<p>Hesitate to revive this thread but–
[State</a> College, PA - U.S. News & World Report: Penn State Ranks 8th Among Public Schools, 37th in Country](<a href=“http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/us-news-world-report-penn-state-ranks-8th-among-public-schools-37th-in-country,1381852/]State”>http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/us-news-world-report-penn-state-ranks-8th-among-public-schools-37th-in-country,1381852/)</p>
<p>No need to get into a debate about the validity of the rankings; there are plenty of other places on the CC forums to do that.</p>