About Penn State University: Smeal College of Business
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is a vibrant intellectual community offering highly ranked undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive education to more than 8,000 students from around the world. Smeal is a destination of choice for top global organizations seeking talent that will make a positive difference. Through our leading faculty and network of research centers and institutes, the college is a source of knowledge that influences the business practices of tomorrow.
About Penn State University: Smeal College of Business
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is a vibrant intellectual community offering highly ranked undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive education to more than 8,000 students from around the world. Smeal is a destination of choice for top global organizations seeking talent that will make a positive difference. Through our leading faculty and network of research centers and institutes, the college is a source of knowledge that influences the business practices of tomorrow.
The graduate admissions team from the Penn State Smeal College of Business looks forward to partnering with you on your graduate needs. We are invested in your personal and professional growth, today and throughout your career. At Smeal, we believe we can prepare you not only for your next great opportunity, but also for one after that – and the one after that. At each stage of your career, we’ll also help you prepare you to make business better for our communities and world.
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is headquartered in the Business Building, located on Penn State's University Park campus. The Business Building has been recognized as one of the most beautiful business school facilities in the world. The 210,000-square-foot building contains graduate and undergraduate commons areas, fully equipped tiered classrooms, trading room, career center, computer labs, and more.
As part of the college’s commitment to sustainability leadership, Smeal earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance gold certification in 2016, the first building to do so on any Penn State campus.
Student life
Smeal students receive all of the comfort and benefits of a small, tight-knit learning community yet can leverage all of the support and resources from one of the largest research universities and alumni networks in the world.
State College, Pennsylvania — lovingly referred to as "Happy Valley" — ranks among the top college towns in the nation for being student friendly and accessible. Our town offers a vibrant nightlife, theater and concert performances, a diverse array of spectator sports, and ample opportunities for outdoor activities. In addition to taking advantage of the region's many activities, you can also access nearby surrounding metropolitan areas such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Detroit by plane, bus or car.
Smeal is a business college that cares about the academic and long-term success of it students and truly puts them first. We do this by providing graduate career planning support. Our career services team works closely with each student at every stage of their professional journey to define career objectives, identify and research potential places of employment, and support individualized efforts toward career success. In 2021, 97 percent of our MBA graduates received a job offer within three months of graduating.
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About Penn State University: Smeal College of Business
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is a vibrant intellectual community offering highly ranked undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive education to more than 8,000 students from around the world. Smeal is a destination of choice for top global organizations seeking talent that will make a positive difference. Through our leading faculty and network of research centers and institutes, the college is a source of knowledge that influences the business practices of tomorrow.
About Penn State University: Smeal College of Business
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is a vibrant intellectual community offering highly ranked undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive education to more than 8,000 students from around the world. Smeal is a destination of choice for top global organizations seeking talent that will make a positive difference. Through our leading faculty and network of research centers and institutes, the college is a source of knowledge that influences the business practices of tomorrow.
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The graduate admissions team from the Penn State Smeal College of Business looks forward to partnering with you on your graduate needs. We are invested in your personal and professional growth, today and throughout your career. At Smeal, we believe we can prepare you not only for your next great opportunity, but also for one after that – and the one after that. At each stage of your career, we’ll also help you prepare you to make business better for our communities and world.
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is headquartered in the Business Building, located on Penn State's University Park campus. The Business Building has been recognized as one of the most beautiful business school facilities in the world. The 210,000-square-foot building contains graduate and undergraduate commons areas, fully equipped tiered classrooms, trading room, career center, computer labs, and more.
As part of the college’s commitment to sustainability leadership, Smeal earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance gold certification in 2016, the first building to do so on any Penn State campus.
Student life
Smeal students receive all of the comfort and benefits of a small, tight-knit learning community yet can leverage all of the support and resources from one of the largest research universities and alumni networks in the world.
State College, Pennsylvania — lovingly referred to as "Happy Valley" — ranks among the top college towns in the nation for being student friendly and accessible. Our town offers a vibrant nightlife, theater and concert performances, a diverse array of spectator sports, and ample opportunities for outdoor activities. In addition to taking advantage of the region's many activities, you can also access nearby surrounding metropolitan areas such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Detroit by plane, bus or car.
Smeal is a business college that cares about the academic and long-term success of it students and truly puts them first. We do this by providing graduate career planning support. Our career services team works closely with each student at every stage of their professional journey to define career objectives, identify and research potential places of employment, and support individualized efforts toward career success. In 2021, 97 percent of our MBA graduates received a job offer within three months of graduating.
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