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The Academy and College of Philadelphia (1749–1791) was a boys' school and men's college in Philadelphia in the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1749 by a group of local notables that included Benjamin Franklin , the Academy of Philadelphia began as a private secondary school, occupying a former religious school ...
To the College of Philadelphia belonged the distinction that it became the first college in North America to place emphasis on the study of science and the first to institute a department of medicine.
As America’s first university, Penn has a history that dates back to 1740 and shares many ties with the colonial city of Philadelphia and the birth of our nation. Our History
History of Penn's 18th Century Campus. The College, Academy, and Charitable School classrooms were housed in the “New Building,” located at Fourth and Arch Streets from 1751 through 1801. This building was even larger in size than the State House (now Independence Hall).
The College consisted of three Schools: the English School, the Mathematics School, and the Latin School. The liberal arts curriculum of the Latin School prepared students for entrance into the College.
The Academy of Philadelphia was founded to provide a classical education with a modern twist. An advertisement at the time of its opening in January of 1751 offered teaching in the following areas: Writing, arithmetic, and mathematics (merchants’ accounts, geometry, algebra, surveying, gauging, navigation, astronomy, drawing in perspective ...
The University of Pennsylvania traces its roots back to 1749 when the Publik Academy of Philadelphia was opened. Benjamin Franklin saw a lack of comprehensive education for youth in Philadelphia and saw the need for an affordable, non sectarian and inclusive academy.
