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Location:Kutztown
Setting:Rural
Population:5,000
Enrollment:9,800
On Campus:40%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/26
  • Spring 01/21

Tuition & Payments
PLAN A: OPEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

PLAN B: UNEVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
UNEVEN - Host campus accepts a few more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees: $5,535

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $4,625

Additional Information
Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity
84%Caucasian
6%African American
5%Hispanic
1%Asian American
1%Native American
1%International
2%Other


Campus Links
Home Page
Catalog
Outgoing Students
Incoming Students


NSE Links
Policies & Procedures
Campus Detail Info
Member Campus Links

How to Apply
Applications are submitted through your home campus coordinator.
Find Your NSE Office


The campus is in a beautiful, rural Pennsylvania Dutch community. The region is rich in history and its own brand of diversity, with the Pennsylvania German heritage as well as sizable populations of Hispanic and African American students. Located on 325 acres in Kutztown (population 5,000),the University is 20 miles from Reading and Allentown, 90 miles from Philadelphia, and 100 miles from New York City. ABE International Airport is 25 minutes from campus.

Kutztown University offers a well-rounded program of athletic, cultural, and social events and activities for close to 10,000 students. Recently completed projects include the renovation of Schaeffer Auditorium and the addition of a tailgating space and outdoor basketball courts near the residence halls.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: Anthropology

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Art Education, Ceramic Art/Ceramics, Crafts, Drawing, Fiber-Fabric, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Studio Art, Theater Art, Visual Arts

Athletics: Coaching, Sports Management/Administration

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology

Business: Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance/Banking, Management, Marketing, Public Administration

Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry

Communications: Communication, Electronic Media, Graphic Communication, Journalism, Radio and Television Studies, Speech/Rhetoric/Public Address, Television, Writing/Editing

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Paralegal Studies

Earth Sciences: Geology, Physical Sciences, Science

Education: Elementary Education, Instructional Sciences, Junior High/Middle School, Junior High/Middle School Mathematics, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Music, Science, Secondary Education, Social Science Education, Spanish, Special Education

English: English, Professional Writing, Writing

Environmental Studies: Environmental Biology, Environmental Geology, Environmental Sciences

Foreign Language: German, Spanish

Geography and Urban Studies: Applied Geography, Environmental Planning, Geography

Geology: Geology

History: History

Information Studies: Computer Science, Information Technology

Library Science: Library Science

Marine Sciences: Marine Biology, Marine Sciences, Oceanography

Mathematics: Mathematics

Performing Arts: Music, Music Education

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Philosophy, Religious Studies

Physics: Physics

Political Science: Political Science, Public Administration/Affairs

Psychology: Counseling, Industrial Psychology, Psychology

Recreation: Leisure Studies, Sports Management

Sociology/Social Work: Social Work, Sociology



Closed Programs
Art education and communication design.

Limitations
Audition or portfolio required for some music and art classes. Minimum 3.0 GPA for education courses.

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements
  • No students accepted from NSE members within my own state
  • 2.5 GPA
  • None.
Exchange Preferences
  • Full-year exchange Accepted
  • Single term exchange Accepted
Mid-Year Exchange (Exchange that begins with the Spring/Winter Term)
  • Available
Non-Native English Speakers
  • TOEFL: must have a score of 550 paper, 213 computer or 79 Internet
  • IELTS: must have a score of 6
Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students
  • No graduate or post-baccalaureate students
Summer Exchange
  • Not available
International Students (Visa Students)
  • Will accept on Plan A/B
Tuition/Fees
  • Fees are subject to change without notice.
  • Two semesters = one academic year
  • Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Plan A Students
  • Figures are current as of 6/17/2013.
  • Estimated cost: $5,535.
  • Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
  • Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
  • Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
  • See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Plan A students.
Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
  • No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
  • Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
  • See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Plan B students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
  • Plan A: 18 ($268 per additional hour)
  • Plan B: 18 ($268 per additional hour)
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 6/17/2013.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Housing Application Fee: $75 Year Plan A & B Optional

Important Notes: The housing application fee only applies to those students who plan to live on campus. It does not reduce the cost of your housing, as it is only an application fee.

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $662 per semester.

Financial Aid
Plan A
For Plan A U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

  • Pell
  • Perkins
  • SEOG
  • DL
  • Plus
Use FAFSA CODE: 003322

Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
  • Figures are current as of 6/17/2013.
  • Expect 5% or more increase for the subsequent academic year.
  • Figures are based on the average room and meal plan selected by NSE students. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your selected room type and meals.
  • Two semesters = one academic year
  • Three quarters = one academic year
On-Campus Housing Per Semester
  • Double: $3,300
  • Per semester unless otherwise noted
Off-Campus Housing
  • Appoximate monthly cost: $0
  • Proximity to campus:
Meal Plans Per Semester
  • Meal purchase is required for on campus living.
  • $1669 per semester for 19 meals per week.
  • $1409 per semester for 14 meals per week.
  • $1182 per semester for 10 meals per week.
Notes About Meal Plans
A declining balance plan is available and it based on the amount of money deposited into the account. 175 and 75 block meal plans are also available. Requirements for meal plans vary based on where a student resides on campus.



All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.