It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).The campus's total enrollment is 1,637 students.[6] In 1862, Simon B. Elliott submitted application for Mansfield Classical Seminary to become a state normal school.On June 4, 1926, Mansfield State Normal School was granted the right to give four-year collegiate degrees.During World War II, several hundred male students entered military service, and nurse training was initiated at MSTC.Post-war, sports resumed with MSTC capturing two consecutive state championships in football for the 1946 and 1947 seasons.In 1960, the Pennsylvania Department of Education granted the expansion of liberal arts programs to colleges in the system, including MSTC.[8][9] On its 175-acre (0.71 km2) campus, Mansfield has four residence halls, multiple eateries, an on-campus student health clinic, campus police unit, campus bookstore, an on-campus and student-led television studio, radio station, and campus newspaper, state-of-the-art North Hall Library, Grant Science Planetarium, Decker Gymnasium and Olympic-sized swimming pool, Kelchner Fitness Center, multiple outdoor recreation spots (ropes course, disc golf, and biking trails), Straughn Hall Auditorium, Steadman Theatre and Steadman Studios, Alumni Student Center and Game Room, Childcare Center (affiliate), in addition to several academic and administrative buildings and outdoor seating and learning venues.Until 1907, the original North Hall, minus the northernmost cross wing part, was up against the newer middle section (south side), and was only four stories tall.