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Land is a strategic tool for economic growth. Cheyney’s campus is situated on 275 acres in one of the most desirable areas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Close to 400,000 square feet of building space stood unoccupied or underutilized.

and the have been working with Cheyney to assess real estate, chart needs, and pursue opportunities. Cheyney leverages its real estate to attract life science, technology, agribusiness, energy, healthcare, and light manufacturing companies to lease space on campus. Cheyney’s innovative model provides students with hands-on experience, enhances the campus’ role in the region’s economic future, and generates additional revenue, thereby elevating the University into a position of financial strength.

Cheyney is home to a Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ), an added benefit for early-stage companies. KIZ is a Pennsylvania state program that offers tax credits to companies that locate to one of its designated zones. (agribusiness), (cancer research), (laboratory testing), (pharmaceuticals), (analytical services), (hemp farming and processing), (solar panel manufacturing) and (large-scale 3D printing) are among the companies that have partnered with Cheyney.

These partnerships support the University’s recently launched Institute for the Contemporary African American Experience, created to be a hub for cutting-edge applied research.