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Pennsylvania State University–University Park

Services and Facilities

Address

201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802

Website

http://www.psu.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@psu.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills, other

Counseling services offered:

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

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

63%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accenture; Black and Decker; Booz Allen Hamilton; CIA; Deloitte; Deloitte Consulting; DuPont; Ernest & Young; Exxon Mobil; Foot Locker, Inc.; GEICO; General Electric; IBM; Johnson & Johnson; KPMG; Liberty Mutual; Lockheed Martin; Lutron Electronics; NASA; Newell Rubbermaid; Northrop Grumman; PPG; Phillip Morris; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Schlumberger Technology Corp.; Shell; Target; The Pepsi Bottling Group; US Gypsum; Westinghouse

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

5,069,854

Number of current serial subscriptions:

71,230

Number of microforms:

5,294,473

Number of audiovisual materials:

779,878

Number of E-books:

18,200

Additional library facilities:

Patrons have convenient access to collections located across 24 campuses. Growing digital library; focused resources about Pennsylvania; electronic resources in all subject archives; labor archives; books and manuscripts

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Palmer Museum of Art, Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum, Frost Entomological Museum, All-Sports Museum, Matson Museum of Anthropology, Pasto Agricultural Museum

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

4,800

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

850

In classrooms:

1,152

In computer labs:

1,244

Elsewhere in the school/university:

18,035

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

7,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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