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.

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Kutztown Men's Rugby Returning to Collegiate Rugby Championships

The Kutztown University men's sevens rugby team will look to avenge their 2014 final round loss when they return to the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship at PPL Park, Philadelphia, May 30-31. This will be the third straight appearance for the Golden Bears in the tournament.

Sports - 2015 May 22

Two Kutztown University Rugby Players Named All-American

Senior Michael Lawrenson and junior Niku Kruger have been named to the 2014 USA Rugby AIG Collegiate All-American (MCAA) squad. Lawrenson comes to KU via Durban, South Africa, and Kruger is a product of Pretoria, South Africa. This is Lawrenson's second year on the squad.

Sports - 2014 Jun 17

Kutztown University Women's Rugby Takes on Nation's Best

The Kutztown University women's rugby club will participate in the Collegiate Rugby Championship Invitational for sevens May 30-31. Friday's pool play will be held on the campus of Neumann College in Aston, Pa., with the championship slated for PPL Park in Chester. Kutztown is the only Division II program in the eight-team women's field.

Sports - 2014 May 21

Kutztown University Men's Rugby Returns to Collegiate Rugby Championships

The Kutztown University men's rugby team will head back to the Collegiate Rugby Championships May 30-June 1 at PPL Park, Chester, Pa. The event will be broadcast on NBC Sports and the NBC Sports Network. The team will open the tournament on Friday, May 30 with an 8 p.m. game versus Notre Dame. This game is not open to the public. On Saturday, May 31, the Golden Bears take on perennial powerhouse Dartmouth at 4:36 p.m. and then St. Joseph's University at 7:32 p.m.

Sports - 2014 May 21

Kutztown University's Ziad Haddad Wins National Heavyweight Wrestling Championship

Ziad Haddad won the NCAA Division II National Heavyweight Wrestling Championship at the Cleveland Public Auditorium on March 15, 2014.

Sports - 2014 Mar 19

Kutztown University Cheerleading Ranked in Nation's Top Ten

Kutztown University Cheerleading was once again named one of the top ten programs in the nation after their performance at the Universal Cheerleading Association College National Championships on January 18, 2014.

Sports - 2014 Jan 24

Kutztown University Cheerleading Heads to National Championship

Kutztown University Cheerleading will compete for the Universal Cheerleading Association College National Championship Jan. 17-19 at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.

Sports - 2014 Jan 13

Ziad Haddad Named PSAC Wrestler of the Week

Redshirt junior Ziad Haddad has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Wrestler of the Week. Haddad, the top-ranked heavyweight in Division II, went 4-0 and helped Kutztown to a sixth place finish at the NWCA National Duals.

Sports - 2014 Jan 14