Top Reasons to Choose EMS

Coronavirus Updates

View Penn State information on COVID-19 >>

Deciding where to go to college is a big decision and you need to consider all your options to help you make the right choice. There are many reasons to choose Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. We are a small college within a large research university. That combination means that you can enjoy small class sizes, get to know your faculty, participate in research, and still have all the benefits of a large university. We will help you identify and access opportunities across the university that will set you up for success. Read what our students have to say and imagine your future at Penn State.

The staff and students radiate an extremely positive sense of community. There are always people to help you maneuver through your college experience and the abundant number of available opportunities.

Alyssa Nguyen
Energy Business and Finance

It is an exciting, relatively small, and inclusive environment. Students have ample opportunities to interact with new people, make new friends, explore your interests, engage in a variety of activities, and - with the help of faculty and staff who are at the top of their field - achieve what you set out to do.

Anthony Romero
Materials Science and Engineering

Our college offers countless opportunities to explore your specific interests through extracurricular experiences and to take your learning into the real world.

Delian Colon
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

The unrivaled quality in education; our professors really care about their students and want you to succeed. The small class sizes passionate educators keep classes engaging, meaningful, and fun!

Edward Spagnuolo
Geobiology

EMS provides all of the support and resources of a small college while you still receive all the opportunities of a large university. The faculty and staff of EMS genuinely want to see every student succeed and will ensure they have every resource and opportunity to do so!

Kayla McCauley
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

The number one reason I would recommend EMS to a prospective student is the community. Having a "smaller school" experience at a Big 10 university has been incredible, and I would not have had such an easy time making friends or coming across opportunities to travel the world without it.

Nancy Weinheimer
Geosciences

The College of EMS has so many things to offer its students from academics, to professional advancements, alumni connections, and extracurricular involvement. As a student you can get to know staff and faculty on a personal level by the end of your first year due to the smaller size of the college.

Salix Iverson
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Not only by choosing and EMS degree do you gain a new, applicative perspective to the world around you, but you also gain a deep understanding and ability to change that world before you.

Simone Jackson
Environmental Systems Engineering

EMS not only provides students with the opportunity to learn from and work with amazing faculty in their chosen fields, but the college also encourage students to apply what they learn in lectures to engaging experiences beyond the classroom walls. What I love most about our small college, though, is how much it feels like a family.

Talia Potochny
Geography

The community built between students and faculty, and the opportunities that come with it are amazing. Penn State truly has a lot of diverse programs to offer any EMS student.

Amanda Urist
Geosciences

In This Section

Top Reasons to Choose EMS