The Penn State College of Engineering is the engineering school of the Pennsylvania State University, headquartered at the University Park campus in University Park, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1896, under the leadership of George W. Atherton. Today, with 13 academic departments and degree programs,[1] over 11,000 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students (8,166 at the University Park campus, and 3,059 at other campuses),[1] and research expenditures of $124 million for the 2016-2017 academic year,[1] the Penn State College of Engineering is one of the leading engineering schools in the United States.