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Penn State University

The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a state-related, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State conducts teaching, research, and public service. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. In addition to its land-grant designation, it is also a designated sea-grant, space-grant, and sun-grant university as well, one of only two universities in the country with such designation. Its University Park campus, which is the largest and serves as the administrative hub, 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, in Carlisle. The College of Medicine is in Hershey. Penn State is one university that is geographically distributed throughout Pennsylvania. There are 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special mission campuses located across the state. The University Park campus 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.

Ranking

# 119th

Times Higher 2022

# 72nd

US News 2019

# 78th

Times Higher 2019

# 101st

QS Survey 2019

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Campus Facts

7,343

(Acres) Main Campus Size

1

Number of Campuses

1855

Established Year

Weather

8°C

Winter Day Temp.

-3°C

Winter Night Temp

25°C

Spring Day Temp.

14°C

Spring Night Temp.

27°C

Summer Day Temp.

16°C

Summer Ngt Temp.

10°C

Autumn Day Temp.

1°C

Autumn Ngt Temp.

Student Diversity

35:31

Male : Female

5.8%

Int. Students

96,408

Total Students

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Full Time Students

75 %

White

5 %

African American

4 %

Asian

4 %

Latin American

Cost of Living

$1,400

Cost of Living in city

$1,600

Living cost of campus

Contact Details

Penn State University

201 Shields Building University Park, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, PA 16802

Phone: + 1- 814- 865-5471
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