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Pennsylvania State University - Surrounding City Ratings
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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at PSU By Gender  | | Male | B- | | Female | B- |
| By Major | | Accounting | B+ | | Aerospace Engineering | A | | Agriculture/Horticulture | B | | Animal Studies | D+ | | Architecture | B+ | | Athletics/Training | D- | | Biology | C+ | | Business - Management and Administration | B | | Chemical Engineering | B- | | Chemistry | C+ | | Civil Engineering | C+ | | Communications | B | | Computer Engineering | B- | | Computer Science | C+ | | Criminal | C | | Economics | C+ | | Education | A | | Electrical Engineering | A- | | Engineering Department | B | | English | C+ | | Finance | A | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | F | | Geography and Geosciences | B+ | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C- | | Journalism | B | | Kinesiology | C+ | | Math | A- | | Mechanical Engineering | B+ | | Meteorology | B | | Music - Performance | A | | Natural Resources | B+ | | Nursing | C- | | Nutrition | A | | Other | B | | Philosophy | D+ | | Physics | F | | Political Science | C+ | | PreMed and Medical | C- | | Psychology | C+ | | Public Health | B | | School of Information | A- | | Undecided | D | | Video/Media | B+ |
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Against similar schools Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Surrounding City | “... Its amazing that taxes collected by the city of Philadelphia support a school which so blatantly discriminates against minority students when Phi...” |
| “... Too far from a major city for my liking ...” |
| “... Terrible university to be in if you're a big city person - People come to class wearing loose baggy pyjamas and slippers , totally grubbed up look...” |
| “... The campus is beautiful, but the surrounding city of Abington is very white trash, and traffic is horrible ...” |
| “... If you need to be near a city don't go here ...” |
| “... If your used to a city or living in a town that has more than 3 major streets or where people know what a turnpike is don't come here ...” |
| “... I come from a huge city on the west coast, so I'm used to wearing bright colors, different layers, and so forth ...” |
| “... Too many people complain there is no big city around, but in my opinion state college has all the pros of a big city with none of the downsides ...” |
| “... The school is unreal - from the town (which is totally uncomparable - there is no better college town - i don't care WHAT city you are in) to th...” |
| “... New York City is 5 hours away, Pittsburg is about 3, Philly is also 3, DC is about 5 ...” |
| “... Yes, the city is small, if you wanted a big city, why would you come to state college, pa ...” |
| “... Athletes receive special treatment and are virtually immune from discipline from the school or city at all times ...” |
| “... The city is also perfect, you have all the benifits of a large city without any of the drawbacks such as poor sections of a city with much crime...” |
| “... If you're looking to go to school in a city, don't go to PSU ...” |
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