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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Ranking Badges

Penn State University Park earned 183 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 12 in the top 1%, 60 in the top 5%, 62 in the top 10% and 49 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 47 in Highest Paid Graduates for Real Estate, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 183 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 12 / 60
• Highest placement: #1 of 47, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 26
• Placements this edition: 610
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Earned?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus holds 183 ranking badges across 26 fields of study, 72 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	12
Top 5%	60
Top 10%	62
Top 15%	49
Total	183

What Is Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Known For?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 25 of its 171 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Real Estate, Other Resources & Conservation and Geography & Cartography.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best			✓
Overall Best (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Overall Best (Pennsylvania)			✓
Male / Female Diversity		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Pennsylvania)	✓
Location Diversity	✓
Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic)	✓
Location Diversity (Pennsylvania)		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Most Popular (Pennsylvania)				✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Agricultural Economics
Most Popular			✓
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.
Most Popular		✓
Food Science Technology
Most Popular	✓
Horticulture
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Plant Sciences
Most Popular		✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Architectural Sciences
Top Ranked	✓
General Architecture
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Landscape Architecture
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Most Popular			✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Top Ranked	✓
General Biology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Other Biological Sciences
Most Popular				✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked	✓
Entrepreneurial Studies
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Hospitality Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Management Information Systems
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Popular		✓
Marketing
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Other Business & Marketing
Most Popular			✓
Real Estate
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Journalism
Most Popular				✓
Other Communication & Journalism
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked		✓
Information Science
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Information Technology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Other Education
Top Ranked			✓
Special Education
Top Ranked	✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Aeronautical Engineering
Most Popular	✓
Architectural Engineering
Most Popular			✓
Biomedical Engineering
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Chemical Engineering
Most Popular			✓
Civil Engineering
Most Popular			✓
Computer Engineering
Most Popular	✓
Electrical Engineering
Most Popular		✓
Engineering Science
Most Popular		✓
Industrial Engineering
Most Popular			✓
Materials Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Most Popular			✓
Other Engineering
Most Popular		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
General English Literature
Most Popular			✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Classical Languages & Literature
Most Popular		✓
Germanic Languages
Most Popular		✓
Romance Languages
Most Popular			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Allied Health Professions
Top Ranked	✓
Communication Sciences
Most Popular		✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked			✓
Health/Medical Prep Programs
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓
Nursing
Top Ranked		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
History
Most Popular		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Security Science and Technology.
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Legal Research
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Top Ranked	✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Mathematics
Most Popular			✓
Statistics
Most Popular	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Biological & Physical Science
Top Ranked		✓
Data Science.
Most Popular			✓
Geography and Environmental Studies.
Most Popular			✓
International Studies
Most Popular		✓
Nutrition Science
Most Popular		✓
Sustainability Science
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Other Resources & Conservation
Most Popular				✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Health & Physical Education
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Recreation Administration
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Philosophy
Most Popular			✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular				✓
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Most Popular	✓
Atmospheric Sciences
Most Popular			✓
Chemistry
Most Popular			✓
Geological & Earth Sciences
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Materials Sciences.
Most Popular		✓
Physics
Most Popular			✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
General Psychology
Most Popular			✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓

Science Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician
Most Popular	✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Anthropology
Most Popular		✓
Economics
Most Popular			✓
Geography & Cartography
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular	✓
International Relations & Security
Most Popular		✓
Political Science & Government
Most Popular			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Design & Applied Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Most Popular	✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Popular		✓
General Visual & Performing Arts
Top Ranked	✓
Music
Most Popular		✓

How Does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus earned 11 badges across 10 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #15 of 330 in Lacrosse.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Athletics	✓

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Baseball		✓
Baseball (D1)	✓
Golf	✓
Lacrosse			✓
Tennis	✓
Volleyball			✓
Volleyball (D1)	✓
Wrestling	✓

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Soccer	✓
Softball	✓

How Does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus earned 1 badge in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #95 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans			✓

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus appears in 610 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.