Sunday, November 08, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Work Alumni Hall Mansfield, PA 16933
Work(800) 577-6826
Web site: http://www.mansfield.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North)

Overview : Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1857
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 2,944
Setting: rural
Endowment: $663,189
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 7/6
Application fee: $25
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 73.4%
Selectivity: less selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $7,756; Out-of-state: $16,088
Mission  
School mission: Mansfield University traces its heritage back to 1857, when Mansfield Classical Seminary opened. In 1862, Mansfield became a state normal school. In 1927, it became Mansfield State Teachers College, and in 1960, it broadened its degree offerings and became Mansfield State College. In 1983, it became Mansfield University. A four-year public liberal arts, co-educational, fully accredited institution; Mansfield offers more than seventy undergraduate degree programs. Through its Office of Graduate Studies, the University also offers master's degree programs in art education, education, elementary education, library science and information technologies, music education, nursing, and special education. The University offers the advantages of a private-college environment at a public-school cost.

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