Penn State University University Park, PA
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Graduation Statistics
85%
graduate within six years
- 86% within eight years
- 60% within four years
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13,766 Graduates
Penn State University offers bachelors through doctoral degrees.
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
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Faculty Overview
6,852 Faculty
Full Time
- 2,918 Instructional
- 616 Research
- 122 Public Service
Part Time
- 2,502 Instructional
- 587 Research
- 107 Public Service
Study Options
Distance Learning
Can't make it to the campus? This college has remote classroom options.
Study Abroad Opportunities
This college has programs to study and gain cultural experiences in countries around the world.
Weekend Programs
This college offers weekend classes.
Teacher Certification Offered
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Reviews: Academic Rigor
- Eric from Winburne, PA
“Penn State is a first class University. Professors are both well informed and intriguing. Even the biggest lecture classes can seem like an engaging one on one meeting.…”
- Jul-17-2009 » Read More
- Caitlyn from State College, PA
“High school classes never provided the challenge that I felt that I needed academically, but when I got to Penn State I found that. Teachers no longer treated us as…”
- Aug-11-2009 » Read More
Programs & Majors
Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | - | 37 | - | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Other | 1 | - | - | - |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | - | 12 | - | - |
| Agriculture, General | - | 25 | - | - |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Animal Sciences, General | - | 75 | 5 | 1 |
| Food Science | - | 22 | 8 | 7 |
| Horticultural Science | - | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | - | 40 | - | - |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | - | 1 | - | - |
| Plant Sciences, Other | - | - | - | 3 |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | - | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | - | 57 | - | - |
| Architecture and Related Services | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | - | 49 | 6 | - |
| Landscape Architecture | - | 33 | 7 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Studies | - | - | - | - |
| African-American/Black Studies | - | 3 | - | - |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | - | 4 | - | - |
| East Asian Studies | - | 7 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies | - | 4 | - | - |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | - | - | - | - |
| Women's Studies | - | 10 | - | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Physiology | - | - | 3 | - |
| Biochemistry | - | 51 | 4 | 13 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | - | 163 | 3 | 11 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | - | 242 | 3 | 8 |
| Biotechnology | - | - | 17 | - |
| Ecology | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Entomology | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Genetics, General | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Immunology | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | - | 26 | - | - |
| Molecular Toxicology | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Plant Physiology | - | - | - | 1 |
| Toxicology | - | 19 | - | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | - | 286 | - | - |
| Actuarial Science | - | 75 | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General | - | 1 | 271 | 9 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 12 | - | - | - |
| Business/Managerial Economics | - | 174 | - | - |
| Finance, General | - | 568 | - | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | 6 | 250 | 2 | 1 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | - | 73 | 22 | - |
| Labor Studies | - | - | - | - |
| Management Information Systems, General | - | 103 | - | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | - | - | 18 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | - | 395 | - | - |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | - | 262 | - | - |
| Real Estate | - | 1 | - | - |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | - | 388 | - | - |
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | - | 186 | 7 | 11 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | - | 138 | - | - |
| Journalism | - | 331 | - | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | - | - | - | 13 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | - | 63 | - | - |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | - | - | - | - |
| Computer Science | - | - | 13 | 18 |
| Information Science/Studies | 14 | 755 | 9 | 14 |
| Education | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | - | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | - | - | 20 | 8 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | - | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Art Teacher Education | - | 34 | 5 | 6 |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | - | - | 12 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | 27 | 8 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 69 | 20 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other | - | 5 | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 7 | 10 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | - | - | 21 | 13 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | - | 294 | - | - |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | - | 25 | - | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| Music Teacher Education | - | 34 | 5 | 2 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | 157 | - | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | - | 14 | - |
| Engineering | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | - | 93 | 18 | 15 |
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering | - | 25 | 7 | 6 |
| Architectural Engineering | - | 101 | 61 | 6 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | - | 48 | 3 | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | 107 | 5 | 7 |
| Civil Engineering, General | - | 221 | 30 | 7 |
| Computer Engineering, General | - | 49 | - | - |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | - | 141 | 48 | 21 |
| Engineering Mechanics | - | - | 3 | - |
| Engineering Science | - | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Engineering, General | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering, Other | - | 6 | - | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | - | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Industrial Engineering | - | 134 | 37 | 15 |
| Materials Engineering | - | - | 12 | 6 |
| Materials Science | - | 33 | 1 | 18 |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | 247 | 54 | 17 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | - | 6 | - | - |
| Nuclear Engineering | - | 50 | 21 | 6 |
| Petroleum Engineering | - | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| Surveying Engineering | - | 8 | - | - |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | - | - | - |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | - | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology | - | - | 6 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 4 | - | - | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General | - | 175 | 30 | 12 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | - | - | - | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 14 | 188 | 9 | 10 |
| Human Nutrition | - | 116 | 7 | 4 |
| Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language and Literature | - | 1 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 26 | - | - |
| Comparative Literature | - | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| French Language and Literature | - | 45 | 6 | 2 |
| German Language and Literature | - | 20 | - | 1 |
| Italian Language and Literature | - | 7 | - | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature | - | 21 | - | - |
| Linguistics | - | - | - | 4 |
| Russian Language and Literature | - | 10 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | - | 95 | 8 | 9 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders, General | - | 124 | 23 | - |
| Dietitian Assistant | 18 | - | - | - |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | - | 162 | 15 | 1 |
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | - | 177 | 22 | 6 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other | - | - | - | - |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | - | 29 | - | - |
| Pre-Veterinary Studies | - | 33 | - | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | - | - | - | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | - | 49 | - | - |
| Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology | - | 18 | - | - |
| History | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History, General | - | 142 | 18 | 8 |
| Legal Professions and Studies | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | - | - | - | 87 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | - | - | 10 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 61 | 43 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics, General | - | 90 | 5 | 12 |
| Statistics, General | - | 8 | 16 | 10 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | - | 171 | - | - |
| International/Global Studies | - | - | 18 | - |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | - | 5 | - | - |
| Science, Technology and Society | - | - | - | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | - | 21 | - | - |
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | - | 40 | - | - |
| Forest Technology/Technician | 1 | 9 | - | - |
| Natural Resource Economics | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | - | 38 | 4 | 2 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | - | 25 | - | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | - | 283 | 8 | 11 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | - | 160 | 3 | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | - | - | - | 3 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | - | 2 | - | - |
| Philosophy | - | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | - | 13 | - | - |
| Physical Sciences | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustics | - | - | 9 | 5 |
| Astronomy | - | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | - | 70 | 10 | 4 |
| Chemistry, General | - | 28 | 11 | 41 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | - | 24 | - | - |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | - | 73 | 12 | 14 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | - | - | - | - |
| Physics, General | - | 41 | 5 | 14 |
| Psychology | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | - | - | - | 7 |
| Educational Psychology | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Psychology, General | - | 464 | 18 | 14 |
| School Psychology | - | - | 10 | 3 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | - | - | 1 | - |
| Youth Services/Administration | - | - | 2 | - |
| Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | - | 24 | - | - |
| Security and Protective Services | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | - | 240 | - | - |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | - | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| Forensic Science and Technology | - | 24 | 8 | - |
| Security and Protective Services, Other | - | 89 | - | - |
| Social Sciences | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | - | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| Archeology | - | 5 | - | - |
| Economics, General | - | 216 | 3 | 5 |
| Geography | - | 61 | 31 | 5 |
| International Relations and Affairs | - | 230 | - | - |
| Political Science and Government, General | - | 152 | 11 | 1 |
| Sociology | - | 62 | 6 | 14 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acting | - | 30 | - | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | - | 20 | 6 | 4 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | - | 64 | 12 | - |
| Conducting | - | - | 4 | - |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | - | 1 | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | - | - | 13 | - |
| Film/Cinema Studies | - | 80 | - | - |
| Graphic Design | - | 17 | - | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | - | - | 1 | - |
| Music Performance, General | - | 3 | 16 | - |
| Music, General | - | 27 | - | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | - | - | 2 | - |
| Piano and Organ | - | - | 2 | - |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | - | 14 | - | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | - | 85 | - | - |
| Voice and Opera | - | - | 3 | - |