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  2. Penn State Ranks No. 30 Among Public Universities In 2025 US News 'Best Colleges'

Penn State ranks No. 30 among public universities in 2025 US News 'Best Colleges'

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The Petroleum Engineering program ranks No. 4 among national public universities and No. 63 overall out of 436 national universities listed in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 “Best Colleges” ranking, released Sept. 24. 
 

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