Penn State University is a state college located in University Park, Pennsylvania. It was founded on February 22, 1855. Penn State was originally named Farmer's High School of Pennsylvania.
The acceptance rate of Penn State University is 75.9%. It is expected that anyone who applies to this college has a GPA of at least a 3.58. In order to get accepted, you must have an SAT score of at least 1195 or an ACT of at least 66. In-state tuition costs about $18,450 while out-of-state tuition costs about $35,514.
Penn State's school mascot is Nittany Lion. This mascot was decided based on the name of the school's baseball team. After they beat the Princeton Tigers in 1904, a player on the team, Joe Mason, wanted Nittany Lion to become the school's mascot. The school colors are white, dark blue and light blue. Lastly, Penn State University's motto is "Making Life Better".
Penn State's most popular majors include engineering, business, management, marketing, social sciences and journalism. In addition, this college is ranked #7 in best colleges for information technology in the United States. Also, Penn State is ranked #11 in best colleges for criminal justice in the United States.
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