Pennsylvania State University, University Park

University Park, PA
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    365 faculty · 360 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Mechanical Engineering40 faculty · 20 courses avg h-index 26.5 #55 of 84 in Engineering
    Robert Kunz, Professor and Associate Head for Graduate Program h-index 30
    John M. Cimbala, Professor h-index 23
    Energy Systems; Thermal/Fluid Sciences Interest Areas: Fluid dynamics, flow visualization, wind tunnels, neutron radiography, turbulence, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), turbulence modeling, turbomachinery, air pollution, stratified ta
    Notable: “Differential effect of steady versus oscillating flow on bone cells” (1998) · 452 citations
    Aman Haque, Professor
    Amrita Basak, Shuman Early Career Professor
    Manufacturing; Mechanical Sciences; Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling, Computational Analysis About Research Directory Students Industry Alumni About With more than 60 faculty members, 330 grad
    Courses: Introduction to Thermal Science · Engineering Thermodynamics I · Fluid Flow · Computational Tools · Mechanical Engineering Design Methodology · Instrumentation, Measurements, and Statistics +14 more
    Computer Science39 faculty · 19 courses
    Anton Bankevich, Assistant Professor
    Antonio Blanca, Associate Professor
    Arslan Khan, Assistant Professor
    Bin Li, Associate Professor
    Courses: Computer Fundamentals and Applications · Introduction to Programming · Introduction to Programming Techniques · Intermediate Programming · Programming and Computation I: Fundamentals · Programming and Computation II: Data Structures +13 more
    Government36 faculty
    Adam Nye, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
    Amy Linch, Teaching Professor of Political Science
    Andrew Vitek, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
    Boliang Zhu, Associate Professor of Political Science
    Electrical Engineering34 faculty · 20 courses avg h-index 23.5 #55 of 84 in Engineering
    Ram Narayanan, Distinguished Professor h-index 38
    Notable: “On the Opportunities and Challenges in Microwave Medical Sensing and Imaging” (2015) · 401 citations
    Aida Ebrahimi, Thomas and Sheila Roell Early Career Associate Professor
    Arkaprovo Das, Assistant Research Professor
    Christos Argyropoulos, Associate Professor
    Courses: Design Tools · Circuits and Devices · Design Process · Electronic Circuit Design I · Electronic Circuit Design II · Electrical Signals and Circuits with Lab +14 more
    Economics22 faculty · 25 courses
    Bee-Yan Roberts, Professor of Economics and Asian Studies
    David Shapiro, Professor Emeritus of Economics
    Edward Coulson, Professor Emeritus of Economics
    Evgenii Baranov, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
    Courses: Principles of Economics · Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy · Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (Honors) · Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy · Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (Honors) · Statistical Foundations for Econometrics +19 more
    Journalism21 faculty
    Anthony Barbieri, Professor Emeritus
    Reporting Methods International Reporting Education Bachelor's: George Washington University Biography Anthony Barbieri previously served as the Larry and Ellen Foster Professorship in Writing and Editing. In that role he taught advanc
    Catharine Axley, Assistant Professor
    Danielle Butville, Assistant Research Professor
    David Aneckstein, Assistant Teaching Professor

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    About Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Pennsylvania State University, University Park in University Park, PA reports an overall acceptance rate of 57.6%, an early-round acceptance rate of 71.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1210–1390, a class size of 8,614, and a yield of 15.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. One of the largest universities in the US with massive alumni network. Strong engineering, business (Smeal), and meteorology programs. $1B+ annual research expenditure.