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
Endowment $3.64 billion (2015, systemwide)[ 1] • $1.81 billion (2015, University Park)[ 2] Budget $3.602 billion (2016)[ 3] President Eric J. Barron [ 4] Provost Nicholas P. Jones[ 5] Academic staff
8,864[ 6] Students 99,133[ 7] • 47,307 (University Park) Undergraduates 84,686[ 7] • 40,742 (University Park) Postgraduates 14,477[ 7] • 6,565 (University Park) Location , , United States
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[ 8] Nickname Nittany Lions Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – Big Ten Mascot Nittany Lion Website www .psu .edu Official name Ag Hill Complex Type Building Criteria Event, Architecture/Engineering Designated January 22, 1979[ 9] Reference no. 79002191
Official name Farmers' High School Type District Criteria Event, Architecture/Engineering Designated September 11, 1981[ 10] Reference no. 81000538
Official name Pennsylvania State University, The Type Roadside Designated April 30, 1947[ 11]
Pennsylvania State University is a university in the state of Pennsylvania . The main campus is in the city of State College, Pennsylvania and it has branch campuses around the state.[ 12] It was founded in 1855. In 1863, the Pennsylvania state legislature picked the school to be the state's only land grant college .[ 13] Its purpose is to do teaching, research, and public service. It teaches[ 14] undergraduate , graduate , professional and continuing education students both in classrooms and online .
Penn State University Park is ranked among the top-fifteen public universities in the United States.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] Annual enrolment at the main campus is more than 44,000 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.[ 18]
The university's total enrolment in 2009–10 was about 94,300 across its 24 campuses[ 19] and online through its World Campus.[ 20] The university offers more than 160 majors among all its campuses[ 21] Penn State has a US$1.52 billion (as of April 30, 2010) endowment .[ 22] The university's research budget was more than $765 million for the 2009-2009 fiscal year.[ 23] In fiscal year 2008, the National Science Foundation ranked Penn State 11th among U.S. universities in research income.[ 24]
It is a school known for its football team. It is a member of the Big Ten Conference .
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↑ "Pennsylvania State University--University Park - Profile, Rankings and Data - US News Best Colleges" . Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2018 .
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↑ "Office of the President" . President.psu.edu . Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
↑ Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine . Psu.edu (July 2, 2013). Retrieved on April 12, 2014.
↑ "Penn State Factbook – Faculty & Staff" . Budget.psu.edu . Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Undergraduate and Graduate/First Professional Fall Enrollment 2016 and 2015" . Budget.psu.edu . Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
↑ "PSU Visual Identity Standards" . psu.edu . Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016 .
↑ "Asset Detail" . focus.nps.gov .
↑ "NPGallery Asset Detail" .
↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014 .
↑ "Penn State University– Campuses and Colleges" . Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
↑ "Penn State - Pennsylvania's Land-Grant University" . Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2011 .
↑ "Penn State's Mission and Public Character" . About Penn State – Penn State University . Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
↑ "Top Public Schools– Rankings– Top National Universities" . U.S. News & World Report Rankings . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
↑ Greene, Howard; Greene, Matthew W. (2001). Greenes' Guide to Educational Planning:The Public Ivies . Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-093459-X .
↑ "Public Ivy Schools" . Ivy League Online. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
↑ Cooke, Kristina; Honan, Edith; Berkowitz, Ben (November 12, 2011). "A Long History in Penn State Child Abuse Case" Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine . Reuters . Retrieved November 12, 2011.
↑ "Penn State Factbook– Table of Contents" . Budget Office– Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
↑ "Penn State World Campus" . Pennsylvania State University.
↑ "Office of the University Registrar– Programs and Majors" . Pennsylvania State University.
↑ "Endowment Reports" . Office of Investment Management at Penn State. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010 .
↑ "Organized Research by Fund Source" . University Budget Office at Penn State. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
↑ "R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges for FY 2008" (PDF) . National Science Foundation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .