Is Pittsburg State or Penn State a better school?

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    Atul Mishra

    2 years ago
    Penn State ranks 63rd in the U.S. News and World’s Report 2022 best national universities category. It ranks higher in academics than Pitt State.

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Ridhi

Penn State main campus of Uni Park spans across 7,958 acres with over 20 mil gross sq feet of building space and Penn State main campus location is 201 Old Main, University Park PA 16802 in United States

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Ridhi

PennState accepts students from all around the globe with diverse backgrounds. The ethnic breakdown data of undergraduate students of Penn State University Park as of Fall 2024 is given below:  

Ethnic/Racial Group 

Headcount 

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic 

29 

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic 

50 

Race and/or ethnicity unknown 

1,052 

Two or more races, non-Hispanic 

1,723 

Black or African American, non-Hispanic 

1,929 

Asian, non-Hispanic 

3,224 

Hispanic Latino 

3,963 

Nonresidents 

3,989 

White, non-Hispanic 

26,660 

Total 

42,619 

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As of Fall 2024, Penn State University Park boasts a student population of nearly 88,000. This class is the second-the largest in the university's history. Plus the uni houses over 2,100+ Indian studnents.

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Akanksha Malhotra

Yes, Penn State is a R1 university – Doctoral universities with very high-research activity. It is one of the top research institutions in the country, with USD 1.337 billion in research expenditures in 2023-24. It is ranked among the 30 research institutions nationally and employs some of the world leading researchers. In the year 2024, it was an year of Penn State Research with high impact.

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Founded in 2003, the Indian Graduate Student Association at Penn State University is a student-run organisation that acts as a platform to integrate Indian graduate and post-doctoral scholars at this university. The main aim of this association is to create a platform for graduate students and research scholars to connect with each other and have a sense of belongingness in the foreign land. It also conducts many events. Furthermore, it collaborates with other communities and groups at the university, such as the Indian Culture and Language Club, Hindu Student Council, Penn State Vedic Society, Natya, etc.

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