penn State Brandywine is to maintain a campus that serves as the primary medium for meeting Penn State's land-grant, educational mission, while preserving the characteristics that make this campus unique.

One of the greatest advantages of attending Penn State Brandywine is that we offer the best of two worlds: the charm and intimacy of a small college here on our lovely 90-acre campus, along with the name recognition, prestige, excitement, and resources of a world-class university.

We are... a “Big Ten” internationally renowned University close to home, offering baccalaureate and associate degrees and certificate programs taught by award-winning faculty.

We are... a teaching/learning/research institution for undergraduate education and for lifelong learning.

We are... a small campus with many educational, cultural, and social resources.

We are... a partner with our community to improve the quality of life through contract training, enrichment programs, and service projects.

We are... committed to the highest quality in teaching, research and scholarship, and service to our campus, our students, our community, and our professions.

We are... Penn State!

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Pennsylvania State University- Brandywine

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Penn State Brandywine, located in Media, Pennsylvania, is a teaching, learning and research institution for undergraduate education and for lifelong learning with a current enrollment of 1,700 students. The campus has been formerly known as Penn State Delaware County and Penn State Lima. The campus offers baccalaureate and associate degrees and certificate programs taught by award-winning faculty. Penn State Brandywine offers the resources of an internationally renowned University in a smaller, more intimate setting. The campus is nestled on over of beautiful grounds, from Philadelphia and within a few hours of New York, Baltimore and Washington, DC.

With nearly 60 nationalities represented on campus, Penn State Brandywine is rich in culture and diversity. Courses in international studies and study abroad opportunities enhance the learning experience and foster ties to the global community. On a local basis, community service is a strong value on campus, with a variety of service projects taking place year-round that involve students, faculty and staff. Penn State Brandywine offers a minor in Civic and Community Engagement that is found only here and at University Park – and percentage-wise, there are more students enrolled in this minor at Penn State Brandywine.

Penn State Brandywine strongly supports undergraduate research, with numerous ways for students to be involved at every level, including attending conferences and presenting findings. In recognition of the campus' emphasis on freshmen and sophomore participation in research, in fall 2007 the regional Council for Undergraduate Research conference was held here, allowing the campus to showcase students' achievements and learn from other colleges and universities at the same time.

The campus was honored with a prestigious national award for its landscaping: the 2007 Green Star Honor Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society. This award brings national recognition to the campus for "grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence" and only four other colleges and universities across the country were selected in this category.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,733
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
97%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 15,332
Students Receiving Aid:
82%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at Pennsylvania State University- Brandywine

Associate's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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  • Business

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      • Business/Commerce
        This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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      • English Language and Literature
        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
        A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech, oral interpretation of literature, interpersonal interactions, and the relation of speech to nonverbal and other forms of message exchanges.
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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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  • Business

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      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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    • Information Systems See more schools with programs in Information Systems
      • Information Science/Studies
        A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling; communications and networking; systems planning and design; human interfacing and use analysis; database development; information policy analysis; and related aspects of hardware, software, economics, social factors, and capacity.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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  • Family and Consumer Science Professions

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    • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services See more schools with programs in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
      • Human Development and Family Studies
        A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and the study of family systems.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • American/United States Studies/Civilization
        This program studies the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, including the flow of immigrants from other societies.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 97%
Part-Time 3%
Men vs. Women
Men 60%
Women 40%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 76%
African-American 13%
Asian 7%
Other 2%
Hispanic 2%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 96%
Out-of-State 4%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Pennsylvania 96%
New Jersey 1%
Florida 0%
New York 0%
Delaware 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 10,200 $ 15,332  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 9,722 $ 14,854  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 478 $ 478  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,221 36%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 1,988 40%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 2,071 28%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,295 72%  
Any Aid:
   82%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 78% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 98%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 400, Math: 410
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 530, Math: 550

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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