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The Pennsylvania State University is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight years later, in 1863. Its primary campus, known as Penn State University P…
The Pennsylvania State University is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight years later, in 1863. Its primary campus, known as Penn State University Park, is located in State College and College Township.
  • Motto: On seal: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"
  • Type: Public state-related land-grant research university
  • Established: February 22, 1855
  • Accreditation: MSCHE
  • Academic affiliations: AAU · ORAU · UARC · URA · Sea-grant · Space-grant · Sun-grant
  • Endowment: $4.5 billion (2022)
  • Budget: $8.6 billion (2022-23)

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