Bryce Jordan Center Seating Chart
The Bryce Jordan Center is Penn State's arena in University Park, home to Nittany Lions basketball and the largest indoor venue in the region for concert tours. Its bowl fills with a student-heavy crowd that makes it one of the louder college arenas in the Big Ten.
Sections at Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center's seating bowl is organized into the following main sections. Section layout differs by event — a sports configuration and a concert configuration of the same arena are not the same chart.
- Lower bowl 100s — full ring around the court and stage
- Club seats — premium mid-tier sections
- Upper bowl 200s — second deck wrapping the bowl
- Student sections behind the baskets
- End-stage floor sections for concerts
- Suites along the sidelines
Best seats at Bryce Jordan Center
For basketball, lower sections along the sidelines near center court give the best two-way view. For concerts, 100-level sections facing the stage stay close, while center upper-bowl rows frame the whole stage at a student-friendly price.
Tips before you go
Campus lots open well before tip-off, and the East Deck is the closest paid option to the doors. The upper bowl is steep but compact, so even back rows feel near the floor, and arriving early beats the post-event campus traffic crawl.
How to read the Bryce Jordan Center seating chart
Bryce Jordan Center seats 15,261 in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, so reading the chart starts at center and works outward. The lower bowl rings the floor closest to the action; a club or suite level sits in the middle; the upper bowl climbs above for the widest view. Lower-number sections sit nearest the action, and whether you are along a sideline or behind a baseline changes the view as much as the level does.
Three things decide an Bryce Jordan Center seat: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. For an arena this size, the value sweet spot is usually the first few rows of the upper tier at center — close enough to read the play, cheap enough to justify, and high enough for the full picture. For a concert the stage usually sits at one end, so cross-check the official Bryce Jordan Center map against your ticket before you buy: a seat that's perfect for a game can sit behind the stage for a show.
Building a seating chart for an event at Bryce Jordan Center
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event in the University Park area? A seating chart keeps the group organized before you ever reach the gates. Map your party onto tables that mirror the suite or section layout, assign each guest a spot, and export a PDF so everyone knows where they sit. For a private event in a banquet space near Bryce Jordan Center, the same tool lays out rounds, banquet tables, and head tables, then prints a chart the venue's event-services team can work from. Capacity at Bryce Jordan Center runs to 15,261 for its main configuration, but most private events use a fraction of that in a club, suite, or adjacent hospitality space — exactly the scale the maker below is built for.
Hosting a private event at Bryce Jordan Center?
Build your own seating chart for the event — banquet rounds for the dinner portion, theater rows for the program, whatever the format calls for. The Seat Chart App maker handles layouts up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF to share with the venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Bryce Jordan Center hold?
- Bryce Jordan Center has a capacity of 15,261 seats. Capacity varies by event configuration — a concert may use floor seating that a basketball game doesn't, and a private buyout uses a different count than a public event.
- What are the best seats at Bryce Jordan Center?
- For basketball, lower sections along the sidelines near center court give the best two-way view. For concerts, 100-level sections facing the stage stay close, while center upper-bowl rows frame the whole stage at a student-friendly price.
- What sections does Bryce Jordan Center have?
- Main sections include: Lower bowl 100s — full ring around the court and stage; Club seats — premium mid-tier sections; Upper bowl 200s — second deck wrapping the bowl. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Bryce Jordan Center located?
- Bryce Jordan Center is in University Park, Pennsylvania. Check the venue's official website for the exact address, parking options, and public transit access closest to your seat section.
- How do I plan a private event at Bryce Jordan Center?
- For private events, build a seating chart that maps to the venue's section layout using the Seat Chart App maker below. Drop tables to match your event's footprint within the venue's space, assign guests, and export a PDF to share with the venue's event-services team.