Recent News

LVHN Mobile Mammograms Returning to KU Oct. 8; Register Today

The Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute will bring its mobile mammography coach to Kutztown University Thursday, Oct. 8. Screenings will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center parking lot. The screening service will be offered to women...

Sep 28, 2020, 1:00pm EDT

McMillan named associate dean of KU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Laurie McMillan has been named Kutztown University's associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. McMillan's duties include course scheduling, program assessment and a variety of projects and initiatives within the dean's office that...

Sep 28, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Significant Increase in Retention, more than 2,300 new students highlight 2020 Fall Enrollment at Kutztown University

Kutztown University welcomed 2,310 new students, while retention increased by 3.13% for the 2020-21 academic year. Total enrollment for the 2020 fall semester is 7,892, down slightly from last fall (8,199 students). New students rose by 3.3% from...

Sep 22, 2020, 9:45am EDT

KU Council of Trustees Approves New Graduate Program in Multicultural Education at September 2020 Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved a new graduate program in multicultural education as part of their latest meeting held Thursday, Sept. 17. In Thursday's business, the KU Council of Trustees: * Approved minutes from prior meet...

Sep 17, 2020, 6:06pm EDT

Pain Named Kutztown University's Director of Graduate Admissions

Kittie Pain has been named Kutztown University's director of Graduate Admissions. Pain comes to KU from McDaniel College, where she served as director of Graduate Enrollment Management. She began at KU Aug. 3. As KU's new director of Graduate Admiss...

Sep 15, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Rises in 2021 U.S. News and World Report Rankings

Kutztown University has been named a "Best Regional University" in the U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of U.S. colleges and universities. In data released Monday, Sept. 14, U.S. News lists KU as No. 125 in the first tier of the Best Regi...

Sep 14, 2020, 1:24pm EDT

Kutztown University's Computer Science and Information Technology Programs Earn Global Accreditation

Kutztown University's Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology programs have been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in...

Sep 9, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Princeton Review Recognizes Kutztown University as One of the Best Universities in the Northeast for 2021

Kutztown University has been featured as one of the "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review for 2021. The education services company is widely known for its test prep programs and college and graduate school guides. KU is among 224 institutions...

Sep 8, 2020, 9:45am EDT

Kutztown University Honors Graduate Anna Nissley Wins National Portz Scholar Award

Kutztown University graduate Anna Nissley '20 has been selected by the National Collegiate Honors Council as one of four 2020 Portz Scholars. This national award is given to four students for outstanding undergraduate honors papers. Nissley's award-...

Sep 1, 2020, 10:09am EDT

William Lendzinski Named Kutztown University 2020 Employee of the Year

Congratulations to William Lendzinski, assistant director of Clinical Services, on being named the 2020 Kutztown University Employee of the Year. Lendzinski was named the Employee of the Year during KU's virtual Faculty and Staff Convocation and Cel...

Aug 28, 2020, 9:00am EDT

About Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Comprising four colleges - Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Visual and Performing Arts - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania offers a wide range of outstanding academic programs to prepare individuals for successful careers.

Located on 289 acres, the campus is adjacent to the Borough of Kutztown in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Enrollment at the university includes 8,500 students from more than 20 states and nations. There are 362 tenured/tenure-track instructional faculty and boast a favorable 20:1 student-faculty ratio. Eighty-eight percent of KU faculty have doctorates or terminal degrees.

Kutztown University was founded in 1866 as Keystone Normal School.  The school became Kutztown State Teachers College in 1928, Kutztown State College in 1960 and achieved university status in 1983.

Kutztown University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.