Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university in the Shippensburg, Pennsylvania area. 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.
Former names: Cumberland Valley State Normal School (1871–1927) · State Teachers College at Shippensburg (1927–1960) · Shippensburg State College (1960–1983)