400 E. Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1839
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 7,783
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $933,988
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Less selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,351 in-state, 13,911 out-of-state
Room/Board: $5,616
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 80%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Geisinger Medical Center, Office of Legislative Audit, KPMG, Hershey Medical Center, Hazleton Area School District, Wells Fargo Financial
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 460,723
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,976
Number of microforms: 2,119,841
Number of audiovisuals: 10,262
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Art exhibition catalog collection of nearly 10,000 items, Autombile Collection, The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Collection, Covered Bridge Collection, Elinor Keefer Collection of all Caldecott and Newbery award winners, The Joseph P. Tustin Papers, Radical Labor Publications
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,250
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 250
Classrooms: 600
Labs: 400
Other areas: 3,400
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 46%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 4%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 6%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 46%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (79%), apartment for single students (21%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 88%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 12%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 282 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Wilkes Barre/Scranton (53), Harrisburg (160)
Nearest train station: Harrisburg (160)
Nearest bus station: Bloomsburg
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 15%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,560
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Wilkes University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Celebrity Artist Series, Provost Lecture Series