Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school's president Neeli Bendapudi says.

Penn State PresidentNeeli Bendapudi said in a statement Tuesday that numerous measures were taken to prevent the possible closure of numerous campuses around P

President Neil Bendapudi cites declining enrollment, demographic shifts and financial pressures as reasons for the decision.

It has become clear that we cannot sustain a viable Commonwealth Campus ecosystem without closing some campuses,” Neeli Bendapudi said in a statement to the campus community Tuesday.

Penn State University says it must close a number of its branch campuses across the commonwealth, but it won’t know which ones will close until the end of the current semester.

Penn State University President Neeli Bendapudi announced Tuesday the formation of a group tasked with potentially closing multiple Commonwealth campuses. Bendapudi said the University had to make “difficult choices” when it comes to campuses across Pennsylvania,

Penn State's president Neeli Bendapudi said the closures come as the university faces financial pressure and declining enrollment.