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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.

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