PennState

The Pennsylvania State University

Motto	Making Life Better
Type	• State Related  • Flagship  • Land Grant  • Sea Grant  • Space Grant  • Sun Grant  • Multi-Campus
Established	1855
Academic affiliations	• AAU  • APLU  • BTAA  • MAIS  • ORAU  • URA  • CDIO
Endowment	$3.64 billion (2015, systemwide)  • $1.81 billion (2015, University Park)
Budget	$3.602 billion (2016)
President	Eric J. Barron
Provost	Nicholas P. Jones
Academic staff	8,864
Students	99,133  • 47,261(University Park)
Undergraduates	84,686  • 41,359 (University Park)
Postgraduates	14,477  • 5,902 (University Park)
Location	State College, Pennsylvania, United States Coordinates: 40°47′46″N 77°51′46″W / 40.79611°N 77.86278°W / 40.79611; -77.86278
Campus	Rural/College town, 7,343 acres (29.72 km2)
Colors	Blue and white
Nickname	Nittany Lions
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – Big Ten
Mascot	Nittany Lion
Website	www.psu.edu
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	April 30, 1947
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name	Ag Hill Complex Farmers' High School
Designated	January 22, 1979 September 11, 1981

The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a state-related, land-grant, doctoral university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855, the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. Its University Park campus, the flagship campus, lies within the Borough of State College and College Township. It has two law schools, Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, located in Carlisle, 90 miles south of State College. The College of Medicine is located in Hershey. Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special-mission campuses located across the state. Penn State has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.

Annual enrollment at the University Park campus totals more than 46,800 graduate and undergraduate students, making it one of the largest universities in the United States. It has the world's largest dues-paying alumni association. The university's total enrollment in 2015–16 was approximately 97,500 across its 24 campuses and online through its World Campus.