Statement of Accreditation Status

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  • CEO: Dr. Daniel Wubah, President
  • Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Carol Runge
  • Commission Staff Liaison: Michael Sachs, Vice President
  • Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium » No research designation
  • Control: Public
  • Former Name(s): Millersville State College (7/1/1983), State Teacher's College
  • Phase: Accredited
  • Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
  • Accreditation Granted: 1950
  • Last Reaffirmation: March 4, 2021
  • Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2027-2028

Contact Information

101 North George Street
Millersville, PA 17551-0302

(717) 871-4636

www.millersville.edu

  • June 24, 2026
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 347 East Penn Avenue, Robesonia, PA 19551 that ceased operations effective January 1, 2013. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • June 24, 2026
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 225 Bowman Road, Hanover, PA 17331 that ceased operations effective September 1, 2010. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028.
  • June 24, 2026
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 2 School Lane, Dover, PA 17315 that ceased operations effective June 1, 2012. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • June 24, 2026
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 2601 Grandview Boulevard, West Lawn, PA 19609 that ceased operations effective January 1, 2013. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • October 31, 2023
    To note the verification visit took place on July 11, 2023 to the main campus at 101 North George Street, Millersville, PA 17551.
  • July 10, 2023
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 701 Market Street 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106 that ceased operations effective March 20, 2013. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • July 10, 2023
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the additional location from 2986 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110 to 600 Valley Road, P.O. Box 309, Summerdale, PA 17093 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the new location and of the date that instruction ceases at the former location by email to [email protected]. To note the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028.
  • March 4, 2021
    To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To reaffirm accreditation. To note that a verification visit is required by USDE guidelines and will be conducted within a reasonable period of time following the virtual site visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028.
  • April 16, 2020
    To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To delay the On-Site Evaluation visit scheduled for Spring 2020 due to extraordinary circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19) interruptions and to continue accreditation. To note the institution remains accredited during a delay granted by the Commission. The Evaluation visit will be scheduled in accordance with Commission policy and procedures.
  • June 22, 2017
    To accept the monitoring report. The next evaluation visit is 2019-2020.
  • Distance Education
    Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
  • Correspondence Education
    Not approved for this delivery method

Approved Credential Levels

The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:

  • Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope
  • Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
  • Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
  • Main Campus
    Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    101 North George Street
    Millersville, PA 17551-0302
  • Additional Location
    Central Penn College
    600 Valley Road, PO Box 309
    Summerdale, PA 17093-0309
    Opened: 01/18/2022
  • Other Instructional Site
    Chincoteague Bay Field Station
    The Marine Science Consortium 34001 Mill Dam Road
    Wallops Island, VA 23337
  • Other Instructional Site
    Johns Hopkins School of Medical Imaging
    111 Market Place, Suite 830
    Baltimore, MD 21202
  • Other Instructional Site
    JP McCaskey High School
    445 N Reservoir Street
    Lancaster, PA 17602
  • Other Instructional Site
    Penn State Health - Hershey
    700 HMC Crescent Road
    Hershey, PA 17033
  • Other Instructional Site
    Reading Hospital - Tower Health
    420 South 5th Avenue
    West Reading, PA 19611
  • Other Instructional Site
    Saint Joseph's University Lancaster
    850 Greenfield Road
    Lancaster, PA 17601
  • Other Instructional Site
    The Ware Center of Millersville University Lancaster
    42 N. Prince Street
    Lancaster, PA 17603
  • Other Instructional Site
    WellSpan York Hospital
    1001 South George Street
    York, PA 17403

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