It’s my understanding something like 1 in 50 engineers graduated from Penn State. The alumni network alone is a super valuable asset for PSU grads. Now the downside of PSU’s engineering program. While I can’t compare it to other programs, I will tell you that at new student orientation, they tell the engineering students to “look to the right…now look to the left…only one of the three of you will graduate with a PSU engineering degree.” The program has some painful weed out courses and many kids end up dropping out of engineering, especially when they realize they can’t make the entrance-to-major GPA requirements. Keep in mind that many students were had 4.0 gpas in high school, so these are very bright kids. However, companies heavily recruit at PSU as they know the grads are exceptional and prepared for the job. Penn State is an excellent choice, but you will have to work extremely hard to stay in the program.