Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona: Rankings

Updated: March 02, 2025

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 1172nd in the United States, 4505th in the global 2025 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
#4505 of 14,131	In the World
#1248 of 2,597	In North America
#1172 of 2,496	In the United States
#80 of 155	In Pennsylvania
#355 of 1,916	For Automation and Control engineering
#3243 of 6,622	For Sociology
#4271 of 6,782	For Engineering
#7680 of 7,918	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 966th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 4493rd in the World with 174 publications made and 2,027 citations received. Main research topic: Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#966 of 1,761	In the United States
#1038 of 1,852	In North America
#4493 of 7,081	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	12
1999	0	0
2000	0	0
2001	2	13
2002	14	21
2003	5	22
2004	4	43
2005	3	48
2006	4	53
2007	0	0
2008	3	53
2009	7	58
2010	7	70
2011	10	86
2012	6	89
2013	8	90
2014	8	94
2015	13	109
2016	10	112
2017	9	115
2018	6	116
2019	12	121
2020	19	125
2021	19	126

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	789	857	3243

Engineering rankings

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona ranked 720th for Engineering in the United States and 4271st in the World with 137 publications made and 2,363 citations received. Main research topic: Automation and Control engineering.

Engineering ranking	Location
#720 of 1,565	In the United States
#783 of 1,651	In North America
#4271 of 6,782	In the World

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year	Engineering publications	Engineering citations
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	23
2001	4	27
2002	4	33
2003	1	38
2004	2	41
2005	2	41
2006	1	41
2007	3	54
2008	4	62
2009	6	79
2010	11	100
2011	12	105
2012	8	114
2013	10	116
2014	12	122
2015	3	123
2016	13	135
2017	5	135
2018	5	135
2019	8	142