Gannon University Top Questions

The location is probably the worst. It is surrounded by a pretty bad section of town.

The freshman dorms are very strict. You must sign people of the opposite gender up to the dorm room, and they must leave for the night by 11. Every night, the RA's come around, checking on the students, making sure no one is drinking or doing illegal drugs. "Lights Out" in the dorms is very restrictive. Freshman often have to be back early, so they don't get in trouble with the RA's.

There isn't alot to do socially which leaves no excuse for not studying. It is diverse but there are definately more females than males. If you are willing to trade the "college experience" for a good education, then enroll now. If not, enroll at a State school. You don't feel safe leaving campus so you are stuck in your dorm room alot with nothing to do except study or watch tv.

To be honest there aren't that many bad things about Gannon. I wish that Gannon enrolled more students because it seems like there aren't that many people who go here. I believe there are about 6,000 undergrads that attend Gannon. That might be the perfect amount for some people but I was looking for something a little bigger. I hate to say it, but it almost feels like a high-school at times because everyone seems to know each other. Other than that small thing I've enjoyed myself here at Gannon a lot.

The worst thing about Gannon is the surrounding Erie community. The surrounding community is very close to the poverty level and can be dangerous. Every year around November and December there are reports of students being attacked, mugged, or robbed. The community is not safe, but I believe that Gannon does a very good job of trying to protect the students and they plan well for emergencies.

Some housing building need renovated. On campus and surrounding area needs better security.

To spread out

Due to the fact that you walk everywhere and there is a different academic building on each block it gets hard to walk to class when there is 5 feet of snow. Which being right on Lake Erie, we get a lot of snow. The buildings, including housing, are getting run down.

There really is not a campus. The school is built within downtown Erie, PA.

The area surrounding the campus is not very safe but as long as you stay on the campus and dont walk alone at night, you'll be fine!