Pennsylvania

===Higher education===
{{See also|List of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania}}
[[File:Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall.JPG|thumb|The [[Statue of Benjamin Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)|statue]] of [[Benjamin Franklin]] on the campus of the [[University of Pennsylvania]], an [[Ivy League]] institution in [[Philadelphia]] ranked one of world's top universities<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2022 |title=Best National University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2022 |title=2022 Best Global Universities Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |access-date=January 1, 2022 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2022 |title=QS World University Rankings 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2022 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=Top Universities}}</ref>]]
The [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] (PASSHE), which includes 14 state-owned universities and colleges, is Pennsylvania's [[public university]] system. [[West Chester University]] is by far the largest of the 14 with nearly 15,000 students. The [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education]] is the organizing body of Pennsylvania's four state-related schools, which include [[Pennsylvania State University]], [[Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)|Lincoln University]], the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and [[Temple University]]. There are 15 publicly funded two-year [[Community colleges in the United States|community colleges]] and technical schools in Pennsylvania that are separate from the PASSHE system, and many private two- and four-year technical schools, colleges, and universities.

[[Carnegie Mellon University]], Pennsylvania State University, the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and the University of Pittsburgh are members of the [[Association of American Universities]], an invitation-only organization of leading research universities. [[Lehigh University]] is a private research university located in Bethlehem. The Pennsylvania State University is Pennsylvania's [[land-grant university]], [[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea Grant College]] and, [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space Grant College]]. The University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, is considered the [[first university in the United States]] and established the country's [[First university in the United States#Establishment of quarterly-education schools, issuance of any kind of "doctoral" degree|first]] [[medical school in the United States|medical school]].

The University of Pennsylvania, founded in [[Philadelphia]] in 1740 by [[Benjamin Franklin]], is Pennsylvania's only [[Ivy League]] university, and is the geographically most southern of the nation's eight Ivy League universities. The [[Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine]] (LECOM) is a private graduate school of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy with a main campus in Erie, a branch campus located in [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]], and two additional campuses outside Pennsylvania. With over 2,200 enrolled medical students, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is the largest medical school in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lecom.edu/about-lecom/quick-facts/|title=Quick Facts|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>"Enrollment booming with new, returning students". Bradenton Herald. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2012.</ref><ref>"Nation's largest medical school to open new $4M location at Seton Hill University". Popcitymedia.com. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popcitymedia.com/devnews/lecom0625.aspx/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422130030/http://www.popcitymedia.com/devnews/lecom0625.aspx/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2012|title=Nation's largest medical school to open new $4M location at Seton Hill University|date=April 22, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> The [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] is the first and oldest [[art school]] in the United States.<ref name="pafa.org">{{cite web|title=History of the School|url=http://www.pafa.org/School/Overview/History-of-the-School/350/|website=pafa.org|access-date=April 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615012302/http://www.pafa.org/School/Overview/History-of-the-School/350/|archive-date=June 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Philadelphia College of Pharmacy]], now a part of [[University of the Sciences|University of the Sciences in Philadelphia]], was the first [[pharmacy school]] in the United States.<ref name="usciences.edu">{{cite web|title=About—University of the Sciences|url=http://www.usciences.edu/about/|website=usciences.edu|access-date=April 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524050754/http://www.usciences.edu/about/|archive-date=May 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>