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Penn State University Park
University campus in Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the main campus of Pennsylvania State University. For the borough in which it is located, see State College, Pennsylvania.
Penn State University Park, also referred to as University Park, is the main campus of Pennsylvania State University, located in both State College and College Township, Pennsylvania. The campus post office was designated "University Park, Pennsylvania" in 1953 by Penn State president Milton Eisenhower, after what was then Pennsylvania State College was upgraded to university status.
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Type | Public |
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Established | 1855 |
President | Neeli Bendapudi |
Administrative staff | 2,787 full-time[1] |
Undergraduates | 40,363 (2017)[2] |
Postgraduates | 6,342 (2018)[3] |
Location | , , 40°48′24″N 77°52′49″W |
Campus | College town |
Nickname | Nittany Lions |
Affiliations | Big Ten Conference and Independent |
Mascot | Nittany Lion |
Website | psu |
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