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The National Science Foundation (NSF) ranked Penn State second for total research expenditures in engineering materials and third in materials science.
17.1M
2023-24 Annual Research Expenditures - $17.1M
300,000
The department has more than 50 active scholarship opportunities available to our undergraduate students; last year more than $300,000 was awarded to our students.
32
Tenured or tenure-track MatSE faculty
70
Undergraduate degrees awarded in 2023-24.
190
Undergraduate students enrolled in Fall 2024.
45
Ph.Ds. awarded in 2023-24.
24
Maters degrees awarded in 2023-24.
182
Graduate Students enrolled in Fall 2024.
43
Research Associates/Postdoctoral Scholars