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Engineering (all) at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 1,587 engineering majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 62nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $472 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#62 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1,58715% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$472Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

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Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Design and Innovation Building, Radiation Science Engineering Center Storage Building, Agricultural Engineering Building, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building, Electrical Engineering East, Electrical Engineering West, Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub.

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 engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Davis 84
  2. University of Delaware 84
  3. George Washington University 84
  4. University of Tulsa 84
  5. University of California, Irvine 83
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 83
  7. Auburn University 83
  8. Michigan State University 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State with every school we score in engineering. 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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