Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is a public land-grant research university headquartered at its flagship University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, it has grown into one of the largest universities in the United States, offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across multiple campuses. Penn State is known for its strong research output, extensive alumni network, and vibrant campus life, and it is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. The University Park campus spans more than 7,300 acres in a college-town setting and serves as the academic and research hub of the university. Penn State operates an additional network of undergraduate campuses throughout Pennsylvania and is highly regarded in engineering, business, information sciences, earth sciences, and the liberal arts. The university's athletic teams, the Penn State Nittany Lions, compete in NCAA Division I as part of the Big Ten Conference.