Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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Shippensburg University

Former names	Cumberland Valley State Normal School (1871–1927) State Teachers College at Shippensburg (1927–1960) Shippensburg State College (1960–1983)
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	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania , U.S. 40°03′43″N 77°31′21″W / 40.06194°N 77.52250°W / 40.06194; -77.52250
Campus	Rural, 200 acres (81 ha)
Nickname	Raiders
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – PSAC
Mascot	Big Red
Website	www.ship.edu
Cumberland Valley State Normal School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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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

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.

Founded in 1871, it later became the first teachers' college in Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.