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About Penn State University: Smeal College of Business

At the Penn State Smeal College of Business, we develop lifelong partnerships by inspiring learning and fostering connections. 

Established in 1953, Penn State Smeal is a globally ranked business college with a community of more than 6,000 students, 90,...
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About Penn State University: Smeal College of Business

At the Penn State Smeal College of Business, we develop lifelong partnerships by inspiring learning and fostering connections. 

Established in 1953, Penn State Smeal is a globally ranked business college with a community of more than 6,000 students, 90,...
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The 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 the one after that - and the one after that. At each stage of your...
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The Penn State Smeal College of Business is located in the Business Building, 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...
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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...
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Rankings & Ratings

Penn State University: Smeal College of Business is one of the top universities in University Park, United States. It is ranked #31 in Full-time MBA Rankings - United States 2025.

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Ranking criteria

Overall
61
Employability
45.1
Thought Leadership
64.5
Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes
51.7
Diversity
56.5
Return On Investment
97.4

Full-time MBA Rankings - United States

  • 2022
    #36
  • 2023
    #=33
  • 2024
    #32
  • 2025
    #31

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