![]() ![]() In the years that followed, Penn State grew significantly, becoming the state's largest grantor of baccalaureate degrees and reaching an enrollment of 5,000 in 1936. His grave is in front of Schwab Auditorium near Old Main, marked by an engraved marble block in front of his statue. Penn State's Atherton Hall, a well-furnished and centrally located residence hall, is named not after George Atherton himself, but after his wife, Frances Washburn Atherton. A major road in State College has been named in Atherton's honor. Atherton also expanded the liberal arts and agriculture programs, for which the school began receiving regular appropriations from the state in 1887. Shortly after he introduced engineering studies, Penn State became one of the ten largest engineering schools in the nation. Atherton became president of the school in 1882, and broadened the curriculum. The school's name changed to the Pennsylvania State College in 1874 enrollment fell to 64 undergraduates the following year as the school tried to balance purely agricultural studies with a more classic education. In 1862, the school's name was changed to the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, and with the passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, Pennsylvania selected the school in 1863 to be the state's sole land-grant college. Centre County, Pennsylvania, became the home of the new school when James Irvin of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, donated 200 acres (0.8 km 2) of land – the first of 10,101 acres (41 km 2) the school would eventually acquire. The use of "college" or "university" was avoided because of local prejudice against such institutions as being impractical in their courses of study. The school was sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society and founded as a degree-granting institution on February 22, 1855, by Pennsylvania's state legislature as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. The university's Electrical Engineering and Chemistry Building Penn State students, alumni, faculty, and coaches have received a total of 54 Olympic medals (including 17 gold medals). Penn State claims the most national titles of any school in the Big Ten with 52. The university's athletics teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Penn State Nittany Lions, competing in the Big Ten Conference for most sports. Notable alumni, faculty, and affiliates include Fortune 500 CEOs heads of state and Cabinet members Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award, Emmy Award, Newbery Medal, Tony Award and Academy Award winners and founders of companies such as Sheetz, Creative Artists Agency, and AccuWeather. The university offers more than 160 majors among all its campuses. The university's total enrollment in 2015–16 was approximately 97,500 across its 24 campuses and online through its World Campus. It has the world's largest dues-paying alumni association. Īnnual enrollment at the University Park campus totals more than 46,800 graduate and undergraduate students, making it one of the largest universities in the United States. In 2022, Penn State's research expenditures were the 22nd-highest among research universities in the United States (a total of $1.034 billion). The University Park campus was labeled one of the " Public Ivies" in 2001. There are 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special mission campuses located across the state. It has two law schools: Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, in Carlisle. ![]() 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 primary campus is in University Park, which lies within the State College and College Township in Pennsylvania. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became the state's only land-grant university in 1863. The Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. ![]()
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