Pennsylvania State College

The Pennsylvania State University

Motto	Making Life Better
Type	• Public  • Flagship  • State-related  • Land-grant  • Sea-grant  • Space-grant  • Sun-grant  • Multi-campus
Established	1855
Endowment	$3.64 billion (2015, systemwide)
Budget	$4.9 billion (2015/16)
President	Eric J. Barron
Provost	Nicholas P. Jones
Academic staff	8,864 (full and part time)
Students	97,494
Undergraduates	83,436
Postgraduates	14,058
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	University Park, Pennsylvania Campus: 5,448 acres (22.05 km2) Commonwealth Campuses: 18,370 acres (74.3 km2) State College, Pennsylvania (Rural)
Colors	Blue and white
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Big Ten
Nickname	Nittany Lions
Mascot	Nittany Lion
Affiliations	• AAU  • BTAA  • MAIS  • URA  • CDIO
Website	www.psu.edu
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	April 30, 1947

University Park, Pennsylvania Campus: 5,448 acres (22.05 km²) Commonwealth Campuses: 18,370 acres (74.3 km²)

The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a public, land-grant, research-intensive 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.