Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona: Rankings

Updated: February 29, 2024

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 1128th in the United States, 4298th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 10 research topics. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 689 academic publications and 14,513 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#4298 of 14,131	In the World
#1202 of 2,597	In North America
#1128 of 2,496	In the United States
#78 of 155	In Pennsylvania
#304 of 1,820	For Automation and Control engineering
#2717 of 6,493	For Sociology
#3885 of 6,684	For Engineering
#7511 of 7,738	For Alumni Impact
#3986 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 858th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 3936th in the World with 174 publications made and 2,027 citations received. Main research topic: Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#858 of 1,728	In the United States
#927 of 1,819	In North America
#3936 of 7,020	In the World

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1994	1	3
1995	0	0
1996	1	3
1997	1	10
1998	1	13
1999	0	0
2000	0	0
2001	2	14
2002	14	22
2003	5	23
2004	4	45
2005	3	50
2006	4	56
2007	0	0
2008	3	56
2009	7	61
2010	7	73
2011	10	90
2012	6	94
2013	8	96
2014	8	100
2015	13	116
2016	10	120
2017	9	123
2018	6	124
2019	12	129
2020	19	134
2021	19	136

The following table provides academic rankings for Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield	United States ranking	North America ranking	World rank
Sociology	710	774	2717

Engineering rankings

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 656th for Engineering in the United States and 3885th in the World with 137 publications made and 2,363 citations received. Main research topic: Automation and Control engineering.

Engineering ranking	Location
#656 of 1,518	In the United States
#715 of 1,602	In North America
#3885 of 6,684	In the World

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year	Engineering publications	Engineering citations
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	2	0
1996	0	0
1997	2	2
1998	4	3
1999	0	0
2000	3	24
2001	4	28
2002	4	34
2003	1	39
2004	2	42
2005	2	42
2006	1	42
2007	3	56
2008	4	65
2009	6	83
2010	11	106
2011	12	111
2012	8	121
2013	10	123
2014	12	130
2015	3	131
2016	13	144
2017	5	144
2018	5	145
2019	8	153