Admission

The admission process for the Smeal Ph.D. program is outlined.

Admission to the Smeal doctoral program is highly selective. We seek the very best in terms of academic promise and assess candidates' academic preparation through GMAT or GRE scores, grades in previous academic work, letters of recommendation, and quality of the statement of purpose.

Deadlines for Fall 2025 Admissions

Management & Organization - December 16, 2024

Accounting - January 6, 2025

Marketing- January 10, 2025

Supply Chain - January 15, 2025

Finance- January 31, 2025

Real Estate- February 3, 2025

 

 

Offers of admission are typically given in March and April. Most departments will not accept late applications (or late documents) and the graduate degree application fee is non-refundable.