UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State rose to No. 22 among national public universities and No. 55 overall - increasing four places in both categories - in U.S. News & World Report's 2027 "Best Colleges" ranking, released Sept. 22. Penn State also ranks No. 19 among Association of American Universities public institutions and is once again the top-ranked public university in Pennsylvania.
U.S. News defines the category of "National Universities" as schools that offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and doctoral programs, and that emphasize faculty research. In total, 422 institutions made the list.
"Penn State's continued ...