A massive public research flagship in Happy Valley, Pennsylvania, celebrated for world-class supply chain and engineering programs, D1 athletics, and an unbeatable global alumni network.
- Admit rate
- 55%
- Moderately selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1220–1380
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $26,000
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.65
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1220 and 1380.
Popular majors
- Mechanical & Nuclear EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- Supply Chain & Information Systems (Smeal)Business, Finance & EconWell regarded
- Meteorology & Atmospheric ScienceMath & Natural SciencesWell regarded
- Information Sciences & CybersecurityComputer Science & AIWell regarded
- FinanceBusiness, Finance & EconWell regarded
Highlights
- Largest active alumni association in the world (over 750,000 members)
- Beaver Stadium game day culture and White Out football traditions
- Penn State THON: largest student-run philanthropy in the world
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