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What college was the first to study arts, medicine, and law in what we now call the United States?

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University of Pennsylvania

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University of Penn. was founded in 1740, while Harvard was founded in 1636. Although none of these were founded when the US became independent in 1776, University of Penn. is widely said to be the first university in the United States, because it also had the first medical school, something Harvard lacked.

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