Penn State University Park

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
Penn State University Park Campus in 2019.
TypePublic
Established1855
PresidentNeeli Bendapudi
Administrative staff
2,787 full-time[1]
Undergraduates40,363 (2017)[2]
Postgraduates6,342 (2018)[3]
Location
State College and College Township
,
Pennsylvania

40°48′24″N 77°52′49″W / 40.80667°N 77.88028°W / 40.80667; -77.88028
CampusCollege town
NicknameNittany Lions
AffiliationsBig Ten Conference and Independent
MascotNittany Lion
Websitepsu.edu/academics/campuses/university-park

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, both in Centre County, 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.

  1. ^ "The Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition".
  2. ^ "Admission and University Statistics".
  3. ^ "Statistics on Graduate Study at Penn State".