Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Ship or SU) is a public university that is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
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Former names | Cumberland Valley State Normal School (1871–1927) State Teachers College at Shippensburg (1927–1960) Shippensburg State College (1960–1983) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1871; 153 years ago (1871) |
Endowment | $36.9 million (2019)[1] |
President | Charles E. Patterson [2] |
Academic staff | 302 full time 130 part time |
Undergraduates | 6,942 full-time |
Postgraduates | 1,311 full-time |
Location | , U.S. 40°03′43″N 77°31′21″W |
Campus | Rural, 200 acres (81 ha) |
Nickname | Raiders |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – PSAC |
Mascot | Big Red |
Website | www |
Cumberland Valley State Normal School Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by N. Prince St., Stewart, Old Main, Gilbert and Henderson Drs., Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1870 |
Architect | Samuel Sloan |
Architectural style | Second Empire architecture, Classical architecture |
NRHP reference No. | 85000076[3] |
Added to NRHP | January 11, 1985 |
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Founded in 1871, it later became the first teachers' college in Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.