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4.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
2.3%	Asian or Pacific Islander
2.5%	Hispanic
90.1%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.1%	total international (nonresident aliens)

Undergraduate breakdown:


3.3%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.0%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2%	Asian or Pacific Islander
1.7%	Hispanic
91.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.1%	total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

725 acres

City or town school is located in:

Erie, PA

Population of city/town:

108,000

Nearest major city:

Buffalo, NY

Distance of nearest major city:

100 miles

Population of nearest major city:

290,000

Online campus map:

www.pserie.psu.edu/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (35%)
women's dorms
men's dorms
single-student apartments (62%)
special housing for disabled students (3%)
other housing including Suites, Special Interest Housing

Percent of students who live in school housing:

49%

Percent of students who live off campus:

51%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

72%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

325

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Archives. Special collections.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Arboretum, herbarium.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, testing accommodations.

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station

School newspaper(s):

The Behrend Beacon (weekly)

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

100

Campus-based religious organizations:

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Newman Association, Protestant Campus Ministry

Minority student organizations:

Association of Black Collegians, Organization of Latin American Students, Society of Black Engineers, Asian Student Organization

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

choral groups, music ensembles, music society, concert, jazz, and pep bands, dance team, drama group, film society, adventurers guild, team managers, round table society, Women Today, SADD, winterfest, science fiction/fantasy club, adult student group, Lion Ambassadors, Liberty Society, residence hall council, scholastic society, veterans group, business, communication/broadcasting, computer, engineering, environmental, health, language, psychology, and science groups, service and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Brian Streeter,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Stacy Pondo

School colors:

Blue and White

School mascot:

Behrend Lions

Athletic conference memberships:

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (Division III);Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no
Men's basketball	no
Men's cheerleading
Men's cross-country	no
Men's golf	no
Men's soccer	no
Men's swimming	no
Men's swimming		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis	no
Men's track and field (indoor)	no
Men's track and field (indoor)		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no
Men's track and field (outdoor)		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's water polo		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's water polo	no
Women's basketball	no
Women's cheerleading
Women's cross-country		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country	yes
Women's golf	yes
Women's golf		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer	yes
Women's softball	yes
Women's swimming	yes
Women's swimming		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis	yes
Women's track and field (indoor)	yes
Women's track and field (indoor)		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)		AMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes
Women's volleyball	yes
Women's water polo	no
Women's water polo		AMCC, NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

10%

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

40%

Athletic facilities:

JUNKER CENTER: pool. weight room, aerobics room, track, basketball courts
ERIE HALL: basketball courts
Tennis Courts
BEHREND FIELDS: outdoor fields used for soccer, football, lacrosse, other sports, and free play
SAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS
MULTI-USE OUTDOOR PAVED WALKING/BIKING/RUNNING TRAIL
UNPAVED RUSTIC TRAILS

Intramural/Recreational sports:

Flag football, 3-on-3 basketball, 5-on-5 basketball, volleyball, cross-country, softball, golf, bowling, swimming, table tennis, indoor football, aerobics classes, sand volleyball, three-point shooting, 100-mile club, dodgeball, indoor soccer, outdoor soccer, tennis

Club sports for men:

Volleyball
Hockey
Lacrosse

Club sports for women:

Hockey
Lacrosse
Equestrian

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Erie, PA (12 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Buffalo, NY (100 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Erie, PA (5 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Erie, PA (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

16%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

19% within one year of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Chatham College, Clarion University of PA, Clemson, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Edinboro University of PA, Florida State University, Georgia Tech, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Life University, Lock Haven, Mercyhurst College, NYU, Ohio State, Penn State University, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Robert Morris University, Slippery Rock University, South Dakota State University, Southern Mississippi, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of California, Berkeley, University of Maryland School of Law, University of Massachusetts, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern Mississippi

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

67% within one year of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accenture, Accudyn Products, Inc., Advanced Composites, Agilent Technologies, Amica Mutual Insurance Group, AMS, Analytical Laboratory Services, Anvil International, Automated Cells & Equipment, Baltimore County School System, Bechtel Bettis Inc., Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Bright Plastics, Caplugs, Caterpillar Inc., Cattron-Theimag, Community Nursing Services of North East, Connecto Electric, Consol Energy, Corry Manufacturing Co., Cummins, Inc., CVS/Pharmacy, Cypress Semiconductor, Danet Inc., Deiba, Deloitte, Dempsey & Baxter, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dietrich Industries, Dresser-Rand, Eaton Corporation, EngageIT, Enterprise Rent A Car, Erie Business Center, Erie Forge and Steel, Erie Insurance, Erie Insurance Group, Eriez Magnetics, Felix and Gloekler, P.C., Ferguson Ent., Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Foot Locker, Forest City Enterprises, Forquer Group, Inc., Fox 5 Good Day New York, Frank Gollippi, Gabriel Brothers, Gannon University, GE Supply, GE Transportation, GEICO, General Electric Healthcare, Graham Packaging, Hapeman Electronics, Harrah's Entertainment, HealthSouth, Hoss's Steak & Sea House, House of Representatives, Household Finance, Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc., InfoPro, Inc., Johnson Controls Inc., Keystone Powdered Metal Company, KPMG, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Larson Texts, Inc., Lockheed Martin, Lockheed-Martin, Lord Corp., Malin Bergquist & Co., Meadville Medical Center, Mercyhurst College, Merrill Lynch, Millcraft SMS Services, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, Moldflow Corporation, M-Tek Inc., NASA Johnson Space Center, National Fuel, National Fuel Gas, Nationwide Insurance, Neo Beam Alliance Limited, Niagara Plastics, Norfolk Southern, Northcoast Leadership Inc., Northrop Grumman, Nypro, Old Navy, Owens Corning, PA Department of Revenue, Paradigm Packaging, Penn State Behrend, Penn State Hospitality Services, Penn United Technologies, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Perseus House, Andromeda House, Pfizer, PNC, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Prediction Systems, Prediction Systems, Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Proactive Wealth Management, LLC, Prudential Financial, Ramada Inn, Raytheon, Respironics, Richard Potts Agency, River of Life Chiropractic, Samtec Tooling Div., Sankyo Pharma, Inc., SEI Investments, Sentry Insurance, Sherwin-Williams, Signature Mortgage Company, Softek/velocity.net, Sonney's Photography, Space/Ground System Solutions, Spectrum Control, Inc., St. Anthony's Point, St. Vincent Health Center, Stairways Behavioral Health, Strategy Solutions, Sungard Financial Networks, Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, Texas Roadhouse, The Achievement Center, The Boeing Company, The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT, The Rovisys Company, Tice Associates, P.C., T-Mobile, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Truck-Lite, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury, UGI Utilities, Valeo Engine Cooling, Truck Division, Verizon, Voitec Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Wattsburg Area School District, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Zurn Industries

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Robert Mehalso, Ph.D., is president of Microtec Associates and a world-renowned expert in nanotechnology and nanofabrication. He founded Microtec in 1993 after nearly more than twenty years of academic and industrial experience in research, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing. Mehalso has developed businesses in high-volume micromanufacturing processes for fuel injection nozzle structures, ink-jet print heads, medical diagnostic devices, and optical and wireless communication devices. He is a director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation John S. Heller, Ph.D. is director of reagent development for Abbott Laboratories and supervises a team of fifty scientists and technicians. Heller led the team that developed the first commercially available test for HIV antibodies in the blood. This enabled large-scale screening of blood donors and significantly reduced the risk of acquiring HIV infections from blood transfusions. He has managed the development of numerous tests for sexually transmitted diseases, and his team is currently developing reagents to be used in testing for hepatitis and HIV. Steve McCurry is probably best known for his photo of the Afghan refugee girl with the mesmerizing eyes on the June 1985 National Geographic magazine cover, although his work has been published in Time, The New York Times, and many other publications. He has won many of photojournalism's highest awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded in 1984 by the National Press Photographers Association. In the same year he won an unprecedented four first prizes in the World Press Photo Contest. McCurry also twice won the coveted Olivier Rebbot Memorial Award. His most recent award was in 1998, when he was named Life Magazine's World Photo Winner. He has published several books of his work.

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