About Us
Accreditations
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- American Speech‐Language‐Hearing Association (ASHA)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
- American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP)
- National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health (ABET)
- Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
- Council on Education of the Deaf (CED)
- National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
- Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
- Computing Accreditation Commission (ABET)
- Technology Accreditation Commission (ABET)
Program Approval: Pennsylvania Department of Education, State Board of Nursing, American Chemical Society recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologies (ARRT).
Students requesting a copy of an accreditation certificate click on the respective accreditation to print. If you do not have access to a printer, please contact the
Office of the Provost at (570) 389-4308 to receive a copy.
Building on a rich history of academic excellence as one of 14 public universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Bloomsburg University prepares and inspires students to become dynamic and confident leaders.
- Academic Opportunities
- B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Education, Luzerne County Community College (degree completion)
- B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Education, Lehigh-Carbon Community College (degree completion)
- B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Education, Harrisburg Area Community College at the Dixon Center (degree completion)
- Program-to program articulation agreements in Early Childhood Education with Luzerne County Community College, Lehigh Carbon Community College, and Harrisburg Area Community College
- B.S. Computer Forensics 2+2+2, Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School/Northumberland County Career Technology Center/North Schuylkill School District/SUN Technical Institute/Bloomsburg Area School District and Luzerne County Community College
- Engineering Science 3+2, Wilkes University
- Engineering Science 3+2, Pennsylvania State University
- M. Ed. in School-Based Speech-Language Pathology, Dixon Center and Distance Learning Centers IU 12 & IU 20
- Faculty
- Admissions
- Retention
- Enrollment
- Budget
- Scholarship and Support
- Alumni
- Student Volunteerism
- Technology
- Library Holdings
- Facilities and Housing
- Quick Facts
» Undergraduate Approved Degree Programs: 54
» Pre-professional Majors: 5
» Academic Programs Involving Other Colleges and Universities: 8
» Pre-professional Majors: 5
» Academic Programs Involving Other Colleges and Universities: 8
» Undergraduate Minors: 45
» Career Concentrations: 7
» Graduate Approved Degree Programs: 20
» Library Holdings: 489,636 print; 2,135,569 micro-text; 13,502 non-print holdings
- » Student/Faculty Ratio: 22/1
- » Median Class Size of Lectures: 33
- » Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty with Terminal Degree: 92%
- » Tenure-track Faculty Hired in Past Five Years: 121
- » Faculty Professional Development Awards (2008-09): 12
- » Number of Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty: 373
- » Total Number of Faculty: 520 (includes part-time)
- » Freshman Applications: 11,866
- » Acceptance Rate: 29.6%
- » Traditional Freshmen: Mean SAT 1044, Mean GPA 8.6, Median Class Rank 29.6%
- » Freshmen, including Provisional: Mean SAT 1001, Mean GPA 86.5, Median Class Rank 34.7%
- » Degrees Awarded (2009-10): 1,634 Bachelors, 334 Masters, 9 Doctorates
- » Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention: 80.9%
- » Graduation Rates (2004 Freshman Class) – 4-Year: 41.2% ; 5-Year: 60.4% ; 6-Year: 62.6%
- » Enrollment (9,512): 8,877 Degree, 259 Non-Degree, 955 Graduate and 10,091 Total
- » Male Undergraduates: 42%
- » Minority Undergraduates: 12%
- » Geographical Background: Five-County Philadelphia Region 24.5%, Northeast and Central PA Counties 42.7%, Other PA Counties 21.5%, Out-of-State 11.2%
- » Total Estimated Annual Budget: $124,562,955 million
- » Total Economic Impact on Columbia County: (2004) $121.6 million
- » Budgeted FTE Employees: 968
- » Operating Expenditure per Student: $12,213
- » Instruction and Department Research Expenditures as percentage of Total Operating Budget: 47%
- » Full-time undergraduates receiving finanical aid: 79%
- » Number of scholarship awards: 759 (all sources), 520 (BU only)
- » Value of scholarship awards: $1.1 million (all sources), $712,906 (BU only)
- » Total financial aid awards (all sources): $85 million
- » Total Endowment Fund: $16.3 million
- » Number of Living Alumni: 59,788
- » Alumni Giving Rate: 12%
- » Alumni Employed Within Year of Graduation: 61%
- » Alumni Enrolled in Graduate School Within Year of Graduation: 24%
- » Total Estimated Hours: 62,000
- » Estimated Value of Service: $1.255 million
- » Federal Off-Campus Community Service (Work-Study): 14,284 hours, $103,559
- » Computers in Labs: 1,557
- » Student/Computer Ratio: 6 to 1
- » Electronic Classrooms: 92%
- » Bandwidth to Internet: 200 MBPS Residence Halls, 100 MBPS Academic/Administrative Use, 300 MBPS Total
- » Percentage of Campus that is Wireless: 100%
- » 493,467 print
- » 2,136,712 micro-text
- » 13,558 non-print holdings
- » Main Campus: 282 acres
- » Instructional and Support Buildings: 72
- » On-Campus Housing: 7 Residence Halls, 3 Apartment Complexes
- » On-Campus Capacity: 3,523 (2009-10)
- » Percentage of Students Living in College-Owned, Operated or Affiliated Housing: 48%
- » Percentage of Students With Meal Plans: 46%, Flex-Only 10%
- » Located in Columbia County, about a mile south of Interstate 80
- » Programs of study include sciences, education, arts and humanities, health care and business
- » Campus features 54 buildings across 282 acres.
- » Lower campus includes residence halls, academic buildings, student services, the library and administrative buildings.
- » Upper campus includes three student apartment complexes, athletic facilities and an outdoor adventure property featuring a 50-foot climbing wall and high ropes course.