Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg
Former names
Penn State Capitol Campus (1966–1986)
TypePublic satellite campus
Established1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Parent institution
Pennsylvania State University
ChancellorDavid M. Callejo Pérez[1]
PresidentNeeli Bendapudi
Academic staff
160 full time
98 part time
Undergraduates4,927 (as of 2023)[2]
Postgraduates635 (as of 2023)[3]
Location, ,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 218 acres (890,000 m²)
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - UEC
MascotNittany Lion
Websiteharrisburg.psu.edu

Penn State Harrisburg, officially known as the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg—Capital College and also called The Capital College,[4] is an undergraduate college and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University located in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania.[5] The campus is 9 miles (15 km) south of Harrisburg. Penn State offers 2 associate, 34 baccalaureate, 19 master's, and 3 doctoral degree programs as well as certificate, certification, and joint degree programs. It was an upper division college (serving only juniors and seniors) from its founding in 1966 until accepting freshmen and sophomores in 2004.

The Penn State Eastgate Center, opened in 1991 in downtown Harrisburg, contains state agencies such as the Pennsylvania Securities Commission and Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System as well as hearing rooms for workers compensation that also occupy space in the building. As of 2012, all classrooms and administrative personnel previously located in this building were relocated to the Middletown campus.

  1. ^ "David M. Callejo Pérez named chancellor at Penn State Harrisburg".
  2. ^ "Penn State Harrisburg Fact Sheet".
  3. ^ "Penn State Harrisburg Fact Sheet".
  4. ^ "Better Know a Branch Campus: Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College". Onward State. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. ^ "Lower Swatara township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 2, 2010.