The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State and sometimes by the acronym PSU, is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight yea…
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State and sometimes by the acronym PSU, is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight years later, in 1863. Its primary campus, known as Penn State University Park, is located in State College and College Township.
Former name: Farmer's High School of Pennsylvania (1855–1862) · Agricultural College of Pennsylvania (1862–1874) · The Pennsylvania State College (1874–1953) · Dickinson School of Law (1834–2000) · The Chestnut Street Female Seminary (1850–1883) · The Ogontz School for Girls (1883–1950) · Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute (1930–1958) · Pennsylvania State Forest Academy (1903–1929)
Motto: On seal: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"
Type: Public state-related land-grant research university