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.

The Pennsylvania State University will close some of its 19 branch campuses. University President Neeli Bendapudi announced Tuesday that the university is looking at a dozen campuses to decide which will close. More: Penn State Behrend alum gives $2 million to benefit college's students with special needs

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.