Pennsylvania State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 24 96.4 631
2023 25 96.5 679
2022 25 96.5 680
2021 28 96.1 691
2020 27 96.3 698
2019 28 96.2 697
2018 25 96.6 700
2017 28 96.1 684
2016 27 96.3 697
2015 25 96.6 693
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,445   2,513   2,612   2,590   2,542   2,301   2,258   2,083   2,102   2,135
    Hispanic or Latino   270   294   301   272   227   207   201   190   145   144
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,115   2,162   2,269   2,267   2,246   2,020   2,005   1,841   1,872   1,940
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   1   3   2   5   3   2   6   1
      Asian   205   224   213   202   209   170   169   147   127   133
      Black or African American   119   128   133   137   109   105   88   84   83   90
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3
      White   1,683   1,713   1,818   1,811   1,809   1,640   1,666   1,539   1,638   1,679
      More than one race   105   93   103   113   116   100   79   69   17   34
    Unknown ethnicity and race   60   57   42   51   69   74   52   52   85   51
  Temporary visa holders   2,792   2,799   2,627   2,328   2,053   2,202   2,040   1,961   2,083   2,074
  Science and engineering   5,053   5,118   5,045   4,735   4,433   4,362   4,148   3,909   4,078   4,098
    Science   3,357   3,312   3,240   3,115   2,951   2,923   2,752   2,581   2,641   2,673
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   175   166   157   135   141   143   155   156   172   193
      Biological and biomedical sciences   727   711   709   689   641   634   602   548   566   594
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   99   90
      Computer and information sciences   671   644   562   487   428   448   369   333   282   287
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   70
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   144   137   152   147   137   129   125   123   152   153
      Mathematics and statistics   259   246   224   221   214   203   193   195   185   172
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   163   192   205   177   146   169   103   82   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   23   23   21   27   28   21   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   513   488   505   475   459   412   417   402   379   389
      Psychology   289   294   286   299   297   258   275   271   233   231
      Social sciences   394   411   417   464   461   499   492   453   465   461
    Engineering   1,696   1,806   1,805   1,620   1,482   1,439   1,396   1,328   1,437   1,425
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   111   110   114   102   104   94   91   95   99   94
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   99   109   111   93   77   67   64   66   61   51
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   135   155   235   210   198   194   191   180   215   224
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   218   288   283   193   163   149   119   138   173   166
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   232   212   230   229   205   231   216   214   228   211
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   128   167   164   153   154   163   153   157   185   170
      Mechanical engineering   250   246   238   217   214   191   200   178   193   202
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   167   182   187   194   177   177   187   160   160   150
      Other engineering   356   337   243   229   190   173   175   140   123   157
    Health   184   194   194   183   162   141   150   135   107   111
      Clinical medicine   63   68   70   68   54   36   42   37   0   0
      Other health   121   126   124   115   108   105   108   98   107   111

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,913   1,916   1,959   2,160   2,252   2,186   1,823   1,675   613   357
    Hispanic or Latino   182   169   164   157   162   176   152   126   45   18
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,696   1,719   1,759   1,967   2,060   1,977   1,635   1,507   512   327
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   2   2   2   2   3   1   2   1
      Asian   210   197   185   206   203   197   147   137   24   20
      Black or African American   119   103   84   85   102   110   95   88   38   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   4   2   1   2   2   2   4   5   0   0
      White   1,304   1,354   1,409   1,587   1,650   1,563   1,328   1,239   431   288
      More than one race   56   60   78   85   101   103   58   37   17   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   35   28   36   36   30   33   36   42   56   12
  Temporary visa holders   194   149   204   166   218   193   181   232   107   67
  Science and engineering   2,076   2,045   2,126   2,294   2,410   2,334   1,975   1,870   703   407
    Science   1,141   1,227   1,384   1,439   1,559   1,499   1,176   1,138   482   244
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   9   7   12   11   7   6   12   25   11
      Biological and biomedical sciences   73   65   74   65   80   62   59   51   24   34
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   328   316   304   268   342   441   465   455   41   29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   0   3   9   10   20   16   23   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   176   174   214   251   248   139   142   153   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   207   235   307   349   383   346   20   16   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   15   12   12   7   7   6   8   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   31   43   48   52   41   39   43   40   12   24
      Psychology   96   126   142   139   159   189   207   179   22   34
      Social sciences   206   247   273   287   278   250   210   202   355   108
    Engineering   935   818   742   855   851   835   799   732   221   163
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   16   13   12   7   12   10   14   19   16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   4   3   8   2   4   5   4   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   2   2   5   6   9   18   20   20   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   17   24   81   75   67   64   89   16   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   204   206   190   227   245   267   260   237   9   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   258   213   258   289   302   279   235   193   32   27
      Mechanical engineering   115   109   90   82   92   91   97   70   59   36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   2   3   3   4   6   6   8   2   8
      Other engineering   320   249   159   148   118   100   104   97   63   41
    Health   31   20   37   32   60   45   29   37   17   17
      Clinical medicine   22   14   27   23   51   30   19   24   0   0
      Other health   9   6   10   9   9   15   10   13   17   17

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   1,195   1,181   1,169   1,329   1,018   978   1,024   980   931   1,063
  Science and engineering   1,179   1,170   1,163   1,309   994   953   1,004   970   921   1,048
    Science   679   631   651   657   622   604   596   583   605   681
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   37   44   29   24   31   28   28   57   13   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   197   186   184   197   197   188   201   180   129   160
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   107   135   120   118   77   109   64   82   104   99
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   28
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   67   66   86   82   46   49   42   32   94   86
      Mathematics and statistics   17   8   20   22   18   16   25   7   13   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   6   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   2   4   8   2   0   0   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   191   146   153   130   158   131   125   126   162   195
      Psychology   23   21   34   41   70   24   42   28   22   36
      Social sciences   33   17   15   35   23   58   69   60   40   39
    Engineering   500   539   512   652   372   349   408   387   316   367
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   26   39   44   29   20   27   22   24   29
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   48   53   45   40   28   33   22   25   23   22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   49   49   73   68   56   43   40   45   36   50
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   37   59   53   62   31   19   15   17   2   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   62   64   65   101   52   57   52   47   39   42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   17   24   20   17   32   22   27   25   23   20
      Mechanical engineering   79   78   67   86   95   56   89   75   64   79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   78   91   93   167   0   67   96   89   70   63
      Other engineering   100   95   57   67   49   32   40   42   35   50
    Health   16   11   6   20   24   25   20   10   10   15
      Clinical medicine   3   1   0   2   2   1   2   1   0   0
      Other health   13   10   6   18   22   24   18   9   10   15

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   5,237   5,312   5,239   4,918   4,595   4,503   4,298   4,044   4,185   4,209
  Fellowships   378   342   340   320   284   294   314   303   315   327
    Federal   40   37   0   167   168   142   132   126   100   129
    Institutional   333   304   340   138   86   139   170   150   188   183
    Nonfederal   5   1   0   15   30   13   12   27   27   15
  Research assistantships   2,451   2,516   2,431   2,312   2,065   1,939   1,940   1,774   1,981   1,971
    Federal   1,102   1,091   1,085   1,126   840   815   868   848   822   907
    Institutional   1,032   1,098   1,014   940   992   879   906   734   959   889
    Nonfederal   317   327   332   246   233   245   166   192   200   175
  Teaching assistantships   1,188   1,238   1,354   1,228   1,050   1,071   1,011   961   1,076   1,148
    Federal   41   41   73   21   10   19   23   6   3   9
    Institutional   1,134   1,181   1,255   1,168   1,033   1,042   946   938   1,066   1,138
    Nonfederal   13   16   26   39   7   10   42   17   7   1
  Other types of support   1,220   1,216   1,114   1,058   1,196   1,199   1,033   1,006   813   763
    Federal   12   12   11   15   0   2   1   0   6   18
    Institutional   20   13   33   14   9   16   17   10   68   69
    Nonfederal   1   12   1   2   0   11   4   4   33   33
    Personal resources   1,187   1,179   1,069   1,027   1,187   1,170   1,011   992   706   643

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   411   416   428   362   524   475   374   363   431   403
    Science   308   317   346   289   450   372   291   282   349   307
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   20   20   27   24   0   20   19   15   29   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   84   97   112   116   273   163   106   113   175   148
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   13   10   8   2   3   3   6   7   20   23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   15   14   2   9   20   19   21   22   17
      Mathematics and statistics   22   18   13   13   9   9   17   16   10   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   8   10   2   10   12   14   8   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   18   23   21   12   0   10   7   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   94   85   96   91   98   75   64   64   72   69
      Psychology   19   23   19   13   24   17   15   9   9   15
      Social sciences   16   18   26   14   24   43   24   22   10   9
    Engineering   103   99   82   73   74   103   83   81   82   96
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   0   2   0   1   2   0   0   1   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   15   14   14   13   10   12   10   12   14   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   14   10   9   9   13   14   17   11   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   12   12   14   16   12   7   7   7   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   11   7   8   10   12   9   10   9   16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   1   3
      Mechanical engineering   16   14   12   8   9   8   0   2   10   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   2   3   1   2   28   20   15   22   18
      Other engineering   35   32   22   20   15   14   22   18   7   8
    Health   5   7   6   2   50   35   27   36   30   33
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   2   47   26   0   23   29   28
      Other health   5   7   6   0   3   9   27   13   1   5

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   229   227   215   206   309   300   238   210   271   290
  Science and engineering   226   224   213   206   291   285   224   200   263   273
    Science   172   170   163   151   243   229   179   147   221   211
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   14   12   12   10   0   13   13   11   8   15
      Biological and biomedical sciences   44   60   56   57   149   93   65   64   108   90
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   9   8   4   0   1   3   6   7   16   18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   11   10   2   6   14   13   12   18   16
      Mathematics and statistics   8   5   4   6   3   2   4   2   8   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   4   4   1   0   9   11   4   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   7   10   12   8   0   6   3   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   60   51   52   58   60   47   42   34   53   55
      Psychology   6   7   5   4   16   9   8   0   5   11
      Social sciences   8   2   4   5   8   33   14   8   4   2
    Engineering   54   54   50   55   48   56   45   53   42   62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   1   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   11   11   11   9   11   9   9   9   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   8   6   6   7   5   5   9   2   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   3   9   7   4   2   3   1   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   5   4   5   6   6   5   9   5   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   8   10   7   8   4   0   1   4   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   0   19   12   7   16   12
      Other engineering   21   20   15   16   10   5   12   15   3   5
    Health   3   3   2   0   18   15   14   10   8   17
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   17   8   0   6   8   13
      Other health   3   3   2   0   1   7   14   4   0   4

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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