Penn State university Academic achievements Penn State in the NCAA • In October 2011, the NCAA reported that Penn State student-athletes compiled an 88 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR), eight points higher than the national Division I average. The 88 percent figure was third-highest among Big Ten Conference institutions. • The most recent four-year federal graduation rate average for University Park student-athletes was 79 percent, significantly higher than the national average of 64 percent. • Among the 2004-05 entering freshman class, the NCAA reported 80 percent of Penn State student-athletes earned degrees within six years, well above the 65 percent average for all Division I institutions.
Penn State aMONG THE nATION’S bEST • The Wall Street Journal ranked Penn State the top school in the nation for corporate recruiters in 2010. • Penn State is ranked No. 15 among all universities in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report. The University’s College of Engineering is ranked No. 25 in the nation.
Penn State aMONG THE wORLD’S bEST • The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Penn State No. 49 among all world universities. • The Times Higher Education World Rankings ranked Penn State No. 51 in the world.
Academic Support • Led by the 16-person staff of the Morgan Academic Support Center, student-athletes enjoy the resources of academic counselors, a learning specialist and a sports psychologist. • The Morgan Center supports a wide range of offerings including a tutoring program, career development, CHAMPS/Life skills program, Speaker’s Bureau, the Athletic Director’s Leadership Institute, the StudentAthlete Advisory Board, Shadow Program and much more.
ALUMNI NETWORK • Penn State has the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world with more than 169,000 members. • Penn State has more than 560,000 living alumni in all 50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries around the world. 62 2012-13 // PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY