31 March 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The University of Pennsylvania (
Penn or
UPenn) is a
private Ivy League research university in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The university claims a founding date of 1740 and is one of the nine
colonial colleges chartered prior to the
U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin, Penn’s founder and first president, advocated an educational program that trained leaders in commerce, government, and
public service, similar to a modern
liberal arts curriculum. The University of Pennsylvania considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, though this is contested by Princeton and Columbia Universities. The university also considers itself as the
first university in the United States with both undergraduate and graduate studies.
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