MANSFIELD, Tioga County — A third State System of Higher Education university has announced plans for layoffs.

Mansfield University plans to cut up to 29 full-time faculty positions and 25 administrative jobs due to a projected $14.3 million shortfall over the next two years.

The school said in a release Thursday that it has had enrollment declines over the past three years, and reduced state support.

Discussions with the affected faculty and staff who could lose jobs will take place in the days ahead. The school is about 130 miles north of Harrisburg, near the New York border.

Officials say the enrollment decline is a reflection of the shrinking number of high school graduates in northern Pennsylvania and the southern tier of New York. They expect the next two years to be among the most challenging in Mansfield’s 156-year history.

Last month, Clarion University proposed a plan that would include eliminating more than 50 positions, cutting several programs and eliminating its education school to deal with an $8 million deficit.

This month, Edinboro University announced a plan that would cut 40 faculty positions.

Additionally, Slippery Rock University is facing a potential accumulated deficit of $28.9 million over the next three years. President Cheryl Norton said that retrenchment and layoffs, while a last resort, are possible.

And according to a published report, East Stroudsburg University in Monroe County is considering the possibility of cutting jobs and programs next year.