Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Ranking Badges

Penn State Wilkes - Barre earned 5 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 66 in Most Focused for Engineering-Related Technologies, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 5 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 1
Highest placement: #1 of 66, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 31
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-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Earned?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre holds 5 ranking badges across 4 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. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	2
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	0
Total	5

What Is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Known For?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre is best known for Engineering: 1 of its 5 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Engineering-Related Technologies, Surveying Engineering and Information Science.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for the Money (Pennsylvania)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business & Commerce
Most Focused		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Information Science
Most Focused			✓

Engineering

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

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Engineering-Related Technologies
Most Focused				✓

How Does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Rank for Veterans?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #976 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 20%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre appears in 31 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.