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#15 Best Value Schools
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#14 Regional Colleges North
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#6 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#23 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#8 Top Public Schools
Pennsylvania College of Technology is ranked #14 in Regional Colleges North. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
41
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
24
Graduation and retention rank
25
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
42%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
78%
Social Mobility Rank
23
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
44%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
54%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
47%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
1
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
83.2%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
25%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
64.6%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
18
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
21%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
15
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
25
Average alumni giving rate
1.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
