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Pakistan Military Academy (پاکستان ملٹری اکیڈمی)
Pakistan Military Academy (PMA Kakul, پاکستان ملٹری اکیڈمی), the Pakistan Army's officer training academy at Kakul near Abbottabad, established November 1947 on the Sandhurst model; its two-year Long Course, NUST affiliation, and joint tri-service training distinguish it.
Panjab University (ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ)
Panjab University (ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ), founded in Lahore in 1882 as the fourth British university on the subcontinent, split at Partition into the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, and Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Paris-Saclay University
Paris-Saclay University (Université Paris-Saclay), French public research university created by 2019 decree, operating since 2020 near Paris; groups faculties, grandes écoles, and CEA, CNRS, Inserm; 13th in Shanghai ranking, first in France.
Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), a public not-for-profit health sciences university in Lalitpur, Nepal, established 2008 by parliament; runs Patan Hospital and schools of medicine, public health, and nursing for rural health workforce training.
Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Российский университет дружбы народов)
Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN, РУДН), a Moscow university founded 5 February 1960 by the USSR, named after Lumumba 1961, renamed 1992, name restored 2023; trains students from over 150 countries.
Patriot League
Patriot League: NCAA Division I conference founded 1986 as the Colonial League, renamed 1990. Ten full members including Army and Navy; football expands to 10 teams in 2026 with Villanova, William & Mary, and Richmond.
Peach Bowl
The Peach Bowl, currently the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, is an annual college football bowl game in Atlanta first played in 1968, and one of six bowls hosting College Football Playoff games.
Peking University (北京大学)
Peking University (北京大学, Beida), founded 1898 as the Imperial University of Peking, is China's first national comprehensive university, in Beijing's Haidian District; New Culture Movement center, May Fourth birthplace, merged with Beijing Medical University in 2000, QS #13.
Pell Grant
Federal Pell Grant: the largest US need-based federal grant for low- and moderate-income undergraduate students, awarded via FAFSA; 2025-26 maximum $7,395, minimum $740, 12-semester lifetime limit, Workforce Pell for short-term programs from July 2026.
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge (founded 1347 by Marie de St Pol) is the third oldest surviving Cambridge college, on its original Trumpington Street site, with the first classical Wren chapel and the new Dolby Quarter expansion.
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, founded in 1624 by King James I and named after the 3rd Earl of Pembroke.
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University, also known as Penn State University, is a public land-grant research university founded in 1855 and headquartered in University Park, Pennsylvania, with more than 86,000 students.
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola Christian College (PCC), founded 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton in Pensacola, Florida, is an independent Baptist college with over 4,500 students, TRACS accreditation, Abeka curriculum ties, and published 2025–2026 tuition of $9,918.
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, founded in 1937 by George Pepperdine. Six schools, an 830-acre oceanfront campus, 13:1 student-faculty ratio, and a 2025-26 US News rank of 84th nationally.
PES University
PES University (PESU), Bengaluru, is a state private university formed in 2013 from PES Institute of Technology, founded by M.R. Doreswamy's People's Education Society; offers B.Tech, MBBS, MBA and other programs across Ring Road, Electronic City, and HN campuses.
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, is the oldest and one of the smallest colleges of the University of Cambridge, on Trumpington Street, with about 514 students.
Peterson Academy
Peterson Academy is an unaccredited online education platform founded by Jordan Peterson and Mikhaila Peterson in 2024, offering subscription access to eight-hour recorded lecture courses but no degrees.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ, Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτης) is the oldest U.S. academic honor society, founded December 5, 1776 at William & Mary; 290+ chapters elect ~10% of arts and sciences graduates.
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., a historically African-American Greek-letter fraternity founded January 9, 1914 at Howard University by Taylor, Morse, and Brown; motto "Culture For Service and Service For Humanity"; sister organization Zeta Phi Beta.
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Delta Theta (ΦΔΘ), commonly known as Phi Delt, is an international social fraternity for college men founded in 1848 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Gamma Delta, or Fiji, is a social fraternity founded May 1, 1848 at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, by the Immortal Six; known for the Fiji nickname, Pig Dinner, Archonate governance, 2022 abolition of pledging, and alumni including Calvin Coolidge and Neil Gorsuch.
Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ)
Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ), a social fraternity founded February 19, 1852 at Jefferson College by Letterman and Moore; over 6,000 undergraduates on 90+ campuses; publishes The Shield; known for the Rolling Stone settlement and recent hazing suspensions.
Phi Kappa Tau (ΦΚΤ)
Phi Kappa Tau (ΦΚΤ), or Phi Tau, is a national social fraternity founded March 17, 1906 at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, as the Non-Fraternity Association; renamed Phrenocon in 1909 and Phi Kappa Tau in 1916, with about 81 active chapters.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), founded 1899 as PCIO, the nation's third osteopathic college; private non-profit medical school with campuses in Philadelphia, Suwanee (PCOM Georgia), and Moultrie (PCOM South Georgia), granting DO and health-professions degrees.
Philosophy, politics and economics
Philosophy, politics and economics (PPE), also called Modern Greats at its founding, is an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree created at Oxford in 1920 and now taught at over a hundred universities worldwide.
Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi (Pi Phi), founded April 28, 1867 as I.C. Sorosis at Monmouth College, is the first national women's fraternity, an NPC founding member with 350,000+ initiated members and the Read > Lead > Achieve literacy philanthropy.
Pi Kappa Alpha (ΠΚΑ)
Pi Kappa Alpha (ΠΚΑ, PIKE) is an international men's social fraternity founded March 1, 1868 at the University of Virginia. Distinct from Pi Kappa Phi and Kappa Alpha Order; 310,000+ initiates, Memphis headquarters, garnet and gold colors.
Pi Kappa Phi
Pi Kappa Phi (ΠΚΦ), a men's social fraternity founded December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston by Kroeg, Fogarty, and Mixson; distinct from Phi Kappa Phi honor society; runs The Ability Experience philanthropy.
Pitzer College
Pitzer College, founded 1963 in Claremont, California, is a private liberal arts college of the Claremont Colleges (5Cs), known for social justice values, participatory governance, test-free admissions, and study abroad (36% participation).
Plate glass university
Plate glass universities are UK universities founded in the 1960s, especially East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Lancaster, Sussex, Warwick, and York, named for their glass-heavy modern architecture and driven by the UGC and the 1963 Robbins Report.