{"name":"Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus","slug":"pennsylvania-state-university-0cb61489","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/pennsylvania-state-university-0cb61489","country":"United States","country_code":"US","city":"University Park","type":"Public","founded":1855,"website":"http://www.psu.edu/","summary":"Penn State was chartered in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania on land donated in Centre County, and in 1863 it became the state's land-grant college. It became Pennsylvania State College in 1874 and gained university status under its current name in 1953. University Park is the main campus of a statewide system and is legally a 'state-related' public university.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"=92","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"id":"tuition","value":"$39,626","detail":"per year, 2023"},{"id":"admission","value":"60.6%","detail":"2024"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.psu.edu/"},{"label":"Admissions","url":"https://psu.edu/admission/undergraduate"},{"label":"Financial aid","url":"https://psu.edu/costs-aid"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip"},{"label":"Official: 86,557 students systemwide; 42,822 residential undergraduates at University Park (fall 2025)","url":"https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/penn-state-remains-top-higher-education-destination-2025"},{"label":"1855 founding, land-grant 1863, 1953 university status (Wikipedia cross-check)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}