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Experience the Harrisburg University campus for yourself. We offer a number of guided campus tours, open houses, workshops and special events throughout the year. A visit is the best way to learn about our academic programs, meet professors, explore our facilities and observe campus life.

Undergraduate Admissions

Harrisburg University offers students a science and technology education that isn’t possible anywhere else. Make an excellent start to your career with hands-on programs that connect you to workplace and community leaders.

Esports

Harrisburg University is at the forefront of helping students achieve the professional knowledge needed to succeed in the esports industry, whether in the game or behind the scenes. Our esports varsity team, the HU Storm, sets the standard in collegiate esports. We also host one-of-a-kind spectator events such as the HUE Invitational tournament, where 64 world-class varsity esports teams compete for a grand prize pool of $50,000.

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Hospital employees, spouses and partners can access HU programs

Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital employees and their spouses/partners have been granted unprecedented access to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology...

HU earns several higher education marketing awards

Creativity is earning awards at Harrisburg University. The University received three higher education marketing awards. Two of the honors came...

HU professor elected to educational gaming consortium board

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is pleased to announce that Sociology of Emerging Technologies Assistant Professor John McKnight has...

Meet Professor of Computer Science and Analytics Kevin Huggins

When asked what lies at the top of his bucket list, Kevin Huggins hesitates. Admittedly, he says he has been...

Students train with professionals to discover Esports careers

On the heels of launching its varsity Esports program with full scholarship offering, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology announces...

New director brings startup success to HU and Harrisburg

People typically name Silicon Valley, New York or Boston as technology hubs. However, across the United States there exist pockets...

‘Good Day PA’ spotlights HU Pharmaceutical Sciences program

There is a growing need for pharmaceutical science professionals in the workforce. And Dr. Erik Hefti, assistant professor and executive...

Is HU’s Accelerated Online Cybersecurity Operations and Management program right for you?

Why is the Cybersecurity Operations and Management online Bachelor of Science degree right for you? Answer: Time and demand. Everyone...

Harrisburg University professor continues historical exploration of Gettysburg

For six years, Melissa Gettys and her research partner pored through historical documents to reconstruct the founding of Gettysburg, the...

Professor continues historical exploration of Gettysburg

For six years, Melissa Gettys and her research partner pored through historical documents to reconstruct the founding of Gettysburg, the...

HU to award full-tuition scholarships

The cycle of poverty is often a battle that spans generations. Students in Pennsylvania who fall at or below the...

HU: A Showcase of Innovation

Many institutions like to talk about innovation. At Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, we showcase it. On top of...

Adult Degrees added to give working professionals a business edge

Learning has no limits – especially when it comes to age – and the drive to encourage lifelong learning led...

Students find knowledge-management solutions for Dickinson College

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, founded in 2001, is one of the newest higher education institutions in the nation....

Tech Entrepreneur to Address Harrisburg University Class of 2019

Tech entrepreneur Dr. Sandra K. Johnson, founder, CEO & CTO of Global Mobile Finance Inc., a fintech startup company based...

Leader to address learning through mentored undergrad research

A former provost of Harrisburg University, who is a nationally recognized consultant, scientist, science educator, and higher education leader, will...

Harrisburg

Our $73-million Academic Center includes 16 stories of state-of-the art learning space. Located in the hub of the city’s downtown district, this sleek ultramodern complex connects directly to Strawberry Square, a distinctive retail complex, and serves as headquarters for the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement.

Eric D. Darr

Dr. Eric Darr always dreamed of “building a university” and he is well on his way to fulfilling his hopes...

Analytics

This 36-semester hour program prepares the student by providing depth in analytics during the first year and focused functional study during the second year that can be applied to any discipline or any interdisciplinary area. Data analysts are forging new relationships in virtually every discipline: business, healthcare, geology, mathematics and statistics, biology, chemistry, computer science, information systems and technology, engineering, psychology, behavioral science, operations research and more, in addition to potential interactions between these disciplines, using role-based interaction with information and analytics to enable highly- collaborative, data-driven organizations The graduate of this program enters the workforce prepared for the complex, information-intensive world.

Computer Information Sciences

The 36-semester hour master’s degree in computer information sciences provides a challenging opportunity of pursuing a versatile course of study reflecting the student’s desires, background, and future responsibilities. The program includes a variety of specialties covered in depth to probe the frontiers of scientific and engineering knowledge in these subdomains. The ability to devise a solution and execute it is the heart of the practice of this program. Designing such solutions requires creating efficient computation that involves integrating multiple key design notions of data representation, algorithms, coding, system engineering, data security, software engineering, and software testing in one unified framework.