Forbes recently recognized Penn State for its strong athletic and academic programs — a ranking many Penn State alumni will say they've known for years.

According to a recent Forbes ranking, Penn State University Park placed 10th in a lineup of 25 schools that "dominate athletically and academically" in part because of its 51 national titles and its ranking in the top colleges of 2017 list.

In a national survey, Penn State Athletics was ranked in the top ten in August 2018. The program has won 26 Big Ten Championships in 14 different sports in the past five years.

The 2019 U.S. News Best Colleges list ranked Penn State University Park at number 59 overall. The spring 2017-2018 student athlete GPA was a 3.15, which set several school records.

The top three schools on Forbes’ list were Stanford, University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Southern California.

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