Philadelphia University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 50% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 9 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 11% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 60% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 35 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Delta Mu Delta, Psi Phi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Cornerstone; Minaret; Hillel
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union; Asian Culture Association; Global Friends
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) TEXT (monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia (17), Philadelphia (17)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia (4)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 35% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 9% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 2 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 1% of students are fraternity members
• There are 1 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 1% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited