Pennsylvania State University ranks at #83 position in QS World University Rankings, 2024. The university stands at #122 position in THE World University Rankings, 2024. ARWU has placed Pennsylvania State University among the top #101-150 universities in the world for the last 3 years.;

Nationally, placed at the 60th position, Pennsylvania State University offers one of the top academic programs in the world. Some of its top courses include Petroleum Engineering, Mineral and Mining Engineering, Management, and Sociology.

Pennsylvania State University World Rankings

The previous years’ ranking trends of Pennsylvania State University are demonstrated by the table given below:

Pennsylvania State University World Rankings

Ranking Body 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
QS Rankings #93 #101 #96 #93 #83
THE Rankings #78 #114 #119 #151 #122
U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities #72 #75 #80 #84
CWUR; #57 #54 #54 #53
ARWU (Shanghai Rankings) #101-150 #101-150 #101-150

Pennsylvania State University Engineering Rankings

QS World Subject Rankings has placed Pennsylvania State University at #17 rank for Mineral and Mining Engineering and at #19 rank for Petroleum Engineering. A subject-specific ranking distribution of the Engineering courses of Pennsylvania State University are given as follows:

Pennsylvania State University Engineering Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
THE Rankings Engineering and Technology #86 #82 #75 #65

QS World Subject Rankings;

Petroleum Engineering #19 #24 #25
Civil and Structural Engineering #51-100 #101-150 #101-150
Mineral and Mining Engineering #17 #20 #10
Chemical Engineering #43 #43 #46
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #109 #110 #97
Engineering and Technology #72 #77 #72

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #51-75 #51-75 #51-75
Biotechnology #51-75 #76-100 #76-100
Water Resource #51-75 #51-75 #51-75
Instrument Science and Technology #201-300
TelecommunicationEngineering; #151-200 #101-150 #201-300
Mineral and Mining Engineering #20 #15 #17
Aerospace Engineering #48 #49 #41
Biomedical Engineering; #201-300 #101-150 #101-150
Metallurgical Engineering #28 #43 #37
Environmental Science and Technology #101-150 #76-100 #76-100
Materials Science and Technology #22 #14 #14
Chemical Engineering #51-75 #32 #26
Mechanical Engineering #101-150 #51-75 #51-75
Civil Engineering #101-150 #201-300 #151-200
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #101-150 #201-300 #151-200

Pennsylvania State University Computer Science Rankings

Pennsylvania State University ranks among the top 200 universities in the world for the Computer Science programs. THE WUR has placed the university among the top 100 universities consecutively. Here’s how various leading ranking agencies evaluated the Computer Science course of Pennsylvania State University:

Pennsylvania State University Computer Science Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings; Computer Science and Information Systems #106 #103 #117
THE Rankings Computer Science; #97 #89 #75 #77
ARWU (Shanghai Rankings) Computer Science and Engineering #151-200 #151-200 #151-200

Pennsylvania State University Natural Science Rankings

Check out some popular Natural Science courses in Pennsylvania State University and their respective rankings:

Pennsylvania State University Natural Science Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

THE Rankings

Psychology #58 #60 #53 #41
Physical Sciences #64 #85 #65 #66
Life Sciences #126-150 #126-150 #126-150 #98

QS World Subject Rankings

Biological Sciences #87 #97 #106
Chemistry #88 #79 #76
Mathematics #80 #85 #90
Earth and Marine Sciences #14 #18 #12
Psychology #39 #54 #58
Physics and Astronomy #61 #71 #71
Natural Science #56 #68 #60
Environmental Sciences #45 #59 #59
Geography #41 #39 #39
Materials Sciences #26 #24 #23

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Earth Sciences #43 #46 #43
Physics #51-75 #51-75 #76-100
Atmospheric Sciences; #19 #29 #26
Ecology #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
Oceanography #151-200 #101-150 #151-200
Geography #51-75 #51-75 #76-100
Chemistry #101-150 #51-75 #51-75
Mathematics #76-100 #101-150 #101-150

Pennsylvania State University Medical Science Rankings

Pennsylvania State University’s Nursing program has made it proud over years by occupying the top 50 ranks in QS World Subject Rankings, for instance, #45 this year. More such health-science courses and their ranking trends as per the top ranking agencies are given below:

Pennsylvania State University Medical Science Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
THE Rankings Clinical, Pre-clinical, and Health #176-200 #301-400 #251-300 #201-250

QS World Subject Rankings

Medicine #126 #130 #151-200
Nursing #45 #35 #43

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Public Health #151-200 #401-500 #301-400
Nursing #151-200 #151-200 #101-150
Clinical Medicine #301-400
Medical Technology #301-400

Pennsylvania State University Business Rankings

The “Management” and “Business Administration” of Pennsylvania State University occupy the 9th and 14th positions in the current ARWU (Shanghai Rankings). Some top business programs offered by the b-school of Pennsylvania State University can be seen as follows:

Pennsylvania State University Business Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
THE Rankings Business and Economics #91 #100 #82 #60

QS World Subject Rankings

Business and Management Studies #67 #66 #72
Accounting and Finance #86 #76 #72
Economics and Econometrics #106 #115 #103

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Management #9 #20 #12
Finance #48 #51-75 #50
Economics #51-75 #76-100 #76-100
Business Administration #14 #18 #14

Pennsylvania State University Humanities Rankings

Pennsylvania State University has always been a top institution for humanities courses. Its Education and Sociology programs occupy the 7th rank in the current ARWU (Shanghai Rankings). Here’s how more of these courses have been ranked over the years in global academic rankings:

Pennsylvania State University Humanities Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World Subject Rankings

Communication and Media Studies #25 #32 #38
English Language and Literature #57 #63 #80
Hospitality and Leisure Management #23 #21 #20
Law and Legal Studies #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Modern Language #97 #93 #93
Linguistics #56 #69 #75
Arts and Humanities #100 #116 #105
Politics #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Education and Training #34 #30 #31
Social Sciences and Management #67 #77 #69
History #101-150 #101-150 #51-100
Art and Design #201-240

THE Rankings

Education #41 #27 #26
Social Sciences #91 #60 #44
Law #151-175 #151-175 #67
Arts and Humanities #151-175 #126-150 #101-125

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Hospitality and Tourism Management #12 #15 #11
Education #7 #20 #20
Public Administration #49 #76-100 #101-150
Sociology #7 #7 #8
Political Sciences #51-75 #49 #42
Law #20 #51-75 #51-75
Communication #11 #21 #13

Pennsylvania State University Miscellaneous Rankings

The global dominance of Pennsylvania State University can be evaluated from the following academic and non-academic rankings:

Ranking Body Parameter Ranking 2022-23

QS WUR

Sustainability Ranking #37
QS WUR By Subject #56

US News

National Universities #60
Top Public Schools #28
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs; #19
Best Value Schools; #193
Industrial Engineering #9
Production/ Operation Management #11
Materials Sciences #9
Supply Chain Management #8
Nursing #31
Economics #41
Best Colleges for Veterans; #36
Top Performers on Social Mobility #342

THE World University Rankings

World University Rankings #122
World Reputation Rankings 2022 #101-125
US Rankings 2022 #141
Impact Rankings: Partnership for the goals #101-200
Impact Rankings: Life below water #9
Impact Rankings: Life on Land #32
Impact Rankings: Zero hunger #35
Impact Ranking #40

CWUR

National Rank #30
Employability Rank #161
Research Rank #53
Education Rank #294
Faculty Rank #57

As per the QS World university rankings of 2024, Pennsylvania State University falls among the top 6% of the global universities. Additionally, the Princeton Review regards it as one of the top 5 public schools for internships.