The Pennsylvania State University is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became the state's only land-grant university in 1863. Today, Penn State is a major research university which 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 also participates in the sea-grant, space-grant, and sun-grant research consortia; it is one of only four such universities. 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.
About Penn State University
Based in State College, Pennsylvania but with campuses throughout Pennsylvania, the university annually hosts more than 45,000 grad and undergad students on average.
Achievement of Penn State University
Every February, the school hosts a 46-hour dance marathon called Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. It became the largest student-run philanthropy in the world in terms of attendees and money raised.
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Latest information about Penn State University updated on July 28 2021.
