Penn State University says it must close a number of its branch campuses across the commonwealth, but it won’t know which ones will close until the end of the current semester.

Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school’s president Neeli Bendapudi said Tuesday. In a message posted to Penn State’s website,

In many ways, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi is staring at an abyss that’s forcing drastic campus closings.

Penn State PresidentNeeli Bendapudi said in a statement Tuesday that numerous measures were taken to prevent the possible closure of numerous campuses around P

Penn State University’s president announced Tuesday that some branch campuses will definitely be closing, and she will decide which ones by the end of the semester.

While Penn State’s Altoona campus is deemed safe, the university’s president announced Tuesday that declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses.

The Great Valley campus focused on graduate education will also remain open, along with Penn State Dickinson Law in Carlisle, the College of Medicine in Hershey, and the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. No campus will close before the end of the 2026-27 academic year, Bendapudi said in her announcement.

Penn State's president Neeli Bendapudi said the closures come as the university faces financial pressure and declining enrollment.

It has become clear that we cannot sustain a viable Commonwealth Campus ecosystem without closing some campuses,” Neeli Bendapudi said in a statement to the campus community Tuesday.

Penn State University President Neeli Bendapudi announced Tuesday the formation of a group tasked with potentially closing multiple Commonwealth campuses. Bendapudi said the University had to make “difficult choices” when it comes to campuses across Pennsylvania,