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Four Kutztown University Graduate Education Programs Included in 2021 U.S. News and World Report's Best Online Programs

Kutztown University has been ranked among Pennsylvania's best online graduate-level programs with its inclusion in the U.S. News and World Report's 2021 Best Online Master's in Education Programs. KU was ranked No. 108 of nearly 300 institutions, inclu...

Jan 27, 2021, 12:53pm EST

Kutztown University Launches Minor in Business Analytics

Kutztown University now offers a new minor in business analytics within its Department of Business Administration. Business Analytics is a program that will help students apply statistical skills to more effectively arrive at data-driven business decis...

Jan 20, 2021, 9:00am EST

Kutztown University Art Department to Host Virtual International Conference Celebrating Anniversary of Pope Gregory XV

Kutztown University's Department of Art is hosting a virtual international conference Friday, Feb. 5, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the election of Alessandro Ludovisi as pope. The conference will have pre-recorded presentations and a live Q&A s...

Jan 19, 2021, 9:00am EST

Kutztown University Announces Fall 2020 Dean's List

More than 2,325 students have been named to the Fall 2020 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60. Stu...

Jan 14, 2021, 10:20am EST

Kutztown University Announces Two Free Alumni Courses for Spring 2021

Kutztown University, in conjunction with the Kutztown University Foundation (KUF), offers free online courses for all alumni of the university. Registration for the 2021 spring semester alumni classes is now open. This spring's classes include: ...

Jan 7, 2021, 9:00am EST

KUR Receives IBS Award Nominations in Two Programming Categories

Kutztown University Radio (KUR) has been nominated in two programming categories for the 81st annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Awards, to be announced in March. KUR has been nominated for Most Innovative/Creative Programming for "Mel...

Jan 5, 2021, 1:45pm EST

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Air Products Foundation Grant Provides Scholarships for Minority and Female Communication Studies Students at Kutztown University

Kutztown University is one of three local colleges to receive scholarship funds from the Air Products Foundation. This grant award, totaling $50,000, will provide 10 scholarships for minority or female students from three local colleges. "Air Produc...

Dec 17, 2020, 2:05pm EST

Kutztown University's Quinones Named to PSAC's Social Justice Task Force

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Commissioner Steve Murray announced Wednesday the creation of a Social Justice Task Force, including Kutztown University's Melinda Quiñones, director of Multicultural Services. The group will represent a br...

Dec 16, 2020, 1:43pm EST

KU Council of Trustees Approve Fall 2020 Graduates, Issue Three Resolutions at Thursday's December Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved the candidates for degrees in preparation for KU's Fall 2020 Virtual Commencement to highlight the Council's December virtual board meeting Thursday afternoon. Nearly 475 students will be awarded ...

Dec 10, 2020, 4:14pm EST

Kutztown University Fall 2020 Virtual Commencement Set for Dec. 12

Nearly 475 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's fall virtual commencement at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12. Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, and Dr. Anne Zayaitz, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, will...

Dec 8, 2020, 9:00am EST

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.