The Pennsylvania State University
Motto
| Making Life Better
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Type
| •
State-related
•
Flagship
•
Land-grant
•
Sea-grant
•
Space-grant
•
Sun-grant
•
Multi-campus
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Established
| 1855
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Academic affiliations
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Endowment
| $3.64 billion (2015, systemwide)
[1]
• $1.81 billion (2015, University Park)
[2]
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Budget
| $3.602 billion (2016)
[3]
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President
| Eric J. Barron
[4]
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Provost
| Nicholas P. Jones
[5]
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Academic staff
| 8,864
[6]
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Students
| 99,133
[7]
• 47,307 (University Park)
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Undergraduates
| 84,686
[7]
• 40,742 (University Park)
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Postgraduates
| 14,477
[7]
• 6,565 (University Park)
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Location
| ,
,
United States
40°47′46″N
77°51′46″W
/
40.79611°N 77.86278°W
/
40.79611; -77.86278
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Campus
| Rural
/
College town
, 7,343 acres (29.72 km
2
)
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Colors
| Blue and white
[8]
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Nickname
| Nittany Lions
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Sporting affiliations
| NCAA Division I
?
Big Ten
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Mascot
| Nittany Lion
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Website
| www
.psu
.edu
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Official name
| Ag Hill Complex
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Type
| Building
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Criteria
| Event, Architecture/Engineering
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Designated
| January 22, 1979
[9]
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Reference no.
| 79002191
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Official name
| Farmers' High School
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Type
| District
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Criteria
| Event, Architecture/Engineering
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Designated
| September 11, 1981
[10]
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Reference no.
| 81000538
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Official name
| Pennsylvania State University, The
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Type
| Roadside
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Designated
| April 30, 1947
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Pennsylvania State University
is a
university
in the
state
of
Pennsylvania
. The main
campus
is in the city of
State College, Pennsylvania
and it has branch campuses around the state.
[12]
It was founded in 1855. In 1863, the
Pennsylvania
state legislature picked the school to be the state's only
land grant college
.
[13]
Its purpose is to do teaching, research, and public service. It teaches
[14]
undergraduate
,
graduate
, professional and continuing education students both in classrooms and
online
.
Penn State University Park is ranked among the top-fifteen public universities in the United States.
[15]
[16]
[17]
Annual enrolment at the main campus is more than 44,000 graduate and undergraduate students, making it one of the largest universities in the United States. It has the world's largest dues-paying
alumni
association.
[18]
The university's total enrolment in 2009?10 was about 94,300 across its 24 campuses
[19]
and online through its World Campus.
[20]
The university offers more than 160
majors
among all its campuses
[21]
Penn State has a US$1.52 billion (as of April 30, 2010)
endowment
.
[22]
The university's
research
budget
was more than $765 million for the 2009-2009 fiscal year.
[23]
In fiscal year 2008, the
National Science Foundation
ranked Penn State 11th among U.S. universities in research income.
[24]
It is a school known for its
football
team. It is a member of the
Big Ten Conference
.
Organization and administration
[
change
|
change source
]
It is a "state-related" university, part of Pennsylvania's
Commonwealth System of Higher Education
. It receives money from the Commonwealth. The state appoints 10 out of 32 people on its
board of trustees
.
[25]
It is independent and not subject to the state's direct control. For the 2006?2007 fiscal year, the university received 9.7% of its budget from the state.
[26]
As Pennsylvania's land grant college, the state and federal governments provide matching funds for research and
cooperative extension
in
agriculture
,
home economics
and related fields.
The board of trustees selects a president of the University. The president controls the university, including day-to-day management. In practice, the president gives power to other departments of the administration, to the faculty, and to the student body.
[27]
Provost
Rodney Erickson
became interim President on November 9, 2011, after President
Graham Spanier
was fired.
[28]
The executive vice president and provost is the chief academic officer of the University.
The football team was led by coach
Joe Paterno
for 45 years. He was fired in 2011 along with the University President because they failed to report
child abuse
by a former assistant football coach.
[29]
Former coach
Jerry Sandusky
was arrested on child abuse charges for the period 1994 to 2009. Both the Athletic Director and the vice president for business and finance were charged with
perjury
and resigned.
[28]
The next day about 2,000 students
rioted
in protest, supporting coach Paterno.
[30]
On November 11, the school staged a vigil to show support for the victims of child abuse.
The
Education Secretary
Arne Duncan
said that colleges and universities have "a legal and moral responsibility to protect children", and that Penn State's failure to report the alleged abuse was a "tragedy".
[31]
The
NCAA
considered
sanctions
against Penn State.
[32]
Moody's Investors Service
reviewed Penn State's bond ratings for a possible downgrade.
[32]
On November 14, 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced that its Championship football trophy will no longer be named for Paterno.
[33]
On November 13, 2011, President
Barack Obama
said, "It's a good time for us to do some soul searching ? every institution, not just Penn State ? about what our priorities are, and making sure that we understand that our first priority is protecting our kids."
[34]
Sandusky denied all charges against him,
[35]
although he was convicted of all charges in October 2012 and sentenced to 30?60 years in prison.
[36]
Penn State's sports teams are nicknamed Nittany Lions, except for the women's basketball team, which is known as the Lady Lions. Almost all teams play in the
Big Ten Conference
. The women's
ice hockey
team plays in
College Hockey America
and the men's
volleyball
team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
- ↑
NACUBO.
"U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2014 to FY2015"
(PDF)
.
National Association of College and University Business Officers
. NACUBO. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on December 25, 2018
. Retrieved
January 27,
2016
.
- ↑
"Pennsylvania State University--University Park - Profile, Rankings and Data - US News Best Colleges"
. Archived from
the original
on 13 September 2014
. Retrieved
20 March
2018
.
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"U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2015 to FY2016"
.
NACUBO
. February 2017. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on December 25, 2018
. Retrieved
March 23,
2017
.
- ↑
"Office of the President"
.
President.psu.edu
. Archived from
the original
on April 1, 2018
. Retrieved
February 12,
2018
.
- ↑
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Archived
2014-01-22 at the
Wayback Machine
. Psu.edu (July 2, 2013). Retrieved on April 12, 2014.
- ↑
"Penn State Factbook ? Faculty & Staff"
.
Budget.psu.edu
. Archived from
the original
on September 4, 2011
. Retrieved
September 3,
2011
.
- ↑
7.0
7.1
7.2
"Undergraduate and Graduate/First Professional Fall Enrollment 2016 and 2015"
.
Budget.psu.edu
. Retrieved
December 3,
2016
.
- ↑
"PSU Visual Identity Standards"
.
psu.edu
. Archived from
the original
on November 4, 2016
. Retrieved
November 3,
2016
.
- ↑
"Asset Detail"
.
focus.nps.gov
.
- ↑
"NPGallery Asset Detail"
.
- ↑
"PHMC Historical Markers Search"
.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from
the original
(Searchable database)
on March 21, 2016
. Retrieved
January 25,
2014
.
- ↑
"Penn State University? Campuses and Colleges"
. Pennsylvania State University. Archived from
the original
on July 31, 2012
. Retrieved
September 3,
2011
.
- ↑
"Penn State - Pennsylvania's Land-Grant University"
. Archived from
the original
on May 29, 2010
. Retrieved
November 17,
2011
.
- ↑
"Penn State's Mission and Public Character"
.
About Penn State ? Penn State University
. Archived from
the original
on 2011-11-07
. Retrieved
2011-11-16
.
- ↑
"Top Public Schools? Rankings? Top National Universities"
.
U.S. News & World Report
Rankings
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-03
. Retrieved
2011-11-16
.
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Greene, Howard; Greene, Matthew W. (2001).
Greenes' Guide to Educational Planning:The Public Ivies
. Harper Collins.
ISBN
0-06-093459-X
.
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"Public Ivy Schools"
. Ivy League Online. Archived from
the original
on July 29, 2012
. Retrieved
September 3,
2011
.
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Cooke, Kristina; Honan, Edith; Berkowitz, Ben (November 12, 2011).
"A Long History in Penn State Child Abuse Case"
Archived
2014-11-26 at the
Wayback Machine
.
Reuters
. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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"Penn State Factbook? Table of Contents"
. Budget Office? Pennsylvania State University. Archived from
the original
on 2011-11-14
. Retrieved
2011-11-16
.
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"Penn State World Campus"
. Pennsylvania State University.
- ↑
"Office of the University Registrar? Programs and Majors"
. Pennsylvania State University.
- ↑
"Endowment Reports"
. Office of Investment Management at Penn State. Archived from
the original
on June 14, 2010
. Retrieved
June 1,
2010
.
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"Organized Research by Fund Source"
. University Budget Office at Penn State. Archived from
the original
on 2011-09-30
. Retrieved
2011-11-16
.
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"R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges for FY 2008"
(PDF)
.
National Science Foundation
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 2011-01-10
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2011-11-16
.
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"Membership Selection"
. Penn State Board of Trustees. Archived from
the original
on July 6, 2009
. Retrieved
August 2,
2009
.
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Horan, Kevin (March 1, 2006).
"Spanier Testifies for More Funding"
.
The Daily Collegian
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on October 31, 2007
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2007
.
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. Penn State Board of Trustees
. Retrieved
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2009
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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28.0
28.1
"Graham Spanier Ousted as Penn State President in Wake of Jerry Sandusky Scandal"
.
The Patriot-News
. November 9, 2011.
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"Graham Spanier ousted as Penn State president in wake of Jerry Sandusky scandal"
.
The Patriot-News
. November 9, 2011
. Retrieved
November 10,
2011
.
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Weiss, Dick (November 10, 2011).
"Nebraska asks Penn State for safety assurances"
.
New York Daily News
. Archived from
the original
on November 13, 2011
. Retrieved
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2011
.
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Weinger, Mackenzie.
Penn State to be investigated by Department of Education
.
The Politico
, 2011-11-09.
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32.0
32.1
"Campus Braces for Emotional Game".
Wall Street Journal
. November 12, 2011. p. A3.
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Armstrong, Kevin (November 14, 2011).
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.
New York Daily News
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2011
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.
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2011
.
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News, U. S.
"Jerry Sandusky gets 30 to 60 years for child sex abuse"
.
U.S. News
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