Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine: Statistics

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#2065 of 14,131 In the World
#569 of 2,597 In North America
#518 of 2,496 In the United States
#26 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#47 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
Top50% For 123 other topics
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Acceptance rate
10%
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
med.psu.edu

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 10% acceptance rate for Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $23,424
Tuition in-state $23,424
Tuition out-of-state $39,216
Fee in-district $576
Fee in-state $576
Fee out-of-state $576

Publications & Citations

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine is a world-class research university with 35,075 scientific papers published and 959,292 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Pathology, Chemistry, Surgery, Biochemistry, Psychology, Computer Science, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications
35,075
Citations
959,292

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
31,462 / 855,195
Biology
25,380 / 796,085
Genetics
16,744 / 565,162
Pathology
15,531 / 462,804
Chemistry
15,140 / 516,776
Surgery
14,595 / 352,206
Biochemistry
13,034 / 468,086
Psychology
12,942 / 363,944
Computer Science
10,436 / 315,546
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
10,172 / 264,920
Psychiatry
9,747 / 275,087
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
8,517 / 199,950
Engineering
7,602 / 216,973
Immunology
7,043 / 217,831
Physics
6,881 / 186,163
Oncology and Cancer research
6,401 / 197,528
Environmental Science
6,163 / 167,007
Neuroscience
5,244 / 179,382
Anatomy and Physiology
5,182 / 150,835
Mathematics
4,733 / 127,679
Cardiology
4,644 / 119,972
Anesthesiology
4,604 / 117,649
Organic Chemistry
4,510 / 165,259
Statistics
4,476 / 121,746
Political Science
4,419 / 111,572
Law
4,328 / 109,896
Sociology
4,285 / 106,663
Geology
3,273 / 90,639
Public Health
3,196 / 92,255
Philosophy
3,111 / 79,398
Nursing
2,995 / 74,706
Pharmacology
2,866 / 89,570
Critical Care Nursing
2,827 / 69,834
Demography
2,826 / 78,600
Paleontology
2,813 / 80,531
Health Science
2,754 / 77,614
Family medicine
2,563 / 56,396
Geography and Cartography
2,381 / 57,689
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2,271 / 54,759
Physical Therapy
2,259 / 57,735

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 308 5379
1994 332 5547
1995 358 6082
1996 386 6586
1997 331 7107
1998 337 8234
1999 295 8594
2000 338 9648
2001 344 10068
2002 354 10636
2003 384 11618
2004 423 12489
2005 413 14016
2006 485 15110
2007 541 16449
2008 664 18038
2009 637 19235
2010 821 21298
2011 1013 24380
2012 959 26963
2013 1054 29200
2014 1202 30607
2015 1181 32725
2016 1394 32918
2017 1419 36116
2018 1702 39636
2019 1921 45571
2020 2116 58091
2021 1967 66451
2022 1949 67718
2023 1907 69772
2024 1800 69518
2025 1561 64480
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Notable alumni

  1. Deborah L. Birx

    Deborah L. Birx
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in the Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
    In 1980 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    diplomatsoldierresearcherimmunologistphysician
    Biography

    Deborah Leah Birx is an American physician and diplomat who served as the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under President Donald Trump from 2020 to 2021. Birx specializes in HIV/AIDS immunology, vaccine research, and global health. Starting in 2014, she oversaw the implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program to support HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs in 65 countries. From 2014 to 2020, Birx was the United States global AIDS coordinator for presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump and served as the United States special representative for global health diplomacy between 2015 and 2021. Birx was part of the White House Coronavirus Task Force from February 2020 to January 2021. In March 2021, Birx joined ActivePure Technologies as Chief Medical and Science Advisor.

General info

Alternative names Penn State
PSMSHMC
Founded 1967
Motto Vincat Scientia Morbos
Let Knowledge Conquer Disease
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 10,000

Location and contacts

Address 500 University Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-2360
United States
City population 14,000
Phone 7175318563

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