UNDERGRADUATE

Undergraduate Business Education at Penn State Smeal

Don't just study business. Do business. At Penn State Smeal, you'll build real skills, lead real teams, and graduate ready to make an immediate impact.

Your Undergraduate Experience Starts Here

Business education is about more than choosing a major. At Penn State Smeal College of Business, you'll build a broad foundation across every area of business before focusing on your field. A major is your starting point. The skills, network, and experience you build here are what define your career.

Shape Your Academic Experience

You have two years to explore before you declare your major. Use them to find your exact fit.

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Choose a Major

Choose from ten majors—from Finance and Marketing to Supply Chain, Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Risk Management. Two years of exploration help you find where your ambition truly lives.

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Add a Minor

Add business knowledge in a second discipline and broaden the perspective you bring to your major.

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Earn a Certificate

Study a focused area of business while earning a credential that appears on your University transcript.

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Understand the Curriculum

See how your coursework is organized from your first year through your major.

Learn Beyond the Classroom

Before you graduate, you'll have managed real money, consulted for real clients, and navigated real markets. Through student organizations, global experiences, internships, and leadership opportunities, leadership doesn't begin after graduation. It begins here.

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Leadership & Student Organizations

With 45+ Smeal student organizations and more than 1,200 across Penn State, you'll find your people—and future network—from day one.

Student Organizations

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Study Abroad & Global Experiences

More than 30% of Smeal undergraduates study abroad—the most of any college at Penn State. Experience business firsthand across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and beyond.

Study Abroad

Student Resources & Support

Academic Advising

Plan your academic path and stay on track toward graduation.

First@Smeal

Connect with community and support as a first-generation student.

Smeal Student Mentors

Get first-year guidance from an experienced Smeal student.

Alumni Mentoring

Explore majors and careers with guidance from a Smeal graduate.

Faculty Mentors

Explore majors and careers with guidance from a Smeal graduate.

THE SMEAL EXPERIENCE

Learn from Faculty Who Shape Business

Smeal faculty combine nationally recognized research with industry experience, bringing current business challenges and practical insight into the classroom while mentoring students throughout their academic journey.

Meet Our Faculty

Undergraduate Business at a Glance

See the scale and variety of opportunities available throughout your undergraduate experience.

10

Undergraduate Majors

45+

Student Organizations

2,200

Internship & Co-op Opportunities Posted Annually

800,000+

Penn State Graduates

98,000+

Smeal Alumni

86%

Employed full-time or in graduate school within six months of graduation

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Your Future in Business Starts Here

Whether you're beginning your college search or preparing to apply, we're here to help you learn more about undergraduate business at Penn State Smeal.