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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Engineering

Engineering is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in Engineering

#15 in the U.S
#1 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for engineering majors, Penn State University Park came in at #15. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering 4
Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 7
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Colleges for Engineering 15
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates 92
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering 95
Best Value Colleges for Engineering 101

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

1,881 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
22.5% Women
15.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 1,881 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 22.5% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2018-2019 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 22.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.2% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 125
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 78
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 1,199
International Students 353
Other Races/Ethnicities 101

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 133
Agricultural Engineering 50
Architectural Engineering 87
Biomedical Engineering 102
Chemical Engineering 228

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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