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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at PSU
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By Gender
MaleB
FemaleC+
 
By Major
AccountingB-
Aerospace EngineeringA
Agriculture/HorticultureA-
Animal StudiesD+
ArchitectureC-
Athletics/TrainingF
BiologyC+
Business - Management and AdministrationC+
Chemical EngineeringB
ChemistryB+
Civil EngineeringC
CommunicationsB+
Computer EngineeringC
Computer ScienceC+
EconomicsB
EducationA
Electrical EngineeringA-
Engineering DepartmentB
EnglishC+
FinanceB+
Geography and GeosciencesB+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)C
Industrial Operations EngineeringF
JournalismB
KinesiologyC+
MathB
Mechanical EngineeringB
MeteorologyB
Music - PerformanceA
Nuclear EngineeringF
NursingC+
OtherB
PhilosophyC+
Political ScienceB-
PreMed and MedicalC+
PsychologyB-
School of InformationA-
UndecidedD
 

Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Pennsylvania State University
 B-
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

Boston College
 A-
George Washington University
 A-
Harvard University
 B-
Boston University
 B+
University of Maryland College Park
 C-
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
 C+
Arizona State University
 B
F
A+

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...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... New York City is 5 hours away, Pittsburg is about 3, Philly is also 3, DC is about 5 ...”
 
“... 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 you're looking to go to school in a city, don't go to PSU ...”
 
“... 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 ...”
 
“... Yes, the city is small, if you wanted a big city, why would you come to state college, pa ...”
   

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