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Pennsylvania Agricultural College

The Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University seal.svg
Motto Making Life Better
Type  • State-related
 • Flagship
 • Land-grant
 • Sea-grant
 • Space-grant
 • Sun-grant
 • Multi-campus
Established 1855
Academic affiliations
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
 • 47,307 (University Park)
Undergraduates 84,686
 • 40,742 (University Park)
Postgraduates 14,477
 • 6,565 (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 IBig Ten
Mascot Nittany Lion
Website www.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University logo.svg
Official name Ag Hill Complex
Type Building
Criteria Event, Architecture/Engineering
Designated January 22, 1979
Reference no. 79002191
Official name Farmers' High School
Type District
Criteria Event, Architecture/Engineering
Designated September 11, 1981
Reference no. 81000538
Official name Pennsylvania State University, The
Type Roadside
Designated April 30, 1947
University rankings
National
ARWU 41
Forbes 142
U.S. News & World Report 50
Washington Monthly 168
Global
ARWU 85
QS 93
Times 68
U.S. News & World Report 56
University Rankings
University Park
QS Arts & Humanities 81
QS Life Sciences & Medicine 125
QS Natural Sciences 84
THE-WUR World 68
THE-WUR Reputation 61-70
THE-WUR Arts/Humanities 91
THE-WUR Life Sciences 53
THE-WUR Physical Sciences 54
THE-WUR Social Sciences 46
THE-WUR Engineering/Tech. 48
ARWU World 85
ARWU Natural Science & Math 49
ARWU Engineering & CS 51-75
ARWU Life Sciences 51-75
ARWU Social Sciences 29
Leiden World 43

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.


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