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Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses: Doctoral University 4,224 1966 Penn State Hazleton: Sugarloaf Township: Luzerne: Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses: Baccalaureate University 1,303 1934 Penn State Lehigh Valley: Upper Saucon Township: Lehigh: Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses: Baccalaureate ...
Bryn Mawr College (/ ˌ b r ɪ n ˈ m ɑː r / brin-MAR; Welsh: [ˌbɾɨ̞nˈmau̯ɾ]) [9] is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States.Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States.
The normal schools evolved from state normal schools, to state teacher's colleges, to state colleges. Act 188, which was signed into law on November 12, 1982, and came into effect on July 1, 1983, established the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and converted those state colleges into universities.
State universities usually offer lower tuition costs to in-state residents. Substantial financial support is also provided by the federal government, particularly through federal financial aid. In some states, there is a campus designated as the "flagship" campus in the state's university system.
Before the legal creation of state-related universities and colleges in the 1960s, Lincoln University, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh were fully private universities. [5] Temple and Pitt were granted state-related status by acts of the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1965 and 1966, respectively.
Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania by county (47 C) Universities and colleges in the New York metropolitan area (21 C, 1 P) Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania by populated place (5 C, 1 P)
Penn State Brandywine is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University located in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] The campus was formerly known as Penn State Delaware County. The campus has baccalaureate and associate degrees and certificate programs. The campus is located on over 112 acres (450,000 m 2) of ...
The US insular areas under the Compact of Free Association, namely Palau (Palau Community College), the Federated States of Micronesia (College of Micronesia-FSM), and the Marshall Islands (College of the Marshall Islands) have one college each. The United States Minor Outlying Islands do not have any colleges or universities.