Arcadia University is a private comprehensive (master's) university, which offers an array of liberal arts and professional programs. The university is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It serves a student body of more than 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students, both full-time and part-time. The school was founded in Beaver, Pennsylvania in 1853.The university offers Undergraduate degree programs in more than 65 fields of study; Master's degree programs in 15 fields and Doctoral degree programs in physical therapy and special education.