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The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university, placed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also one of the Colonial Colleges. Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university with both undergraduate and graduate studies in the United States.
Penn's academic and research programs are led by a large and highly productive faculty. In the last ten years alone 9 Penn faculty members or graduates have won a Nobel Prize. Over its long history the university has also produced a large volume of distinguished alumni. These include 12 heads of state (including one U.S. President), 3 United States Supreme Court justices, and supreme court justices of other states, founders of technology companies, international law firms, and global financial institutions, university presidents and 18 living billionaires.
Penn offers a wide range of academic departments, an extensive research enterprise and a number of community outreach and public service programs. It is particularly well-known for its medical school, dental school, school of business, law school, communications school, nursing school, veterinary school, its social sciences and humanities programs, as well as its biomedical teaching and research capabilities.
Penn's library began in 1750 with a donation of books from cartographer Louis Evans. The library system holds 6.01 million book and serial volumes with 4.21 million microform items. More than 250 years later, it has grown into a system of 15 libraries (13 are on the contiguous campus) with 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and a total operating budget of above $48 million.
The University museum was founded in 1887, it has taken part in 400 research projects worldwide. The museum has three gallery floors with artifacts from Egypt, the Middle East, Mesoamerica, Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa, and indigenous artifacts of the Americas.
Pennsylvania campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia International Airport is located 7 miles/11 km from the University of Pennsylvania campus. Amtrak Station (30th Street Station) is 4 blocks from the University of Pennsylvania campus.
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