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The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university, established as the College of Philadelphia in 1740, is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Home to an inspiring mix of passionate students from every background, Penn’s diverse community is an engine of artistic expression, civic outreach, student activism, and Ivy League athletics. Their extended classroom is Philadelphia—walkable, affordable, and teeming with opportunities for internships and civic engagement.