Educational excellence is one of the factors that distinguishes Pennsylvania’s workforce from those of other states.

We’re big. Really big.

• Pennsylvania has the nation's 3rd-largest number of colleges and universities in the United States (National Center for Education Statistics).
• Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is recognized as a world leader in business and engineering and #1 in the world in computer science.
• Over 5,000 engineering degrees are awarded each year.

We’re smart. Really smart.

• State College, Pennsylvania has the best metro-wide public schools [For a population under 500,000; source: Expansion Management Magazine, 2007]
• Pennsylvania is one of the top 10 smartest states in the U.S. [source: Morgan Quinto Press 2006]
• Business Week and The Financial Times ranked The Wharton School in Philadelphia as the nation’s #1 business school [source: Business Week 2007].

And we’re everywhere.

• Over 20,000 foreign students are currently enrolled in Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
• Over 6,000 alumni from Penn State are living abroad while approximately 77,000 Wharton grads reside in 39 countries.
• State College, Pennsylvania has the best metro-wide public schools [For a population under 500,000; source: Expansion Management Magazine, 2007]