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The Pennsylvania State University is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, in 1863, Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university. Its primary campus, known as Penn State University Park, is located in State College an…
The Pennsylvania State University is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, in 1863, Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university. Its primary campus, known as Penn State University Park, is located in State College and College Township in Pennsylvania.
  • Former name: Farmer's High School of Pennsylvania (1855–1862) · Agricultural College of Pennsylvania (1862–1874) · The Pennsylvania State College (1874–1953) · Dickinson School of Law (1834–2000) · The Chestnut Street Female Seminary (1850–1883) · The Ogontz School for Girls (1883–1950) · Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute (1930–1958) · Pennsylvania State Forest Academy (1903–1929)
  • Motto: "Making Life Better" · On seal: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"
  • Type: Public state-related land-grant research university
  • Established: February 22, 1855
  • Accreditation: MSCHE
  • Academic affiliations: AAU · ORAU · URA · Sea-grant · Space-grant · Sun-grant
  • Endowment: $4.5 billion (2022)
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