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The Pennsylvania State University
| Established | 1855 |
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| School type | Public, Land grant |
| President | Graham Spanier |
| Location | University Park , PA
Commonwealth campuses in Abington, PA ; Altoona, PA; Berks, PA ; Beaver, PA; Delaware County, PA; DuBois, PA; Erie, PA; Fayette, PA ; Harrisburg, PA; Hazleton, PA; Lehigh Valley, PA ; McKeesport, PA; Mont Alto, PA; New Kensington, PA; Schuylkill, PA ; Shenago, PA ; Wilkes-Barre, PA; WorthingtonWorthington is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 778. Geography Worthington is located at 40°50'17" North, 79°37'58" West (40. 838123, -79. According to the United States Cens Scranton, PA; and York, PAYork is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,862. It is the county seat of York County 6. During the American Revolutionary War York served as the temporary capital of the Continental Co. The Hershey Medical Center , where Penn State's medicine program resides, is located in CarlisleThis article is about the English city. For other Carlisles see Carlisle (disambiguation). Carlisle is a city in the extreme north west of England, some 10 miles from the border with Scotland in the county of Cumbria. It is part of the City of Carlisle lo, Pennsylvania. |
| Enrollment | 41,795 University Park 33,743 Commonwealth Campuses 6,255 PA College of Tech 646 Dickinson School of LawThe Dickinson School of Law is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and is the law school of Pennsylvania State University. It abuts Dickinson College, a private four year liberal arts college. It was founded in 1890 and was a part of Dickinson College up u 83,177 Total Enrollment |
| Faculty | 20,817 |
| Operating Budget | US $2,560,309,000 |
| Campuses | 18,370 acres (74 kmē) |
| Website | www.psu.edu |
A universityA university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. A university provides both tertiary and quaternary education. University is derived from the Latin universitas meaning corporation since the first medieval in Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State) was founded in 1855Events Births January 5 King Camp Gillette, inventor († 1932) January 21 John Moses Browning, inventor († 1926) January 28 William Seward Burroughs, inventor of the calculator († 1898) March 13 Percival Lowell, astronomer († 19 by order of the Commonwealth government as Agricultural College of Pennsylvania. The campus was designated a land grant college. The main campus, University Park, is found in State College, just east of the geographic center of the state. It is among the top research universities in the country, known for its breadth of strong programs in engineering, business and the sciences. Only the most-qualified students gain admission to the University Park campus for freshman year. More than 60% of first-year students begin at one of the other 19 campus locations. Additionally, PSU comprises several "special-mission" campuses. Penn State offers more than 160 majors. More than 80,000 students attend the university with over half in University Park.
Penn State was the first college in the United States to award baccalaureate and graduate degrees in agriculture, the first to operate a nuclear reactor capable of reaching criticality and the first to found a graduate program for Native Americans.
Pennsylvania State University should not be confused with the University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as "Penn"), the Ivy League university located in Philadelphia. Penn State is a public school, while Penn is private, although Penn State actually gets a very small percentage of its budget from public funds compared to most public universities.
Penn State has a large football following and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to its campus, the area around which is also known as "Happy Valley," for tailgating and games on Autumn Saturdays in Beaver Stadium.
Penn State's mascot is the Nittany Lion. They participate in the NCAA Division I-A and in the Big Ten Conference.
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