Metro · Density Score
State College, PA
Metro area in Pennsylvania
38 Combined score #70 of 127 metros
- Economic
- 57 #44 of 127
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 26 #89 of 127
State College ranks #70 overall, #89 in Startup & VC and #44 in Economy among 127 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #2 of 127: 3,330 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #39 of 122: 45 patents per 100k people
- #39 of 127: Tech share of jobs: 3.3%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $0.60M #108 of 127
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.1 #52 of 127
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #80 of 127
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0 #92 of 121
- GDP per person
- $70K #99 of 127
- Patents per 100k people
- 45 #39 of 122
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 3,330 #2 of 127
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.3% #39 of 127
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -1,441 #120 of 127
Some of this metro’s inputs are estimated or still pending.