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  2. Penn State Ranks No. 20 In Space Science In US News 2026-27 'Global Universities'

Penn State ranks No. 20 in space science in US News 2026-27 'Global Universities'

In this photo, a graduate student operates a telescope atop Davey Laboratory on Penn State's University Park Campus.

Professors Donald Schneider and Christopher House of the Eberly College of Science and College of Earth and Mineral Sciences discuss in Q&A how Penn State’s interdisciplinary strengths drive its leadership in space science

Penn State ranks No. 20 in space science in US News 2026-27 'Global Universities'
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