The Graduate School at Penn State is one of the largest in the nation, with more than 10,000 graduate students enrolled at the University Park, Harrisburg, Erie, Great Valley, and Hershey campuses.

Additional professional degree programs are available through the Penn State World Campus.

Areas of study available at the College of Medicine are:

The Office of Graduate Student Affairs (GSA) at the Hershey campus is committed to enhance the quality of graduate education by working closely with individual students, student organizations, faculty, and the University. We are committed to ensure that all individuals are afforded the opportunity to achieve their full potential as scholars and professionals independent of ethnicity or gender. As of 2007, Penn State College of Medicine has awarded PhD, MD/PhD or MS degrees to 842 scientists. Current graduate enrollment rests at 265 students.

This Web site has been prepared to acquaint prospective students with opportunities for graduate education and research at Penn State College of Medicine. It not only outlines course offerings and requirements set by the University and each graduate program, but also describes the facilities and surroundings of the College of Medicine. Detailed information is presented concerning the research interests and recent publications of the Graduate Faculty, as well as their specific graduate program affiliations.

We anticipate that you will share our enthusiasm for the outstanding opportunities in graduate education and research at Penn State College of Medicine. We invite you to submit an application to the graduate school for all programs at the College of Medicine.  If you are interested in applying to more than one program at the College of Medicine, please indicate this in your application.