U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2012 (Undergraduate Programs)

• Best National Universities
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 45th NATIONALLY
• (+2 from last year)
• Top 50 Public National Universities
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 13th NATIONALLY
• (+2 from last year)
• Best Undergraduate Business Programs
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 20th NATIONALLY
• (+3 from last year)
• Undergraduate Business Specialties:
• Supply Chain Management/Logistics: PENN STATE RANKS 3rd
• Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 17th NATIONALLY
• Undergraduate Engineering Specialities:
• Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical: PENN STATE RANKS 10th
• Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering: PENN STATE RANKS 4th
• (http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges, 9/2011)

Aviation Week

• Penn State ranks as the top engineering school for aerospace and defense recruitment, according to Aviation Week's annual Workforce and Young Professionals/Student Study.
• (prnewswire.com, 2011)

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

• Nationwide, Penn State rates among the top 100 higher education institutions in African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American undergraduate degree producers.
• (Penn State Live, 2011)

Association of Research Libraries

• Penn State University Libraries now rank 7th among research libraries in North America, according to the ARL's library investment index.
• (2011)

Gartner, Inc.

• Penn State Smeal College of Business has the No. 1 undergraduate and graduate programs in supply chain management in the country, according to technology research firm Gartner, Inc.
• (Penn State Live, 2011)

The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings

• Penn State Smeal College of Business ranks 15th among all U.S. and international business schools and 4th among publicly supported schools for scholarly research output, according to data from the University of Texas at Dallas.
• (Penn State Live, 2011)

Smartmoney Magazine

• "Colleges That Help Grads Get Top Salaries"
• PENN STATE RANKS 12th NATIONALLY
• (www.smartmoney.com, 2011)

The Best Colleges

• Penn State World Campus ranks as No. 1 online institution in Top 25 Online Colleges and Universities.
• Penn State World Campus' online information sciences and technology degrees -- undergraduate, graduate and master's -- rank No. 1 nationally in the Top 10 Best Colleges for Online Information Technology Degrees
• Penn State World Campus' iMBA -- the online MBA program -- ranks No. 9 among the 25 Best Online MBA Degree Programs.
• (Penn State Live, 2011)

National Science Foundation, Total S&E Research Expenditure Rankings 2008 (latest)

• Penn State rankings in Top 20 by NSF fields and subfields
• OVERALL: 11
• INDUSTRY: 3
• Total Engineering: 3
• Aero/Astro-Engineering: 14
• Chemical Engineering: 6
• Civil Engineering: 17
• Electrical Engineering: 3
• Materials Engineering: 1
• Mechanical Engineering: 4
• Total Physical Sciences: 15
• Chemistry: 1
• Physics: 13
• Astronomy: 13
• Total Environmental Sciences: 11
• Atmospheric: 8
• Earth Sciences: 6
• Computer Science: 8
• Total Life Sciences: 51
• Agricultural: 10
• Psychology: 1
• Total Social Sciences: 14
• Political Science: 11
• Sociology: 2

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

• "100 Best Values in Public Colleges"
• Value for in-state schools
• PENN STATE RANKS 45TH
• Value for out-of-state schools
• PENN STATE RANKS 46TH
• "50 Smart Places to Live"
• STATE COLLEGE, PA RANKS 19TH

The Princeton Review

• "The Best Northeastern Colleges: 2011 Edition"
• INCLUDES PENN STATE

Kaplan/Newsweek

• "America's 25 Hottest Colleges for Entrepreneurs 2005"
• INCLUDES PENN STATE

Washington Monthly

• Annual College Guide 2009
• "Top 10 Best U.S. National Universities"
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• "College Rankings 2007: What can colleges do for the country?"
• PENN STATE RANKS 5TH NATIONALLY

The Economist

• Intelligence Unit Survey of Executive Certificate Programs
• PENN STATE IN TOP TIER INTERNATIONALLY
• (For open and custom programming)

NASDAQ

• "Best Center for Entrepreneurship in U.S. 2005"
• PENN STATE

Entrepreneur Magazine

• "Top U.S. Colleges and Universities for Entrepreneurs 2005"
• PENN STATE INCLUDED

Business Week

• "Executive Education Programs 2005"
• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH NATIONALLY

Design Intelligence 2008 Annual Undergrad Schools Ranking

• Landscape Architecture
• PENN STATE TIES FOR 1ST NATIONALLY
• Architecture
• PENN STATE RANKS 9TH NATIONALLY

Journal of Forestry

• U.S. and Canadian Accredited Forestry Schools
• PENN STATE IN TOP 10

William Randolph Hearst Foundation Intercollegiate Journalism Award program

• PENN STATE PLACES:
• Overall: 2ND
• Writing: 2ND
• Broadcast: 4TH

Newsweek

• "Top 50 Global Universities"
• INCLUDES PENN STATE

National Opinion Research Center Universities Awarding Most Doctorates

• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH

National Science Foundation Student Fellowships

• PENN STATE RANKS 1ST IN BIG TEN

National Science Foundation University Research

• Top Institutions in Total R&D Expenditures (Science and Engineering)
• PENN STATE RANKS 9TH
• Top Institutions in Federal R&D Expenditures (Science and Engineering)
• PENN STATE RANKS 16TH

U.S. Defense Department Contracts and Grants

• Top Institutions in Awards for Basic and Applied Research
• PENN STATE RANKS 6TH

ISI Essential Science Indicators

• Space Science: High Impact U.S. Universities
• PENN STATE RANKS 5TH
• (Number of citations/paper)

Institute for Scientific Information

• Materials Science Faculty Productivity
• PENN STATE RANKS FIRST INTERNATIONALLY
• (Number of citations)

U.S. News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools 2011

Top Schools of Business

• SMEAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 48TH NATIONALLY

Top Programs in Business

• Supply Chain/Logistics
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH

Top Schools of Engineering

• COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TIED FOR 23RD NATIONALLY

Top Programs in Engineering

• Biological/Agricultural Engineering
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 9TH
• Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 4TH
• Materials
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 8TH
• Nuclear Engineering
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 5TH

Top Schools of Education

• COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RANKED 22ND NATIONALLY

Top Programs in Education

• Higher Education Administration
• PENN STATE RANKS 1ST
• Administration/Supervision
• PENN STATE RANKS 5TH
• Vocational/Technical Education
• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND
• Counseling and Personnel Services
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• Education Policy
• PENN STATE RANKS 10TH

Top Schools of Law

• DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW TIED FOR 72ND NATIONALLY

Top Programs in Specific Health Disciplines

• Clinical Psychology
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 9TH
• Nursing
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 54TH
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• PENN STATE RANKS 3RD
• Speech-Language Pathology
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 25TH

Top Programs in the Social Sciences and Humanities

• Economics
• PENN STATE RANKS 27TH
• English
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 29TH
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND
• Political Science
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 28TH
• Psychology
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 29TH
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND
• Sociology
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 20TH
• Sociology of Population
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 4TH
• Criminology
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 5TH

Top Programs in the Sciences

• Computer Science
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 28TH
• Physics
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 23RD
• Physics Specialties: Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity
• PENN STATE RANKS 10TH
• Mathematics
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 27TH
• Statistics
• PENN STATE RANKS 20TH
• Chemistry
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 21ST
• Biological Sciences
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 42ND
• Earth Sciences
• PENN STATE RANKS 6TH
• Earth Sciences Specialties: Geology
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 3RD
• Earth Sciences Specialties: Environmental Sciences
• PENN STATE TIED FOR 1ST
• Earth Sciences Specialities: Paleontology
• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH
• Earth Sciences Specialties: Geochemistry
• PENN STATE RANKS 3RD

Academic Analytics

• 2006-07 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index
• PENN STATE RANKS 3RD

Individual Disciplines Rankings

• Marketing:
• PENN STATE RANKS 1ST
• Counselor Education:
• PENN STATE RANKS 1ST
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration:
• PENN STATE RANKS 1ST
• Geological and Mining Engineering:
• PENN STATE RANKS 1ST
• Gender Studies:
• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND
• Anthropology:
• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND
• Applied Economics:
• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND
• Environmental engineering:
• PENN STATE RANKS 3RD
• Counseling Psychology:
• PENN STATE RANKS 4TH
• Botany/Plant Biology:
• PENN STATE RANKS 5TH
• Communication Disorders and Sciences:
• PENN STATE RANKS 5TH
• Mass Communications/Media Studies:
• PENN STATE RANKS 6TH
• Astronomy and Astrophysics:
• PENN STATE RANKS 6TH
• Engineering Mechanics:
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• Health Promotion:
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• Philosophy:
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• Geology/Earth Science:
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• Information Science/Studies:
• PENN STATE RANKS 7TH
• Operations Research:
• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH
• Linguistics:
• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH
• Criminal Justice and Criminology:
• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH
• Social Sciences:
• PENN STATE RANKS 8TH
• Management:
• PENN STATE RANKS 9TH
• Soil Science:
• PENN STATE RANKS 10TH
• Accounting:
• PENN STATE RANKS 10TH
• Engineeering:
• PENN STATE RANKS 10TH

"State of the Hospital Industry, 2008 Edition"

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• ranked among nation's Top 100 Hospitals

University Health System Consortium

• Inpatient Satisfaction Among Academic Medical Centers
• PENN STATE MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER RANKS 3RD

National Research Corporation

• 2004-05 Consumer Choice Award
• PENN STATE MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDED

"America's Top Doctors"

• Seven Doctors from Hershey Medical Center Included

NCAA Average Graduation Rates Student-Athletes

• Division I Institutions: 64%
• Penn State Graduation Rate: 83%
• (1999-2002 entering class graduating within six years)

NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rate

• Eight Penn State Teams Register 100%

Academic All-Big Ten Honorees 2007/08

• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND IN CONFERENCE

Teach for America

• PENN STATE RANKS 2ND IN STUDENT APPLICATIONS

Peace Corps

• Alumni Volunteers
• PENN STATE RANKS 16TH NATIONALLY

Penn State Alumni Association

• Largest Dues-Paying Alumni Association
• 165,182 Members

Student-Run Philanthropy

• 2011 IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) raised $9,563,016.09 for children with cancer and their families.