Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Ranking Badges

Penn State York earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #22 of 784 in Most Focused for Child Development & Family Studies, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #22 of 784, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 54
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 York Earned?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York holds 8 ranking badges across 5 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. These badges come from the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	1
Total	8

What Is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Known For?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 2 of its 7 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Child Development & Family Studies, General Psychology and Business & Commerce.

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Business & Commerce
Most Focused		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Focused	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

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

Engineering Technologies

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Focused			✓

Psychology

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

How Does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #643 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

Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York appears in 54 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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