The internationally ranked Penn State Smeal MBA Program is a two-year, residential program located in one of the top-rated small college towns in the United States: State College, Pennsylvania.
Smeal College of Business is located at the corner of Park Avenue and Shortlidge Road on Penn State’s University Park campus. The school’s business building is recognized as one of the most beautiful business school facilities in the world. The campus is located near the town of State College, a small and friendly student town.
Smeal College of Business offers three MBA programs. The Smeal MBA is a 24-month residential program designed for early-career professionals. The Smeal EMBA is a part-time, 17-month program for senior working professionals. The Smeal Online MBA is a highly flexible, online MBA for early-career professionals.
Smeal College of Business is accredited by AACSB. The AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.
All MBA applicants are automatically considered for a limited number of merit-based scholarships. This includes the Penn State Smeal MBA Fellowships (awarded on merit, covering full-tuition costs and an additional monthly stipend), the Forté Fellowship (awarded to outstanding female students, covering full-tuition costs and an additional monthly stipend), and the Diversity Enhancement: Bunton-Waller Fellowship (awarded on merit to students from diverse backgrounds, covering full-tuition costs and an additional monthly stipend).
Executive interaction through the Smeal Lecture Series is a key element of the learning process at the Penn State Smeal College of Business. Every year business students engage with high-level industry partners to learn from their experiences and exchange ideas. The Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights is Smeal’s signature speaker series, which brings high-profile business leaders to the college to connect with students, faculty, and administrators. Past guests have included executives from prominent companies such as Boeing, Bank of New York Mellon, Cosmopolitan Magazine, EY, Dell, Deloitte, Samsung, Shell, Siemens, GE, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Tumi Holdings, Inc., and U.S. Steel.
