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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Among public institutions, the Commonwealth System of Higher Education includes semi-public state-related colleges and universities. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education consists of fully state-owned institutions.
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.
To see a list of tribal colleges and universities in the United States, visit the tribal colleges and universities list. Non-bachelor's degree-granting institutions, such as graduate schools, are listed in italics.
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.
This list of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States provides a lexicon of such names. It includes only alternative names for institutions, not nicknames for their campuses, athletic teams, or personalities. Thus it specifically excludes mascots and athletic team names.
Pages in category "Public universities and colleges in Pennsylvania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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)
This is an alphabetical list of articles for colleges and universities in the United States A. Aaniiih Nakoda College ... Pennsylvania State University Shenango;