FAST FACTS
At a Glance:
- Only science and technology-focused comprehensive university between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
- One of the lowest tuitions of any private university in the Commonwealth
- Supports the academic success of members of groups historically under-represented in applied science and technology fields
- Private, non-sectarian, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) university
- Incorporated in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: December 12, 2001
- Chartered by Pennsylvania Department of Education: January 20, 2005
- Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education June 22, 2009
- Signature 16-story $73-million state-of-the-art Academic Center
- Wireless campus encompassing Strawberry Square
- Agreements with other higher education institutions--including Harrisburg Area Community College--for transfer students
- Full-time faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree: 100%
- Student/Faculty Ratio: 9 to 1
- Average Class Size: 12
Institutional Leadership
- Robert Dolan, Chairman of the Board, Conrad Siegel Actuaries
- Mel D. Schiavelli, Ph.D., President & Professor of Chemistry
- Eric D. Darr, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Provost
- Duane F. Maun, CPA, Vice President for Finance
Student Body
- 569 total student enrollment
- 42% minority
- 98% demonstrate financial need
- 44% female, 56% male
Students
- Have increased five-fold in number since our founding
- Receive an exclusive experiential science & technology education in the Philadelphia-to-Pittsburgh corridor
- Benefit from the CONNECT Campaign for Harrisburg University, reaching $40 million in funds
- Are taught & mentored by corporate-anchored faculty
- Are hosted as interns by these same corporations of the region
- Share in expanding support of financial need
- Are a diverse base of young people meeting the needs, as identified by the White House in 2009, for expertise
in the STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering & math
- Ninety-two percent of students have been employed in their field of study on the day they graduated
Academics:
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees awarded in Biotechnology and Biosciences, Computer and Information Sciences, Management and eBusiness, Geography and Geospatial Imaging, and Integrative Sciences
- Master of Science (M.S.) degrees awarded in Information Systems Engineering and Management, Information Technology Project Management, and Learning Technologies
- Trimester system
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