Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Ranking Badges

Penn State Erie earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 10 in Most Focused for Polymer & Plastics Engineering, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 10 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 2
Highest placement: #1 of 10, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 127
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

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

How Many Ranking Badges Has Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Earned?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College holds 10 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 3 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 athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. See our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	3
Total	10

What Is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Known For?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is best known for Engineering: 5 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Polymer & Plastics Engineering, Management Information Systems and Finance & Financial Management.

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Finance & Financial Management
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused			✓
Management Information Systems
Most Focused			✓
Marketing
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 1%
Computer Engineering
Most Focused		✓
Electrical Engineering
Most Focused	✓
Manufacturing Engineering
Most Focused		✓
Mechanical Engineering
Most Focused		✓
Polymer & Plastics Engineering
Most Focused			✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Mechanical Engineering
Most Focused	✓

How Does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Rank for Veterans?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #792 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 17%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College appears in 127 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).

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