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International Profile As of October 28, 2021

International Student Enrollment at Penn State Harrisburg (AY 2016/17-2021/22)

International Student Enrollment at Penn State Harrisburg: Fall 2016 to Fall 2021 (source: iTwo)

Term

# International Students

Fall 2016

690

Fall 2017

690

Fall 2018

717

Fall 2019

641

Fall 2020

632

Fall 2021

598

Top Five represented countries in Fall 2020

Country

# International Students

China

355

India

83

South Korea

31

Malaysia

19

United Arab Emirates

18

Study Abroad at Penn State Harrisburg (AY 2016/17-2021/22) Penn State Harrisburg Student Participation by Term Academic Year

Fall

Fall Embedded

Spr

Spr Embedded

Sum

Sum Embedded

Total

2015-16

3

0

2

54

1

0

59

2016-17

1

0

1

51

1

0

54

2017-18

4

0

4

46

0

0

54

2018-19

1

0

4

66

1

0

72

2019-20

1

0

3

--

--

--

4

2020-21

--

--

--

--

--

--

0

Grand Totals

10

0

14

217

3

0

243

Faculty-Led Programming Faculty-Led Programs often have participants from other campuses. This program information includes all student information, not just specific to Harrisburg. The data available in the participation chart above only includes Harrisburg-based students.

Faculty-Led Embedded Programs Since 2015 Harrisburg has operated 16 faculty-led embedded programs Total program leaders = 33 Total program participants = 244 Faculty-Led Freestanding Programs Harrisburg has not operated any Faculty-Led Freestanding programs within the past 5 years.

International Agreements at Penn State Harrisburg Penn State Harrisburg has two (2) active agreements and a recently expired articulation agreement. Since 2015, Harrisburg has provided the following feedback in response to our Annual Reports.

1.Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Undergraduate exchange agreement signed on January 16, 2020, and due to expire on January 16, 2025.

Feedback on 2020 ARIA “Penn State Harrisburg is in the middle of a leadership change for the school director who is responsible for maintaining the working agreement. Once we have new leadership, we would like to work diligently on increasing the student participation in the exchange. A new faculty member with experience advising for this program has been assigned. The German partners have a strong program for student engagement on the exchange. The university partner is an excellent one for us.”

Feedback on 2021 ARIA “This is a premier program for us. We have new leadership in our school of science, engineering and technology so we expect a good push for students to go in Spring 2023.”

2. Pukyong National University in South Korea. LOI signed on May 13, 2008. Agreement does not have a termination date.

Feedback on 2019 ARIA Harrisburg noted that the agreement should be allowed to expire.

Feedback on 2021 ARIA “We request that this be moved to whoever works with this university. It could be Gary Lawler, chancellor at Hazelton.”

3. Fergusson College in India. Articulation agreement signed on March 5, 2016, that expired on March 5, 2021.

Feedback on 2016 ARIA “1) two faculty went this summer for faculty training on courses they will be teaching for the 3+2. 2) Students and their families from India have been writing who are interested in being in the program, so we know there is interest.3) Dr. Kulkarni, our chancellor, and Dr. Adewumi traveled in January.”

Feedback on 2019 ARIA “Dr. Omid Ansary at Penn State Harrisburg is going to ask Fergusson for their recommendation to move forward with the 3+2 agreement.There have major changes in staff and trustees.”

Feedback on 2020 ARIA “Our senior associate dean for academic affairs has been in touch with our Fergusson partners and they would like to restart the work post-Covid. So, we need to renew upon expiration.”

Feedback on 2021 ARIA “The academic leadership at Penn State Harrisburg is working on a revision of the current agreement. The academic leadership team has met with the Fergusson leadership team and we are updating the specifics of the agreement this semester. The first step is updating the courses in the agreement.”

Additional Information for Penn State Harrisburg Penn State Harrisburg stands in a region of its own, due to both geography (it is far from other campuses) and the amount of international and global activity on the campus. It is in the Capital region.

Fast Facts Dr. John Mason, Jr. is Chancellor at Penn State Harrisburg. See Chancellor Mason’s brief bio at the end of this document.

How many students are enrolled?

There are ~5,000 students enrolled at Penn State Harrisburg with 4,308 being undergrads. Historically, international students account for ~15% of the population.

Majors Penn State Harrisburg offers 75+ associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs as well as 2+2 programs for 160+ of Penn State’s majors.

Where is it located?

Penn State’s Harrisburg campus is located in Middletown, Pennsylvania; just 8 miles from the state capitol.

Does it have residence halls?

Penn State Harrisburg offers on-campus housing for 690+ students with more off-campus housing available nearby. The residence hall for first-year students was the first LEED-certified residential building within the entire Penn State family of dormitories.

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