<p>can anyone tell me about the engineering program at penn state? i have no idea what kind of engineering i want to do, and id like to study abroad if possible. is penn state known for their engineers at all?</p>
<p>Yes, PSU is ranked 16th overall by the USNWR, several departments are ranked in the top ten. You would not enter a specific discipline until your junior year and there are things like major nights and freshman seminars that would help you decide what area interests you. My son did a summer program in Rome as part of his architectural engineering major.</p>
<p>D2’s boyfriend, who’s a junior in MechE, applied for and was accepted into a semester-long engineering program in Australia for the spring semester of this year. He choose not to accept it for a couple of different reasons, but the opportunities for engineering study abroad are there. By the way, he’s gotten a paid internship every summer so far, with multiple options (in-state as well as out-of-state) to choose from each summer. Yes, PSU’s engineering program is fairly well known.</p>