University Website: www.millersville.edu

Millersville University is both a top-notch university and a vital part of the Central Pennsylvania town of Millersville and its surrounding communities. As an academic center, it is an excellent choice for the pursuit of educational dreams through a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Located on 250 acres in the heart of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University is a community-based campus that affords students easy access to everything this centrally-located area has to offer. The campus is a little more than an hour from Baltimore and Philadelphia and just a few hours from Washington, D.C., and New York City, all with endless possibilities for both culture and fun.

As the largest educational institution in Lancaster County, MU is a hub of year-round activity and a sponsor of many community-based annual events. The campus itself is also a tranquil place - it has a pleasing mix of historic buildings and modern structures, all 78 of which are conveniently located around the “lake” - the focal point of the campus center - or nearby on quaint side streets.

MU is one of the fourteen institutions in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (SSHE). These institutions were first known as normal schools, primarily charged with training Pennsylvania’s teachers. Subsequently, they evolved into state colleges and achieved university status in 1983. While Millersville University began in 1855 as a teachers college, it now offers a wide range of graduate and undergraduate majors in the areas of science and mathematics, education and humanities and social sciences. Undergraduate students may take their education one step further by applying to the Honors College, a program that challenges them to raise their academic and professional sights beyond their expectations.

Overall, MU has a reputation for graduating students who are well trained and ready to offer valuable and competent skills to potential employers. In fact, a recent survey of MU graduates indicated that 75 percent were hired within three months of their graduation and 97 percent were currently employed.

MU has its very own hot air balloon, frequently seen overhead at athletic and community events.

Eliphalet Oram Lyte - namesake of MU’s Lyte Auditorium - is credited with writing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” He was a past professor and president of the Millersville Normal School.

A life-size bronze casting of a Triceratops dinosaur skull was crafted at MU and is on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.