Rankings
Media outlets and independent observers regularly rank the Smeal College of Business among the best institutions in the world.
Media outlets and independent observers regularly rank the Smeal College of Business among the best institutions in the world.
Undergraduate Education
Category | Rank |
Overall (Smeal) | 23 |
Public Institutions (Penn State) | 23 |
Accounting | 21 |
Finance | 31 |
Insurance (Risk Management) | 11 |
Management | 12 |
Management Information Systems | 17* |
Marketing | 17 |
Production/Operations Management | 12 |
Supply Chain Management/Logistics | 4 |
*September 2020 ranking
Residential MBA
Category | Rank |
Overall | 46 |
U.S. Public Institutions | 21 |
Category | Rank |
Globally | 28 |
U.S. Schools | 18 |
Faculty Quality (Globally) | 4 |
Increase in Salary (Globally) | 4 |
U.S. Public Institutions | 12 |
Category | Rank |
Globally | 60 |
U.S. Schools | 34 |
Category | Rank |
Overall | 34 |
Public Institutions | 12 |
Category | Rank |
U.S. Schools | 32 |
Category | Rank |
Overall | 33 |
Public Institutions | 13 |
Production/Operations | 10 |
Supply Chain Management | 4 |
Penn State Online MBA
Category | Rank |
Overall | 15 |
Executive MBA in Philadelphia
Category | Rank |
Overall (Globally) | 36 |
U.S.-Based Programs | 20 |
U.S. Public Institutions | 8 |
Faculty/Research/Academics
Category | Rank |
Undergraduate | 3 |
Graduate | 1 |
Category | Rank |
In Premiere AMA Journals | 7 |
In Premiere Marketing Journals Overall | 13 |
Society of Actuaries Centers of Actuarial Excellence
Penn State is one of 21 “Centers of Actuarial Excellence” in the world
More Penn State students pass international Actuarial Exams each year than any other school in the nation
Category | Rank |
5-Year-Total from 2016-2020 among U.S. Business Schools | 20 |
Category | Amount |
Editorial Board Representation | 2 |
Category | Rank |
Worldwide | 27 |
Category | Rank |
Worldwide | 4 |
U.S. Public Institutions | 2 |