American public ranks Penn State one of the best
Thursday, August 28, 2003
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Princeton, NJ -- A new national survey by the folks at the Gallup organization reveals Penn State is considered one of the top universities in the nation by the general public.
Respondents to a July Gallup Poll were given the opportunity to name two schools in answer to the question: "All in all, what would you say is the best college or university in the United States?"
Penn State tied for 11th nationally, with four other schools: the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Ohio State and the University of North Carolina.
Number one on the national survey was Harvard, with 24 percent of the vote. Stanford and Yale tied for second on the survey, with both schools receiving 11 percent of the vote.
Among poll respondents who live in the eastern United States, Penn State tied for fourth in national reputation, behind Harvard (36 percent), Yale (16 percent) and Princeton (7 percent), and tied with MIT, Penn and Stanford (all with five percent of the vote).
The survey results are based on telephone interviews with 1,003 national adults, aged 18 and over.
The Gallup organization drew some comparisons with the recent U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings when it issued its poll results.
In the U.S. News rankings, Penn State was listed considerably higher on the reputational score than it did on the overall rankings, which are based in many cases on institutional resources. Penn State, which only receives about 12 percent of its funding from the state, does not have the resources that are available to many public institutions.
State College ranks among most student-friendly towns
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
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In a recent national survey, State College has been ranked among the top 10 college towns for being the most student-friendly and accessible. The borough appeared in the tier III list, which cataloged towns with populations of less than one million, and included other Big Ten locales such as Bloomington, Ind., Madison, Wisc., Ann Arbor, Mich., and Champaign-Urbana, Ill. The report, compiled by Massachussetts consulting firm Collegia, cited State College as the most accessible college town among all categories, with 16 percent of commuting students walking or using public transportation to reach campus in 2000. State College also had the most internationally diverse student body, with 2,834 students from foreign countries per 100,000 people in 1999. The full report, as profiled in USA Today, can be viewed at http://www.collegia.com
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