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Smeal Rankings
Recognized Across Business Education and Research
Penn State Smeal College of Business is consistently recognized by top media outlets and independent observers for excellence in teaching, research, and career preparation.
These rankings measure the things that shape your experience as a student and trajectory as a graduate: the research productivity of our faculty, the strength of our specialized programs, the return our alumni see on their investment, and the depth of the corporate relationships that put Smeal students in front of the world's leading employers.
Smeal is one of the largest and most respected business schools in the country, with a program portfolio spanning ten undergraduate majors, a portfolio of specialized master's degrees, and MBA options designed for working professionals. The recognition below spans all of it.
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Leading Business Education & Global Impact
Claims are easy. These are the numbers behind ours, from world-class faculty research to top-ranked education.
#6
U.S. Public Business School
CEOWORLD Magazine
12
Academic Programs in Top 20
U.S. News and World Report Public Business Schools
#25
Worldwide Research Performance
UT-Dallas Worldwide Business Research Rankings
Smeal Programs and Research
Smeal's undergraduate program is among the largest in the nation, and its scale is matched by the specialization available within it. Recognition in entrepreneurship, actuarial science, supply chain, and accounting reflects programs built in close partnership with the industries that hire our graduates.
U.S. News and World Report - September 2026
Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine – November 2025
Penn State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, including the and the ranked 27 nationwide.
From the One-Year MBA to our specialized master's degrees, Smeal's graduate programs are designed for measurable career acceleration. Rankings across format and discipline reflect a portfolio built for professionals at different stages and with different goals.
Master's Programs
One-Year MBA
Online MBA
Rankings of research productivity are, in effect, rankings of intellectual influence: a measure of how often a school's faculty publish in the journals that set the direction of their fields. Smeal's standing in these rankings means students learn from scholars who are actively shaping business knowledge.
Society of Actuaries
Penn State Smeal is designated as a “Center of Actuarial Excellence” through our .