Pennsylvania State University Global Rankings

Updated on 20 September, 2024

Sachin Pundir

Sachin Pundir

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Pennsylvania State University popularly known as Penn State University is a top-ranked research university located in Pennsylvania, USA. It is the only land-grant university in Pennsylvania. The university has been a leader in higher education for over 150 years. The high standard academic standing of the university ranks the university among top educational institutes.

Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021 ranked Penn State 4th in the US and 32nd in the world among 1,115 institutions. 

As per U.S. News & World Report 2022, the university has been ranked 80 globally for the category of ‘Best Global Universities in 2022’. A total of 1,750 institutions were evaluated across 91 countries. 

Penn State stands at 119th rank internationally as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022. A total of 1,600 institutions out of 99 countries globally were evaluated for this ranking. The ranking assesses the performance of the institutions across the four below areas – research, teaching, international outlook, and knowledge transfer. 

QS World University Rankings 2022 ranks the university at 96th position globally. Here, the evaluation took place across 1,300 institutions. It was also ranked as the 44th best university in the US. 

Center for World University Rankings 2021-22 ranks it in 54th position under the category of the best universities in the world due to the quality of education the students receive here and the research works of the faculty members of the university. 

On the other hand, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, popularly known as ARWU has ranked the university in the range of 101-150 in 2021 under a listing of world-class 1,000 universities. 

 

 

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Global Rankings of Pennsylvania State University

Here’s looking at the Pennsylvania State University rankings globally in recent years-

 

 

Ranked By 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
QS World University Rankings 101 95 93 95 93 101 96
Times Higher Education World University Ranking 75 68 77 81 78 114 119
U.S. News & World Report  NA NA 71 72 72 75 80

 

 

Pennsylvania State University Ranking: Course-Wise

Penn State has several top-ranked graduates, postgraduate and doctoral courses to offer. It is one of the top-ranked universities for business, medical and engineering programs.

U.S. News & World Report, “America’s Best Graduate Schools 2021-22” ranked the university at 33 in best business schools. It is ranked #5 for logistics, #12 for operations, #16 for management, #18 for real estate, #28 for business analytics, and #36 for accounting. The university has been ranked #41 in best education schools, #33 in best engineering schools, and #24 in the best nursing schools. Times Higher Education World University Ranking ranks engineering, medicine, dentistry, and finance courses of the university at #119 out of 1,200 courses globally. 

Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021 has placed Penn State among the top 3% universities globally. You can get in touch with the academic counselors of upGrad Abroad to know more about the university, ranking, and admission process. 

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