Pennsylvania State University

Summary

Pennsylvania State University is a public research university^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,698 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pennsylvania State University was a member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities^[3].
• Pennsylvania State University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Pennsylvania State University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[5].
• Pennsylvania State University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[6].
• Pennsylvania State University was a member of Q118398^[7].
• Pennsylvania State University was a member of Northeast University Semiconductor Network^[8].
• Pennsylvania State University is located in State College^[9].
• Pennsylvania State University is located in Pennsylvania^[10].
• Pennsylvania State University is located in Centre County^[11].
• Pennsylvania State University is located in College Township^[12].
• Pennsylvania State University is located in Ferguson Township^[13].
• Pennsylvania State University is in the country of United States^[14].
• Pennsylvania State University's instance of is recorded as public research university^[15].
• Pennsylvania State University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[16].
• Pennsylvania State University's instance of is recorded as production company^[17].
• Pennsylvania State University's headquarters location is recorded as Penn State University Park^[18].
• Pennsylvania State University's postal code is recorded as 16802^[19].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Social Science Research Institute, Penn State University^[20].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State York^[21].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State Wilkes-Barre^[22].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State Berks^[23].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State Abington^[24].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State Altoona^[25].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State Brandywine^[26].
• Pennsylvania State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Penn State DuBois^[27].

Body

Founding

February 22, 1855 marks the founding of Pennsylvania State University^[28].

Leadership

Pennsylvania State University's chairperson is recorded as Neeli Bendapudi^[29].

Operations

Pennsylvania State University's headquarters location is recorded as Penn State University Park^[18]. Subsidiaries include Social Science Research Institute, Penn State University^[20]; Penn State York^[21], an educational institution^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1939^[32]; Penn State Wilkes-Barre^[22], an educational institution^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1916^[35]; Penn State Berks^[23], a campus^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1927^[38]; Penn State Abington^[24], an educational institution^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1950^[41]; and Penn State Altoona^[25], a campus^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1939^[44].

Why It Matters

Pennsylvania State University ranks in the top 7% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,698 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]