A strong Penn State means a strong Pennsylvania

Penn State is a top-ranked research university and Pennsylvania's sole land-grant institution, founded with a mission of high-quality teaching, expert research, and global service. Discover a community—more than 740,000 strong—driven to make a difference.

Making Pennsylvania stronger

Penn State is proud to educate more undergraduate Pennsylvanians than any other public 4-year university in the state, delivering world-class education in communities from Erie to Philadelphia, and everywhere in-between.

24

Campuses serving Pennsylvania

80%

Commonwealth campus students are Pennsylvania residents

$11.6B

Annually contributed to Pennsylvania’s economy