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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] • $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] • 47,261(University Park) Undergraduates 84,686[7] • 41,359 (University Park) Postgraduates 14,477[7] • 5,902 (University Park) Location State College, Pennsylvania, United States Coordinates: 40°47′46″N 77°51′46″W 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

Pennsylvania Historical Marker Designated April 30, 1947[9] U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Ag Hill Complex Farmers' High School Designated January 22, 1979[10] September 11, 1981[11]

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[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15][16] 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.[7] It has the world's largest dues-paying alumni association.[17] The university's total enrollment in 2015–16 was approximately 97,500 across its 24 campuses[18] and online through its World Campus.[19] The university offers more than 160 majors among all its campuses[20] and administers $3.62 billion (as of June 30, 2016) in endowment and similar funds.[21] The university's research expenditures totaled $836 million during the 2016 fiscal year.[22] Annually, the university hosts the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), which is the world's largest student-run philanthropy.[23] This event is held at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. In 2014, THON raised a program record of $13.3 million.[24] The university's athletics teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Penn State Nittany Lions. They compete in the Big Ten Conference for most sports.

Contents  [hide] 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Early 20th century 1.3 Modern era 1.3.1 Child sex abuse scandal 2 Campuses 2.1 University Park 2.2 Transportation access 2.3 Commonwealth campuses 2.4 Special-mission campuses 3 Organization and administration 3.1 Colleges 3.2 Board of Trustees 3.3 Administration 3.4 Student government 4 Academics 4.1 Demographics 4.2 Rankings 4.3 Research 4.3.1 Big Ten Academic Alliance 5 Student life 5.1 Housing 5.2 Student organizations 5.2.1 THON 5.2.2 The Lion's Pantry 5.3 Student media 6 Athletics 7 Notable people 8 The Alumni Association 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

History Early years

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