The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in acade…
The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service.
Former names: Academy and Charitable School in the Province of Pennsylvania (1751–1755) · College of Philadelphia (1755–1779, 1789–1791) · University of the State of Pennsylvania (1779–1791)
Motto: Leges sine moribus vanae (Latin)
Motto in English: "Laws without morals are useless"
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