ACADEMICS
Academic Departments
Six academic departments bring together the faculty, research, and programs behind every Smeal degree.
Where Research Meets the Classroom
At Penn State Smeal College of Business, each academic department advances a distinct area of business through teaching, research, and collaboration with industry. Faculty bring that research into the classroom and mentor students across undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and executive programs.
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Research Rankings & Recognition
Smeal departments are consistently recognized for research that shapes business practice and academic scholarship.
Overall
Ranked No. 4 worldwide in Research.com’s Best Business and Management Universities in the World 2026 for research productivity, and No. 22 in North America in the University of Texas at Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings (2021–2025).
Marketing
Ranked No. 10 in Premier AMA Journals and No. 29 overall in Premier Marketing Journals by the American Marketing Association Doctoral Students Special Interest Group (DocSIG) (2025).
Management & Organization
Ranked No. 18 among U.S. business schools and No. 13 among public institutions for research productivity (Texas A&M/University of Georgia 2020–2024).
Programs Across Every Level
Smeal's academic departments anchor programs at every stage of business education.
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