<p>My son has been accepted to both Ohio and Smeal and plans on majoring in finance. He is unsure about which school to attend. Which is better academically?</p>
<p>Academically both are exactly the same…Its just that Penn State has less students comapred to Ohio State and Ohio State is in a city…Penn State received like 41k applications whereas OSU received around 26k last year…if that makes any difference</p>
<p>Smeal is generally ranked higher (for what it’s worth). For example businessweek, [Best</a> Undergraduate Business Schools 2012 - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?), has Smeal 22 (#1 for corporate recruiters) and Fisher 68. But I’m sure Fisher also has a good program. Is oos/in state tuition a consideration? Remember that at Smeal students need to maintain a 3.5 GPA to enter into the Finance major after their sophomore year - so only high achieving students graduate from Smeal with a Finance degree…</p>
<p>OSU is ranked higher in USnews. I believe OSU is #17 for undergraduate and #25 for graduate while Penn state is #21 undergrad and #44 for grad. But I feel as if you’ll get a good education wherever. Also OSU get 97.6% of their grad students employed within 3 months after graduating. I would probably go to OSU, but i’m a little biased. BTW I got into both and both are excellent schools but i think OSU gives you a better bargain. </p>
<p>[10</a> Business Schools That Lead to Jobs - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/2012/03/29/10-business-schools-that-lead-to-jobs-2]10”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/2012/03/29/10-business-schools-that-lead-to-jobs-2)</p>