Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg

Former names	Penn State Capitol Campus (1966–1986)
Type	Public satellite campus
Established	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Parent institution	Pennsylvania State University
Chancellor	Dr. David M. Callejo Pérez[1]
President	Neeli Bendapudi
Academic staff	160 full time 98 part time
Undergraduates	4,927 (as of 2023)[2]
Postgraduates	635 (as of 2023)[3]
Location	Lower Swatara Township , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Campus	Suburban, 218 acres (890,000 m²)
Affiliations	UEC (NCAA Division III)
Mascot	Nittany Lion
Website	harrisburg.psu.edu

Penn State Harrisburg, officially known as the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg—Capital College and also called The Capital College,^[4] is an undergraduate college and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University located in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania.^[5] The campus is located 9 miles (15 km) south of Harrisburg. Penn State offers two associate, 34 baccalaureate, 24 master's, and three doctoral degrees as well as certificate and certification programs. It was an upper division college (serving only juniors and seniors) from its founding in 1966 until accepting freshmen and sophomores in 2004.

The Penn State Eastgate Center, opened in 1991 in downtown Harrisburg, contains state agencies such as the Pennsylvania Securities Commission and Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System as well as hearing rooms for workers compensation that also occupy space in the building. As of 2012, all classrooms and administrative personnel previously located in this building were relocated to the Middletown campus.