Pennsylvania State University
Breakdown of “Extracurricular Activities” at Penn State/PSU
By Gender
| Males | B+ |
| Females | B+ |
By Major
| Accounting | B- |
| Aerospace Engineering | A+ |
| Agriculture/Horticulture | B+ |
| Animal Studies | B+ |
| Architecture | B+ |
| Athletics/Training | D- |
| Biology | B+ |
| Business - Management and Administration | A- |
| Chemical Engineering | B+ |
| Chemistry | B+ |
| Civil Engineering | B+ |
| Communications | A- |
| Computer Engineering | A+ |
| Computer Science | B- |
| Criminal | A |
| Economics | B+ |
| Education | A |
| Electrical Engineering | A |
| Engineering Department | A- |
| English | C |
| Finance | A+ |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | F |
| Geography and Geosciences | A |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A- |
| Journalism | A+ |
| Kinesiology | A+ |
| Math | A |
| Mechanical Engineering | A |
| Meteorology | A+ |
| Music - Performance | A+ |
| Natural Resources | A |
| Nursing | C+ |
| Nutrition | A+ |
| Other | B+ |
| Philosophy | C |
| Physics | F |
| Political Science | B+ |
| PreMed and Medical | C+ |
| Psychology | A- |
| Public Health | A |
| School of Information | A |
| Undecided | B- |
| Video/Media | A |
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Extracurricular Activities
“... I was never a huge sports fan in high school and I can honestly say now that I am beyond obsessed ...Read full comment
“... 17 gpa, 1980 SATs, 31 ACTS, not too many APs or extracurriculars ...Read full comment
“... If you don't drink however, you can find pluny of people that don't and even the university provides many activities at "late night" for student...Read full comment
“... You will never find so many people your age living within two miles of each other, with so many bars/restaurants/shops/clubs/activities to do anyw...Read full comment
“... You will work hard but there are so many outside
of the classroom activities as well so get involved ...Read full comment
“... State College is a great town - not a city - and, though sports-centered, there's a lot of pride in the university ...Read full comment
“... There's always something to do, if you keep your eyes open, from theatre, to music, to sports, to just hanging out ...Read full comment
“... My fisrt year at Behrend wasn't the best because I was forced to live off campus and due to a limited amount of activities, making friends even ...Read full comment
“... IM sports, club sports, anything ...Read full comment
“... Get involved in as many campus activities as you can, it makes the big school much more personal ...Read full comment
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b) I love college basketball
a) I love intramural sports
a) I would not mind being in a college town with apartments, restaurants/bars, a smal...Read full comment
“... Sometimes I'm busy with club activities ...Read full comment
“... Between sporting events, student and professional music/theater, and various other activities, there was always something to keep me entertained...Read full comment
“... As for other activities, I promise if you look hard enough, you'll find something ...Read full comment
“... Sometimes I'm busy with club activities ...Read full comment
“... There is just everything at Penn State - everything you could ever want - clubs, sports, arts, nature, and, yeah, even a little learning, too .....Read full comment
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As far as resources are concerned, Penn State offers a very diverse array of clubs, activities, and intramurals ...Read full comment
“... ) People here put pro sports wayyy over college sports and it gets annoying fast ...Read full comment
“... Get involved in greek life, or thon, or IM sports, the possibilities are endless ...Read full comment
“... There are lots of clubs and activities to choose from, and they cover any interest you can think of ...Read full comment
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If you like sports, especially football this school is lots of fun ...Read full comment
“... Penn State is a wonderful experience if you try to branch out and get involved in clubs(100's of clubs and intramurals) ...Read full comment
“... There are SO many clubs to get involved with from club sports to THON (everbody get involved in thon it was my most amazing experience at penn s...Read full comment
“... Majority of students are middle class white who played high school sports and enjoy a social life ...Read full comment
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ACTIVITIES -
Anything you want, PSU has ...Read full comment
“... There are many activities to get invoved in ...Read full comment
“... Best athletic program, beautiful campus, best social life, best extra curricular activities made available ...Read full comment
“... Keeping busy is a great way and getting the most out of your university is important: if you make it a habit to participate in class and extracur...Read full comment
“... Penn State does a good job of organzing activities like late night movies and caffeine induced poetry sessions for fat goths and greasy nerds tho...Read full comment
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People who love football and sports in general, don't mind the ridiculous alcohol consumption of nearly everyone around them, don't feel stifl...Read full comment
“... If you like sports, you'll find a lot of people who do (watching and playing)
-Video games - way bigger than people think ...Read full comment
“... The size of this university compared to the small town environment of State College creates a nice mixture of major events and social activities ....Read full comment
“... There are many activities, tons of things to do, places to meet people ...Read full comment
- #1 Top Nutrition School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #1 Top Kinesiology School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #2 Top Mechanical Engineering School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #2 Top Meteorology School Ranking in the TheSoutheast
- #2 Top Communications School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #2 Top Meteorology
- #2 Top Finance School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #2 Top Meteorology School Ranking in the The%20Southeast
- #3 Top Aerospace Engineering
- #5 Top Nutrition
- #6 Top Education School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #6 Top Chemical Engineering School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #6 Top Civil Engineering School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #7 Top Computer Engineering School Ranking in Pennsylvania
- #8 Top Kinesiology
- #8 Top Electrical Engineering
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