Statement of Accreditation Status
Pennsylvania State University, The
- CEO: Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, President and CEO
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Lance Kennedy-Phillips
- Commission Staff Liaison: Terence Peavy, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large » Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
- Control: Public
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1921
- Last Reaffirmation: June 27, 2024
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2031-2032
- August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at Old Route 115, PO Box PSU, Lehman, PA 18627. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 10, 2027, and that teach-out agreements are not required. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 1 College Place, DuBois, PA 15801 that will cease operations effective May 10, 2027. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all outstanding licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 1031 Edgecomb Avenue, York, PA 17403. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 10, 2027, and that teach-out agreements are not required. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 1 College Place, DuBois, PA 15801. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 10, 2027, and that teach-out agreements are not required. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 2201 University Drive, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 10, 2027, and that teach-out agreements are not required. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 2201 University Drive, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456 that will cease operations effective May 10, 2027. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all outstanding licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 1031 Edgecomb Avenue, York, PA 17403 that will cease operations effective May 10, 2027. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all outstanding licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 3550 Seventh Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068 that will cease operations effective May 10, 2027. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all outstanding licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 1 Campus Drive, Mont Alto, PA 17237 that will cease operations effective May 10, 2027. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all outstanding licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - August 27, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 1 Campus Drive, Mont Alto, PA 17237. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 10, 2027, and that teach-out agreements are not required. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope
- Postsecondary award (1-2 years) 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
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Pennsylvania State University, The
201 Old Main Building
University Park, PA 16802 - Additional Location
Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
30 E. Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355-1488 - Additional Location
Penn State Abington
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001 - Additional Location
Penn State Altoona
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601 - Additional Location
Penn State Beaver
100 University Drive
Monaca, PA 15061 - Additional Location
Penn State Berks
PO Box 7009 Tulpehocken Road
Reading, PA 19610 - Additional Location
Penn State Brandywine
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063 - Additional Location
Penn State College of Medicine
The Milton S. Hershey Med. Center PO Box 850, 500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 17033
Opened: 01/08/2021 - Additional Location
Penn State Dickinson Law
150 South College Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Opened: 08/31/2020 - Additional Location
Penn State DuBois
1 College Place
DuBois, PA 15801 - Additional Location
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
4701 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563 - Additional Location
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
2201 University Drive
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456 - Additional Location
Penn State Greater Allegheny
4000 University Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132 - Additional Location
Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057 - Additional Location
Penn State Hazleton
76 University Drive
Hazleton, PA 18202 - Additional Location
Penn State Lehigh Valley
2809 Saucon Valley Road
Center Valley, PA 18034 - Additional Location
Penn State Mont Alto
1 Campus Drive
Mont Alto, PA 17237 - Additional Location
Penn State New Kensington
3550 Seventh Street Road
New Kensington, PA 15068 - Additional Location
Penn State Rehabilitation and Human Services Prison Education Program
301 Institution Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Opened: 01/12/2026 - Additional Location
Penn State Schuylkill
200 University Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972 - Additional Location
Penn State Scranton
120 Ridge View Drive
Dunmore, PA 18512 - Additional Location
Penn State Shenango
147 Shenango Avenue
Sharon, PA 16146 - Additional Location
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Old Route 115 PO Box PSU
Lehman, PA 18627 - Additional Location
Penn State York
1031 Edgecomb Avenue
York, PA 17403-3326 - Other Instructional Site
Cranberry Township (RLA)
850 Cranberry Woods Drive Suite 2236
Cranberry Township, PA 16066 - Other Instructional Site
Hershey Medical Center
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033 - Other Instructional Site
HMC Institute for Healthcare Professions
860 Thurston Road
Meadville, PA 16335 - Other Instructional Site
Shady Grove
1565 Buchanan Drive
Shady Grove, PA 17256 - Other Instructional Site
Shaver's Creek
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg, PA 16669 - Other Instructional Site
St. Vincent Health Center
232 W. 25th St.
Erie, PA 16544 - Other Instructional Site
West Chester
700 S. High Street
West Chester, PA 19383
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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