Penn State Closing Some Of Its Branch Campuses

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State’s president Neeli Bendapudi says declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require the school to close some of its 19 branch campuses. In a message posted to Penn State’s website, Bendapudi said the university’s seven largest branch campuses will remain open: Abington, Altoona, Behrend, Berks, Brandywine, Harrisburg, and Lehigh Valley. But she says she’ll decide this spring which of the other 12 to close. Bendapudi says Penn State can’t sustain a viable campus system without closing some campuses. About 23,000 students were enrolled at the campuses last fall. She says no campus will close before 2026-27 academic year ends.