 kutztown university of pennsylvania (commonly known as kutztown university or ku), is an american public university located in rural kutztown, berks county, pennsylvania and is one of fourteen schools that comprise the pennsylvania state system of higher education (passhe) and is accredited by the middle states association of colleges and secondary schools, pennsylvania department of education, ncate, nln, cswe, nasm, and nasad.{{cite web | url = http://www.kutztown.edu/about/fastfacts.shtml
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