Beaver Stadium
University Park, United States
106,304
recorded capacity
recorded as 2025–present
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Michigan Stadium, 107,600
Beaver Stadium in University Park is the largest of the 197 listed stadiums that opened in the 1960s. It opened in 1960.
The nearest listed stadium is Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium, 83.1 km away.
- Listed for
- American football
- Tenants
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 40.81° N, 77.86° W
Where it stands in the United States
- Michigan Stadium1,296 more107,600
- Beaver Stadium106,304
- Ohio Stadium3,524 fewer102,780
- Kyle Field3,571 fewer102,733
- Tiger Stadium3,983 fewer102,321
- 304 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1959
- Operator
- Pennsylvania State University
- Architect
- Inc. HOK Sport Populous
- Recorded construction cost
- $1.6 million
- Record attendance
- 114,419 (2026)
- Opening order in the United States
- joint 110th of 309, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in the United States
- 0.9%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2026, more recent than 150 of the other 155 listed stadiums in the United States with such a year
- Compared with the median in the United States
- 3.4 times the median capacity of 31,500 across its 309 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1960s in the United States
- 35 of the 309 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 1960 in the United States
- Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, University Stadium, Albuquerque
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Michigan Stadium, 516 km
Chronology
- 1960 Opened
- 1969 Expanded
- 1972 Expanded
- 1976 Expanded
- 1980 Expanded
- 1984 Renovated
- 1985 Expanded, Renovated
- 1991 Expanded
- 2001 Expanded, Renovated
- 2008 Renovated
- 2011 Expanded
- 2024 Expanded, Renovated
- 2025 Renovated
- 2026 Renovated
Nearest listed stadiums
- Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium · east13,100 places, opened 192483.1 km
- PNC Park · west38,747 places, opened 2001185.9 km
- Acrisure Stadium · west68,400 places, opened 2001186.7 km
- Johnny Unitas Stadium · south-east11,198 places, opened 1978190.2 km
- Hughes Stadium · south-east10,001 places, opened 1937195.9 km
Source: Wikipedia, Beaver Stadium.