Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Penn State Behrend
Former names
Behrend Center (1948–1959)
Behrend Campus of Penn State (1959–1973)
Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University (1973–1987)
TypePublic satellite campus
EstablishedJune 28, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-06-28)
Parent institution
Pennsylvania State University
ChancellorRalph Ford
PresidentNeeli Bendapudi
Academic staff
200
Students4,400 (as of 2023)[1]
Location, ,
U.S.
Campus854 acres (3.46 km2)
ColorsDark Royal Blue and White  [2]
NicknameBehrend Lions
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - AMCC, CWPA, MPSF
MascotNittany Lion
Websitebehrend.psu.edu

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, officially Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College and often shortened to Penn State Behrend, is a public satellite campus of Penn State University and is located just outside Erie, Pennsylvania. It is among the largest of Penn State's commonwealth campuses, with about 4,400 students enrolled in Behrend programs on campus and online. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors in four academic schools: The Sam and Irene Black School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Science, which includes the Nursing Program.[3] Penn State Behrend also offers five master's degrees, as well as a range of continuing education trainings through its Community and Workforce Programs.

  1. ^ "About the College". psu.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Visual and Editorial Style Manual | Graphic Identity System". Ur.psu.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Drive, 4701 College; Erie; Pa 16563 814-898-6000. "Behrend At a Glance". Penn State Behrend. Retrieved 2023-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)