Pennsylvania State University

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The Pennsylvania State University, better known as Penn State. Founded in 1855, Penn State was once called The Farmers High School. It is famed for icons such as the Nittany Lion and NCAA/Big Ten Football coaching legend Joe Paterno, aka "Joe Pa".

Penn State is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a 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, Pennsylvania. The Penn State Dickinson School of Law has facilities located in both Carlisle and University Park and 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 University Park is ranked among the top 15 public universities nationally and is considered to be one of America's Public Ivy universities, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States.Annual enrollment at the University Park campus totals more than 44,000 graduate and undergraduate students, making it one of the largest universities in the United States. Penn State was an early leader in the movement for diversity, admitting its first two women in 1871 and its first African-American student in 1899. It was one of the first schools to insist on integration in athletics.

It is also one of the leading defense contractors in Pennsylvania. The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a university center of excellence in Defense science and technologies, with a focus in naval missions and related areas. See ARL building on N.Atherton for details.


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