Edinboro

Edinboro may refer to:

See also

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with the University of Edinburgh.

Edinboro University is a public liberal arts university located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States, and one of 14 schools associated with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The town is named after Edinburgh in Scotland. Edinboro University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS). It has more than 8,000 enrolled students spread between the 585 acres (237 ha) main campus as well as the Porreco Center in Erie and a temporary campus location at Parkside Commons in Meadville.

Campuses

The main campus is located 20 miles (32 km) from Erie and within 5 miles (8.0 km) of the educational and major population centers of McKean, Waterford, and Albion. The main campus has 42 buildings on a 585-acre (2.37 km²) campus which includes a 5-acre (20,000 m²) pond, open fields and woods, 11 on-campus residence halls (Highlands 1~8, Earp Hall, Dearborn Hall and Lawrence Towers) for approximately 5,000 students, and the modern seven-story Baron-Forness Library with more than 490,000 bound volumes, 1.4 million microform units, and Internet access. Edinboro University offers 100 degree programs and 57 minors. More than one-half of the faculty members at Edinboro University have earned doctorates or the highest degree attainable in their field. Many of them have been recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding research and scholarly accomplishments. In addition, a number of faculty members have held state and national leadership roles in their professional organizations. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1.