Division III · United East Conference
Penn State Berks College · Campus
Reading, PA · Suburb · Public · the Nittany Lions · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Large suburb
Setting
Reading, PA
1,940
Undergraduates
+ 4 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
77%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
30%
From out of state
+ 6% from abroad
$14k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingLarge suburb Reading, PA
- TypePublic
- Part ofThe Pennsylvania State University
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions97% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
1,940
Undergraduates 1,940Graduate students 4
Where first-years come from
64%30%
In state 64%Other states 30%Abroad 6%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
59%14%9%
White 59%Hispanic 14%Black 8%Asian 9%Two or more 3%International 3%Not reported 4%
- Women43%
- Full-time90% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class591 entered last fall
- Transfers in92 5% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online46% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services6.2% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $14,232 | $4,788 | $19,020 |
| Off campus | $13,448 | $4,788 | $18,236 |
| With family | — | $4,104 | $4,104 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety5.48 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division III schools; every list Penn State Berks College is on.
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