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Penn State Ratings and Reviews

University Park, Pennsylvania

 11 Reviews

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8/10

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9/10

Academics

7/10

Resources

8/10

Outcomes

5/10

Value

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G
Apr 19, 2022
Rating 5 out of 5

Excellent school! Loved my experience at Penn State and would not have traded it for an apartment and a car. Loved my time there and loved my dorm. Classes were always challenging as were the professors. I always find an excuse to go back. Excellent education.

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T
Jan 7, 2021
Rating 5 out of 5

Great

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Apr 4, 2019
Rating 4 out of 5

Good educational experience. Great relationship between campus and town. Tremendous flexibility to structure educational foundation due to the vast number of majors. Good combination of athletics for both men and women. Good diversity of student population - undergraduates, graduates, nationalities and races. Despite the large size, small interest groups can be created and cultivated.

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K
Dec 7, 2018
Rating 5 out of 5

its the best school ever

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D
May 4, 2018
Rating 5 out of 5

Penn State is amazing! You will not regret going here, ask any alumni. There are a lot of students and the campus is big but you don't feel like a small fish and a big sea. There's a lot of opportunities you can't get at other schools because of Penn State's size and valued reputation.

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May 1, 2018
Rating 4 out of 5

That if you are not 21 and not in a frat it may be hard to find parties to go to

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G
Apr 16, 2018
Rating 1 out of 5

Great atmosphere. Lots of assistance for students. Never boring.

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Dec 11, 2017
Rating 4 out of 5

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Nov 7, 2017
Rating 5 out of 5

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Jun 29, 2017
Rating 5 out of 5

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Nov 13, 2016
Rating 4 out of 5

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