University of Pennsylvania

at , Philadelphia , 19104 United States

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The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League, doctorate-granting university located in Philadelphia. Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine original colonial colleges. Penn is one of several universities that claims to be the first university in the United States of America.Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder, advocated an educational program that focused as much on practical education for commerce and public service as on the classics and theology although Franklin's curriculum was never adopted. The university coat of arms features a dolphin on the red chief, adopted directly from the Franklin family's own coat of arms. Penn was one of the first academic institutions to follow a multidisciplinary model pioneered by several European universities, concentrating multiple "faculties" into one institution. It was also home to many other educational innovations. The first school of medicine in North America, the first collegiate business school and the first "student union" building and organization were all born at Penn.

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University of Pennsylvania is Philadelphia based place and this enity listed in College & University category. 19104. Contact phone number of University of Pennsylvania: (095) 511-5641