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Learn about the latest Penn State facts available to Penn Staters. This information will answer some of the questions you may have—from how the University is ranked to how it is funded—when you advocate for Penn State.

  
 
     

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Penn State Rankings:

  • Best Public Colleges, Best Values in State Universities: 18th nationally
  • Best Undergraduate Business Programs: 18th nationally
  • Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: 15th nationally
  • America’s Best Graduate Schools 2003
    • 2002 Best MBA Programs: Fastest Return on U.S. School Outlays: 2nd
    • Top Schools of Engineering: 9th among public universities
    • Agricultural Engineering: 8th
    • Higher Education Administration: 3rd
    • Vocational/Technical Education: 2nd
  • Top National Doctoral Universities: 12th among public universities
  • Top Ph.D. Programs
    • Industrial/Organizational Psychology: 3rd
  • William Randolph Hearst Foundation Intercollegiate Journalism Award Program
    • Overall: 5th
    • Writing: 2nd
    • Broadcast News: 7th
    • Writing-Broadcast News: Tied for 2nd
  • Best Institutions for On-Line Learning: Top 10
  • University Research
    • Top Institutions in Industry-Sponsored Research: 4th
    • Total Research and Development Expenditures: 3rd
  • Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success: The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Top 100
  • NCAA Graduation Rates Student-Athletes in NCAA Institutions
    • Average of NCAA Division I Institutions: 60%
    • Penn State Graduation Rate: 82%
  • Academic All-Big Ten Selections
    • Big Ten Conference Honorees: 1st
  • Best Schools in the Nation for Female Student-Athletes: 8th

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