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Arcadia University
450 S. Easton Rd
Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: (215) 572-2910
Toll-free: 1-877-ARCADIA or
1-877-272-2342
Fax: (215) 572-4049
Web site: www.arcadia.edu
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KeyFacts
Founded: 1853
Type of Institution: Coeducational, private, comprehensive university in suburban Philadelphia
Enrollment: More than 3,200 students, including 1,570 undergraduates, more than 300 part-time undergraduates, and 1,472 graduate students.
Faculty: 306 faculty members. Eighty-five percent of full-time assistant, associate, and full professors hold doctoral or terminal degrees.
Student/Faculty Ratio: 12-1
Degrees Offered: B.A., B.F.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., and doctoral degrees in more than 40 majors.
Study Abroad: Students can study abroad in Argentina, Australia, England, Equatorial Guinea, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, or Wales.
Residence Halls: Six residence halls and apartment units in four local complexes house more than 1,050 students and offer a variety of housing options.
Arcadia Partners with Penn and USP to Target Students Underrepresented in Majors and Fields
Arcadia University, in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP), has received a $677,159 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Dissemination Partnership Grant. The program works to encourage income-eligible and first-generation college students, along with students from groups historically underrepresented in graduate school, to expand their educational opportunities and pursue graduate studies.
Penn sought the funds in order to disseminate the practices and experiences of its highly successful Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program with two partner institutions and two state agencies, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) and the Act 101 Program of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Members of Congress funded the McNair Scholars Program in honor of Dr. Ronald McNair, who was killed in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster.
"We want to prepare these students for postgraduate work and give them the skills they will need to succeed," says Aisha Amin, project coordinator and Act 101 Counselor at Arcadia. "It is not easy to earn a Ph.D., and this program will provide them with the resources and assistance needed to make that journey."
 Dr. Carlos Ortiz (right) discusses the TRIO program with Arcadia junior Kajette Bloomfield Penn currently has a well-established TRIO program, and through this partnership, will assist at Arcadia and USP in developing practices, strategies, and activities at their institutions as a way of placing more "TRIO-like" students on the road to a doctoral degree, ultimately diversifying the face of the professorate. Amin indicates that Arcadia's campus is ready for this unique and highly interactive partnership. "Penn is the older sibling helping us along," she says. "They are willing to guide us and allow us to learn from their expertise and better utilize our staff and human resources."
Arcadia University is a coeducational, comprehensive university in suburban Philadelphia, offering undergraduate and graduate study to 3,000 students annually. The Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad, ranked second in the nation by U.S.News & World Report and one of the largest campus-based international study programs in the United States, serves an additional 2,000 students each year from nearly 300 American colleges and universities. Barron's has named Arcadia a "best buy" for the past ten years, and the college has ranked among the top colleges or universities in the north region by the U.S.News & World Report's America's Best College Guide. Arcadia's alumni take great pride in their university, with 40 percent of undergraduate alumni donating to their alma mater yearly. For more information, go to www.arcadia.edu.
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