Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona: Rankings

Updated: March 15, 2026

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 1544th in the United States, 5914th in the global 2026 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
#5914 of 14,131	In the World
#1630 of 2,597	In North America
#1544 of 2,496	In the United States
#98 of 155	In Pennsylvania
#368 of 1,944	For Automation and Control engineering
#3340 of 6,639	For Sociology
#4346 of 6,795	For Engineering
#7794 of 8,074	For Alumni Impact
#7475 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 973rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 4567th in the World with 174 publications made and 2,027 citations received. Main research topic: Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#973 of 1,763	In the United States
#1045 of 1,854	In North America
#4567 of 7,088	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	9
1998	1	11
1999	0	0
2000	0	0
2001	2	12
2002	14	20
2003	5	21
2004	4	41
2005	3	45
2006	4	50
2007	0	0
2008	3	50
2009	7	55
2010	7	66
2011	10	81
2012	6	84
2013	8	85
2014	8	88
2015	13	101
2016	10	104
2017	9	106
2018	6	107
2019	12	111
2020	19	115
2021	19	116

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	797	865	3340

Engineering rankings

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 730th for Engineering in the United States and 4346th in the World with 137 publications made and 2,363 citations received. Main research topic: Automation and Control engineering.

Engineering ranking	Location
#730 of 1,568	In the United States
#793 of 1,655	In North America
#4346 of 6,795	In the World

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year	Engineering publications	Engineering citations
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	2	0
1996	0	0
1997	2	2
1998	4	3
1999	0	0
2000	3	22
2001	4	26
2002	4	31
2003	1	36
2004	2	39
2005	2	39
2006	1	39
2007	3	51
2008	4	59
2009	6	75
2010	11	95
2011	12	100
2012	8	108
2013	10	110
2014	12	116
2015	3	117
2016	13	128
2017	5	128
2018	5	128
2019	8	134