Penn State University
School info
4.4
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.5
Food
3.9
Clubs
4.6
Facilities
4.5
Internet
4
Location
4
Opportunities
4.6
Safety
4.2
Social
4.6
Happiness
4.4
Basic Information
Location
- State College, PA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Roadside
- Established: February 22, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-02-22)
- Founder: James Irvin, Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, Frederick Watts
Academic information
Degree Courses
- More than 275 majors
Key Area
- Biological sciences
- Chemistry
- Earth & environmental sciences
- Health sciences
- Physical sciences
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 89,816 • 46,723 (University Park)
- Undergraduates: 74,446 • 39,809 (University Park)
- Postgraduates: 14,039 • 6,092 (University Park)
- Academic Staff: 8,002
- Administrative Staff: 17,218
Notable Alumni
- Adam McKay
- Mark Parker
- Ty Burrell
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Lara Spencer
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Good reviews
Overall 5
What professiors are good
Overall 5
Great place place to come back to for a lifetime of visiting entertainment!
Overall 5
Amazing school!! Very fun, great community and very safe to walk around at night because it is always busy and lit up. Very good professors and lots of provided opportunities if you put yourself out there.
Overall 5
Great school for you if you have a lot of school spirit and there are so many clubs that provide opportunities for growth and success. I highly recommend that you go to this school if you love sports and love to get involved in activities!
Overall 5
I love it here. The people you meet definately make or break the experience, but there are so many opportunities to meet people. I lived in West my first year and LOVED it. The food's great. I life off campus now, but State College is a nice little town. I love the engineering program. It's expensive, but I know it'll be worth it in the long run.
Overall 5
As a transfer I figured I would struggle here my first semester, but I ended up having the time of my life. Don’t be afraid to join clubs and put yourself out there because it will pay off as everyone here is super friendly. Can’t recommend a better place to go to college because there are tons of places to eat, have fun, and study. We Are
Overall 5
Couldn’t have made a better decision when I decided to come to this school.
Overall 5
Penn State is the best. I have had a great time here. There are tons of clubs and opportunities to get involved. School spirit is amazing, people are friendly. The campus is gorgeous. Great alumni network. cant go wrong going here.
Overall 5
Nice
Overall 5
Penn State is incomparable to any other university across many levels!
Bad reviews
Overall 1.4
Attended the Erie campus and dropped out later on as the university was so daunting and the admissions department was horrendous to work with
Overall 1.5
Penn state just takes your money for you to be miserable for 4 years. Don't come if you are not social and don't want to join clubs. Chose an easy major or you're going to be in the library every weekend burning brain cells. GO STATE WE ARE YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!!!
Overall 1.8
Don't come here if you are not interested in Greek Life, cuz you can hardly find any friends. Most of people here are pretty frivolous, especially frat boys and sorority girls. Facilities are outdated because of insufficient funds of this university, and faculty staff are generally unprofessional and indifferent.