| Name |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
| Address |
400 E. Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815 |
| Website |
http://www.bloomu.edu |
| Email |
buadmiss@bloomu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
46% |
| Percent Fraternity |
4% |
| Percent Sorority |
6% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
46% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (79%), apartment for single students (21%) |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
88% |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
12% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
10 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
282 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Wilkes Barre/Scranton (53), Harrisburg (160) |
| Nearest Train |
Harrisburg (160) |
| Nearest Bus |
Bloomsburg |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
15% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,560 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Wilkes University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Celebrity Artist Series, Provost Lecture Series |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
200 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Psi Omega (Drama), Beta Beta Beta (Biology), Chi Alpha Epsilon (Non-traditional student), Delta Mu Delta (Business), Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Kappa Kappa Psi (Music), Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), Lambda Alpha (Anthropology), Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Studies), Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Phi Alpha (Social Work), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Phi Kappa Phi (Inerdisciplinary), Phi Sigma Iota (Languages), Phi Sigma Pi (Leadership, Fellowship, and Scholarship), Pi Kappa Delta (Forensics), Pi Omega Pi - Alpha Delta Chapter (Business Education), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Psi Chi (Psychology), Sigma Tau Delta-Theta Kappa Chapter (English), Tau Beta Sigma (Band) |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Athletes in Action, Bloomsburg Christian Fellowship, Catholic Campus Ministry, Hillel, Kappa Phi Club (women's fellowship), Nurses Christian Fellowship, Protestant Campus Ministry |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association, Asian Culture Associations, Bangladesh Student Association, Black Cultural Society, BU Gospel Choir, Chinese Student Association, European Student Association, Global Awareness Society, International Students Association, Italian Club, Korean Student Association, Lambda Sigma Upsilon (Latino Fraternity), Manga and Anime Club, Minority Organization of Righteous Educators, Native American Cultural Society, Student Organization of Latinos, Students Together Alleviating Racial Tension |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Bloomsburg Literary Journal, Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Singers, College Republicans, Community Government Association, Dance Ensemble, Forensic Society, Gospel Choir, Bloomsburg Players, Concert Choir, Husky Singers, Image (Sign Language Performance), Jazz Ensemble, Maroon and Gold Band, Radio Broadcasting Club, University Community Orchestra, University Democrats, Volunteer Services, Women's Choral Ensemble, Obiter (Yearbook) |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Voice - weekly |
| Num Frats |
15 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
12 |
| Percent Frat Members |
4% |
| Num Sororities |
12 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
10 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
6% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1839 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
7,783 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
933,988 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
30 |
| Selectivity |
Less selective |
| Tuition |
6,351 in-state, 13,911 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
5,616 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
career, personal, academic, psychological |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
80% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Geisinger Medical Center, Office of Legislative Audit, KPMG, Hershey Medical Center, Hazleton Area School District, Wells Fargo Financial |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
460,723 |
| Num Subscriptions |
2,976 |
| Num Microforms |
2,119,841 |
| Num Audiovisual |
10,262 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| 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 |
N/A |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,250 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
250 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
600 |
| Num Wired Labs |
400 |
| Num Wired Other |
3,400 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
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 Capacity |
4,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
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) |
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