The seven campuses proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York.

12 campuses had been previously been considered for closure, but five of those are no longer on the chopping block.

Earlier this week, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi publicly released a recommendation report on commonwealth campus closures earlier than intended, following the news leaking. The campuses recommended to close are DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York.