<Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Roadside </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> April 30, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a state - related, land - grant, doctoral university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania . Founded in 1855, the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service . Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery . Its University Park campus, the flagship campus, lies within the Borough of State College and College Township . It has two law schools: Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, located in Carlisle, 90 miles south of State College . The College of Medicine is located in Hershey . Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special mission campuses located across the state . Penn State has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League . </P> <P> Annual 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 . It has the world's largest dues - paying alumni association . The university's total enrollment in 2015--16 was approximately 97,500 across its 24 campuses and online through its World Campus . </P>

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