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Business & finance at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 1,792 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 43rd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 411 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 100% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#43 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,79217% of the class
Courses in the catalog411more than 100% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$87,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around Penn State

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The Thomas Building at Penn State University Park. It contains classrooms, the s
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Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
HUB Robeson Center, west side entrancePhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
A view of part of the Penn State University's University Park campus, seen from
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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hostetter Business Services, Business Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Boston University 85
  2. Marquette University 85
  3. Loyola Marymount University 85
  4. Santa Clara University 85
  5. Saint Joseph's University 84
  6. Fairfield University 84
  7. Trinity University 84
  8. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 83

Other strong majors at Penn State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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