Founded in 1740, located in Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, it is a private research university, one of the eight Ivy League universities and one of the founding members of association of american universities 14.
The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, a famous American scientist and politician, a founding father, one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, and the inventor of the lightning rod, Franklin stove and close-range glasses.
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The University of Pennsylvania is the first modern university in America. The University of Pennsylvania gave birth to the first medical school, the first business school (Wharton School) and the first student union organization in North America, and its finance and nursing majors ranked first in the United States.
Education, economics, medical care, history, law, English and other majors rank in the top ten in the United States, and are in the leading position in the world in art, humanities, social sciences, architecture and engineering education. The school's annual construction investment reaches more than 400 million dollars, ranking among the best in Ivy League schools.
Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania is the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and the first modern institution of higher learning engaged in science, technology and humanities education in the United States.