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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango

Sharon, Pennsylvania Public 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 265 students in fall 2024. It is part of The Pennsylvania State University.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Health, and Business/Corporate Communications. It awarded 58 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

265
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
58
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 20

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Health Professions 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
31
Associate degrees
19
Certificates under 1 year
4
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
265
Undergraduates, fall 2024
265
Full-time, fall 2024
78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
340
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
74%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
69%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The Pennsylvania State University
Athletic association
NSCAA
Regional Chancellor
Dr. Carey McDougall
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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