Edinboro University was founded in 1857 as the Edinboro Academy, a private training school for Pennsylvania teachers. The school was funded and governed by the citizens of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, who paid just $200 for one acre and $3,200 to construct its lone two-story, six-room building, which still stands on EU’s campus as the remodeled Academy Hall.
The University is distinguished by its genuine dedication to student success, promising the attention, careful advising and state-of-the-art facilities necessary to ensure students achieve their goals and exceed their own expectations.
The School of Graduate Studies and Research prides itself on the research conducted by faculty and students at Edinboro University, which pushes the limits of academic understanding.
The Center for Career Development at Edinboro University provides you with services and tools to help you explore your career path.
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsThe Academic Success Center at Edinboro University offers support services that will help you succeed in classwork and reach your academic goals.
Being away from home in a new location can be scary, but it can also be exciting as you meet new people, learn about the world and your interests, and establish your own identity. During the next few years, as you pursue a degree, you’ll see, experience and learn a lot.
It’s important to us that you’re comfortable, rested and able to feel at home as you get involved on campus and work toward your academic success.
To help accomplish this, we provide multiple housing options, which allow you to make a suitable choice as you move onto campus. We offer three traditional residence halls, as well as the Highlands, the newest residence complex, which students can live in on-campus, and numerous off-campus apartments.
One of the largest and most comprehensive academic libraries in northwestern Pennsylvania, Baron-Forness Library is a seven-story landmark that houses approximately 300,000 volumes and 680,000 microform units and provides access to more than 100 full-text journal databases, reserve materials, software, equipment and more.
The mission of the Student Health Services is to provide the highest quality episodic patient care, to support and enhance education and increase retention by modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning and by promoting optimal wellness.
With 585 acres and 43 buildings, the Edinboro University campus is pretty large. But we strive to make it easy for students and visitors to get around campus with ample and convenient parking and on-campus transportation services.
Exercise all of your fitness options at Edinboro University’s state-of-the-art fitness center located in the Frank G. Pogue Student Center and stay in shape year-round.
Whether you want to get involved in activities within your major outside the classroom, engage in community service, play a favorite sport, or just make new friends, Edinboro University has more than 140 clubs and organizations from which to choose.
Edinboro University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000).
