List of business schools in the United States

This is a partial list of business schools in the United States. Business schools are listed in alphabetical order by state, then name. Schools named after people are alphabetized by last name. The AACSB International―The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is the oldest, largest, and most respected of the accreditation boards for business schools. Membership status of the business schools are included in this list. The list is sortable. Click on the boxes next to the attribute names to sort the list by state, school, parent university, etc.

State	School	Parent University	City	AACSB Accreditation
Alabama	College of Business	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Yes
Alabama	Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Yes
Alabama	Mitchell College of Business	University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	Yes
Alabama	School of Business	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Yes
Arizona	W. P. Carey School of Business	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Yes
Arizona	Eller College of Management	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Yes
Arizona	Thunderbird School of Global Management	Thunderbird School of Global Management	Glendale, Arizona	Yes
Arkansas	Sam M. Walton College of Business	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Yes
California	Ageno School of Business	Golden Gate University	San Francisco, California	No
California	A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Yes
California	George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics	Chapman University	Orange, California	Yes
California	College of Business	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Yes
California	College of Business Administration	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Yes
California	College of Business Administration	San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Yes
California	College of Business and Economics	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Yes
California	Crowell School of Business	Biola University	La Mirada, California	No
California	Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management	Claremont Graduate University	Claremont, California	Yes
California	Fisher Graduate School of International Business	Monterey Institute of International Studies	Monterey, California	Yes
California	Graduate School of Management	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Yes
California	Marshall Goldsmith School of Management	Alliant International University	Fresno, California	No
California	Graziadio School of Business and Management	Pepperdine University	Los Angeles, California	Yes
California	Haas School of Business	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Yes
California	Leavey School of Business	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California	Yes
California	Marshall School of Business	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Yes
California	School of Business Administration	University of San Diego	San Diego, California	Yes
California	Paul Merage School of Business	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Yes
California	Orfalea College of Business	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	Yes
California	Rady School of Management	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, California	No
California	School of Business	Woodbury University	Burbank, California	No. In pursuit.
California	School of Business and Management	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Yes
California	Stanford Graduate School of Business	Stanford University	Stanford, California	Yes
California	UCLA Anderson School of Management	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Yes
Colorado	Business School	University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center	Denver, Colorado	Yes
Colorado	Daniels College of Business	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Yes
Colorado	Leeds School of Business	University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Yes
Colorado	Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	Yes
Connecticut	Ancell School of Business	Western Connecticut State University	Danbury, Connecticut	No
Connecticut	Charles F. Dolan School of Business	Fairfield University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Yes
Connecticut	School of Business	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Yes
Connecticut	Yale School of Management	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Yes
Delaware	Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics	University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	Yes
District of Columbia	Kogod School of Business	American University	Washington, DC	Yes
District of Columbia	McDonough School of Business	Georgetown University	Washington, DC	Yes
District of Columbia	School of Business	The George Washington University	Washington, DC	Yes
Florida	Barry Kaye College of Business	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Yes
Florida	College of Business Administration	University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	Yes
Florida	College of Business	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Yes
Florida	College of Business Administration	Florida International University	Miami, Florida	Yes
Florida	H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship	Nova Southeastern University	Davie, Florida	No
Florida	School of Business Administration	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Yes
Florida	School of Business and Industry	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	No
Florida	Warrington College of Business Administration	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Yes
Georgia	J. Whitney Bunting School of Business	Georgia College & State University	Milledgeville, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	Coles College of Business	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	College of Management	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	Goizueta Business School	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	James M. Hull College of Business	Augusta State University	Augusta, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	J. Mack Robinson College of Business	Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Yes
Georgia	Terry College of Business	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Yes
Hawaii	Shidler College of Business	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, Hawai'i	Yes
Idaho	College of Business	Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	Yes
Idaho	College of Business and Economics	University of Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	Yes
Illinois	College of Business	Benedictine University	Lisle, Illinois	No
Illinois	College Of Business	Chicago State University	Chicago, Illinois	No
Illinois	College of Business	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	College of Business	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	College of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	College of Business and Administration	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	College of Business and Management	Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago, Illinois	No
Illinois	College of Commerce (Undergraduate)	DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	Graduate School of Business	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	Graduate School of Business	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	Kellogg School of Management	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	Kellstadt Graduate School of Business	DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	Liautaud Graduate School Of Business	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	School of Business	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	School of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Illinois	Stuart School of Business	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	Yes
Indiana	College of Business Administration	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	Yes
Indiana	Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Yes
Indiana	Kelley School of Business	Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	Yes
Indiana	Krannert School of Management	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Yes
Indiana	Mendoza College of Business	University of Notre Dame	South Bend, Indiana	Yes
Iowa	College of Business & Public Administration	Drake University	Des Moines, Iowa	Yes
Iowa	Department of Business Administration	Maharishi University of Management	Fairfield, Iowa	No
Iowa	School of Business	University of Dubuque	Dubuque, Iowa	No
Iowa	Tippie College of Business	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Yes
Kansas	School of Business	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Yes
Kansas	School of Business	Washburn University	Topeka, Kansas	Yes
Kentucky	College of Business	University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Yes
Kentucky	College of Business	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Yes
Kentucky	Gatton College of Business and Economics	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Yes
Louisiana	The Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business	Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Yes
Louisiana	College of Business	Louisiana Tech University	Ruston, Louisiana	Yes
Louisiana	College of Business	Southern University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Yes
Louisiana	A.B. Freeman School of Business	Tulane University	New Orleans	Yes
Louisiana	E.J. Ourso College of Business	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Yes
Maine	Maine Business School	University of Maine	Portland, Maine	Yes
Maryland	Carey School of Business	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	No
Maryland	Robert G. Merrick School of Business	University of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	Yes
Maryland	Robert H. Smith School of Business	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Yes
Massachusetts	Brandeis International Business School	Brandeis University	Waltham, Massachusetts	No
Massachusetts	Carroll School of Management	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	College of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	College of Management	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	Graduate School of Business Administration	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	Harvard Business School	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	Hult International Business School	Hult International Business School	Cambridge, Massachusetts	No
Massachusetts	Isenberg School of Management	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business	Babson College	Babson Park, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	Sawyer Business School	Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	School of Business	Western New England College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	MIT Sloan School of Management	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Yes
Massachusetts	School of Management	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Yes
Michigan	Eli Broad College of Business	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Yes
Michigan	College of Business Administration	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, Michigan	Yes
Michigan	Haworth College of Business	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Yes
Michigan	Ross School of Business	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Yes
Michigan	School of Business Administration	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Yes
Minnesota	Carlson School of Management	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Yes
Minnesota	Graduate School of Management	Hamline University	St. Paul, Minnesota	No
Minnesota	Opus College of Business	University of St. Thomas	Saint Paul, Minnesota	No
Mississippi	College of Business	Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	Yes
Mississippi	College of Business	Mississippi University for Women	Columbus, Mississippi	No
Mississippi	College of Business and Industry	Mississippi State University	Starkville, Mississippi	Yes
Mississippi	School of Business Administration	University of Mississippi	University, Mississippi	Yes
Missouri	Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, Missouri	Yes
Missouri	Trulaske College of Business	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Yes
Missouri	College of Business Administration	University of Missouri-St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Yes
Missouri	College of Business Administration	Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	Yes
Missouri	John Cook School of Business	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	Yes
Missouri	Olin Business School	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Yes
Montana	School of Business Administration	University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Yes
Nebraska	College of Business Administration	Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	Yes
Nebraska	College of Business Administration	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Yes
Nevada	College of Business	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Yes
Nevada	College of Business Administration	University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada	Yes
New Hampshire	Tuck School of Business	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Yes
New Hampshire	The Whittemore School of Business and Economics	University of New Hampshire	Durham, New Hampshire	Yes
New Jersey	Rutgers Business School	Rutgers University	Newark and New Brunswick, New Jersey	Yes
New Jersey	School of Business Administration	Saint Peter's College	Jersey City, New Jersey	No
New Jersey	Silberman College of Business	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison/Florham Park, New Jersey and Teaneck/Hackensack, New Jersey	Yes
New Jersey	Stillman School of Business	Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	Yes
New Mexico	Anderson School of Management	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Yes
New York	College of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	Fordham University	New York, New York	Yes
New York	College of Management	Long Island University C.W. Post Campus	Brookville, NY	Yes
New York	Columbia Business School	Columbia University	New York, New York	Yes
New York	Frank G. Zarb School of Business	Hofstra University	Hempstead, New York	Yes
New York	Graduate Business Program	Touro College	New York, New York	No
New York	Graduate School of Business Administration	Fordham University	New York, New York	Yes
New York	S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management	Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Yes
New York	King Graduate School of Business	Monroe College	Bronx, New York	No
New York	Lally School of Management & Technology	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Yes
New York	Lubin School of Business	Pace University	New York City and White Plains, New York	Yes
New York	E. Philip Saunders College of Business	Rochester Institute of Technology	Henrietta, New York	Yes
New York	School of Business	Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	Yes
New York	School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus	Brooklyn, New York	No
New York	School of Management	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Buffalo, New York	Yes
New York	School of Management	New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury, New York	No
New York	William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration	University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	Yes
New York	Stern School of Business	New York University	New York, New York	Yes
New York	The Peter J. Tobin College of Business	St. John's University	Queens, New York	Yes
New York	Martin J. Whitman School of Management	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Yes
New York	Zicklin School of Business	Baruch College	New York, New York	Yes
North Carolina	Babcock Graduate School of Management	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Belk College of Business	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Bryan School of Business and Economics	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Calloway School of Business and Accountancy (Undergraduate)	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Cameron School of Business	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	College of Business	East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	College of Management	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Fuqua School of Business	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Kenan-Flagler Business School	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Martha and Spencer Love School of Business	Elon University	Greensboro, North Carolina	Yes
North Carolina	Lundy-Fetterman School of Business	Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	No
North Carolina	School of Business	North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina	Yes
North Dakota	College of Business and Public Administration	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Yes
Ohio	College of Business	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	College of Business	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	College of Business Administration	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	College of Business Administration	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	College of Business Administration	University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	Richard T. Farmer School of Business	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	Fisher College of Business	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	Nance College of Business Administration	Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	School of Business Administration	University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	Weatherhead School of Management	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Yes
Ohio	Williams College of Business	Xavier University	Cincinnati, Ohio	Yes
Oklahoma	College of Business Administration	The University of Tulsa	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Yes
Oklahoma	Meinders School of Business	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	No
Oklahoma	Michael F. Price College of Business	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Yes
Oklahoma	School of Business	Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	No
Oklahoma	School of Business	Oral Roberts University	Tulsa, Oklahoma	No
Oklahoma	William S. Spears School of Business	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Yes
Oregon	Atkinson Graduate School of Management	Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Yes
Oregon	Charles H. Lundquist College of Business	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Yes
Oregon	Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business Administration	University of Portland	Portland, Oregon	Yes
Oregon	School of Business Administration	Portland State University	Portland, Oregon	Yes
Oregon	School of Management	George Fox University	Newberg, Oregon	No
Pennsylvania	College of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Donahue Graduate School of Business	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Fox School of Business	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	John L. Grove College of Business	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Kania School of Management	University of Scranton	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	LeBow College of Business	Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	School of Business Administration	Philadelphia University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	No
Pennsylvania	School of Business Administration	Widener University	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership	Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	No
Pennsylvania	Smeal College of Business	Penn State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Tepper School of Business	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Villanova School of Business	Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Yes
Pennsylvania	Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Yes
Rhode Island	College of Business	Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Yes
Rhode Island	College of Business	Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	No
Rhode Island	Gabelli School of Business	Roger Williams University	Bristol, Rhode Island	Yes
South Carolina	Moore School of Business	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Yes
South Dakota	School of Business	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	Yes
Tennessee	College of Business Administration (Undergraduate)	Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	Yes
Tennessee	College of Business Administration	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Yes
Tennessee	College of Business and Technology	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	Yes
Tennessee	Fogelman College of Business and Economics	University of Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee	Yes
Tennessee	The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business	Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	Yes
Tennessee	Owen Graduate School of Management	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Yes
Texas	Bauer College of Business	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Yes
Texas	College of Business Administration	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Yes
Texas	College of Business Administration	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Yes
Texas	College of Business Administration	The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Yes
Texas	Cox School of Business	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Yes
Texas	Bill Greehey School of Business	St. Mary's University	San Antonio, Texas	Yes
Texas	Hankamer School of Business	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Yes
Texas	Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management	Rice University	Houston, Texas	Yes
Texas	Jesse H. Jones School of Business	Texas Southern University	Houston, Texas	Yes
Texas	Kelley College of Business	Hardin-Simmons University	Abilene, Texas	No
Texas	Mays Business School	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Yes
Texas	McCombs School of Business	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Yes
Texas	Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration	Texas State University–San Marcos	San Marcos, Texas	Yes
Texas	M.J. Neeley School of Business	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	Yes
Texas	Rawls College of Business	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Yes
Texas	School of Business Administration and Professional Programs	Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth, Texas	No
Texas	School of Management	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Yes
Utah	David Eccles School of Business	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Yes
Utah	Marriott School of Management	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Yes
Vermont	School of Business Administration	University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Yes
Virginia	School of Business	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Yes
Virginia	College of Business and Public Administration	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	Yes
Virginia	Darden School of Business	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Yes
Virginia	Mason School of Business	The College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Yes
Virginia	McIntire School of Commerce (Undergraduate)	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Yes
Virginia	Pamplin College of Business	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, Virginia	Yes
Virginia	School of Management	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Yes
Washington	Albers School of Business and Economics	Seattle University	Seattle, Washington	Yes
Washington	Michael G. Foster School of Business	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Yes
Washington	School of Business	Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma, Washington	Yes
Washington	School of Management	City University of Seattle	Bellevue, Washington	No
West Virginia	College of Business & Economics	West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Yes
Wisconsin	College of Business Administration	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Yes
Wisconsin	School of Business	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Yes
Wisconsin	Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Yes
Wyoming	College of Business	University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Yes

Business schools

Types of business school

They include schools of business, business administration, and management. There are four principal forms of business school.

1. Most of the university business schools are faculties, colleges or departments within the university, and teach predominantly business courses.
2. In North America a business school is often understood to be a university graduate school which offers a Master of Business Administration or equivalent degree.
3. Also in North America the term "business school" can refer to a different type of institution: a two-year school that grants the Associate's degree in various business subjects. Most of these schools began as secretarial schools, then expanded into accounting or bookkeeping and similar subjects. They are typically operated as businesses, rather than as institutions of higher learning.
4. In Europe and Asia, some universities teach business only.

Notable business school firsts

• 1759 - The Aula do Comércio in Lisbon was the world's first institution to specialise in the teaching of commerce. It provided a model for development of similar government-sponsored schools across Europe, and closed in 1844.
• 1819 - The Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Paris (now ESCP-EAP) is the oldest business school
• 1881 - The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania was founded as the first business school within a broader university
• 1900 - The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College was founded as the first graduate school of business, offering the first master's degree in business administration, titled the "Master of Commercial Science"
• 1910 - Harvard Business School was the first business school to offer a degree called the "MBA"
• 1920 - The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business was the first business school to offer a PhD program and an Executive MBA program. It claims to be the first business school to have a Nobel laureate on its faculty: George Stigler won the prize after retiring from the school in 1981.
• 1949 - The University of Pretoria was the first University outside the United States to offer an MBA [4]
• 1955 - The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi established by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as the first university in Asia to offer a MBA program.
• 1957 - INSEAD, near Paris, France, became the first European institution to offer an MBA program.
• 1958 - Fundação Getúlio Vargas was the first business school founded in Latin America to offer an MBA-type qualification
• 1973 - The École des Affaires de Paris (EAP) (now ESCP-EAP) was the first business school with campuses in three countries
• 1992 - The Thunderbird School of Global Management was the first business school to have campuses on three continents.

Business school degrees

• Associate's Degree: AA, AAB, ABA, AS
• Bachelor's Degrees: BBA, BBus, BComm, BSBA, BAcc, BABA, BBS, and BSc
• Master's Degrees: MBA, MM, MAcc, MMR, MSMR, MPA, MSM, MHA, MSF, MSc, MST and MCOMM. At Oxford and Cambridge business schools an MPhil, or Master of Philospophy, is awarded in place of an MA or MSc.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM), Post Graduate Program (PGP) in Business Management, Post Graduate Program (PGP) in Management
• Doctoral Degrees: Ph.D., DBA, DHA, DM, DCOM, FPM

Business school use of case studies

Some business schools center their teaching around the use of case studies. Case studies have been used in graduate and undergraduate business education for nearly one hundred years. Business cases are historical descriptions of actual business situations. Typically, information is presented about a business firm's products, markets, competition, financial structure, sales volumes, management, employees and other factors affecting the firm's success. The length of a business case study may range from two or three pages to 30 pages, or more.

Business schools often obtain case studies published by Harvard Business School. Harvard's most popular case studies include Lincoln Electric Co. and Google, Inc.

Students are expected to scrutinize the case study and prepare to discuss strategies and tactics that the firm should employ in the future. Three different methods have been used in business case teaching:

1. Prepared case-specific questions to be answered by the student. This is used with short cases intended for undergraduate students. The underlying concept is that such students need specific guidance to be able to analyze case studies.
2. Problem-solving analysis. This second method, initiated by the Harvard Business School is by far the most widely used method in MBA and executive development programs. The underlying concept is that with enough practice (hundreds of case analyses) students develop intuitive skills for analyzing and resolving complex business situations. Click here for more information on the HBS case method. Successful implementation of this method depends heavily on the skills of the discussion leader.
3. A generally applicable strategic planning approach. This third method does not require students to analyze hundreds of cases. A strategic planning model is provided and students are instructed to apply the steps of the model to six to a dozen cases during a semester. This is sufficient to develop their ability to analyze a complex situation, generate a variety of possible strategies and to select the best ones. In effect, students learn a generally applicable approach to analyzing cases studies and real situations. This approach does not make any extraordinary demands on the artistic and dramatic talents of the teacher. Consequently most professors are capable of supervising application of this method.

History of GMAT

In 1953, the organization now called the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) began as an association of nine business schools, whose goal was to develop a standardized test to help business schools select qualified applicants. In the first year it was offered, the assessment (now known as the Graduate Management Admission Test), was taken just over 2,000 times; in recent years, it has been taken more than 200,000 times annually. Initially used in admissions by 54 schools, the test is now used by more than 1,500 schools and 1,800 programs worldwide.

Until the end of 2005, Educational Testing Service (ETS) developed and administered the exam. On January 1, 2006, GMAC transitioned vendors to a combination of ACT Inc, which develops the test questions and CAT software, and Pearson Vue, which delivers the exam at testing centers worldwide.

Registration of GMAT

Registration and preparation

The test taker can register in either of the following two ways:

• Online at mba.com by credit card
• By calling one of the test centers listed on mba.com

To schedule a test, an appointment must be made at one of the designated test centers. While it is possible to make the appointment even just a few days before you would like to take the test, it is better to schedule a few weeks in advance to ensure an appointment that is convenient for the student.

Companies such as Kaplan Inc., Princeton Review, and Veritas Prep have different test preparation options available, which may include self-study using GMAT books, classroom GMAT preparation courses (live or online), online preparation courses, or private tutoring.

GMAT

The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT, pronounced G-mat) is for a standardize test measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. Business commonly use the test as one of many selection criteria for admission into an MBA program. It is given at various locations in the United States, Canada and around the world. Throughout North America and in many international locations, the GMAT is administered only via computer. In those international locations where an extensive network of computers has not yet been established, the GMAT is offered either at temporary computer-based testing centers on a limited schedule or as a paper-based test (given once or twice a year) at local testing centers. As of 2007, the fee to take the test is US $250 worldwide.

The GMAT exam measures basic verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills that the examinee has developed over a long period of time in his/her education and work. It does not measure specific knowledge of business, job skills, or subjective qualities such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills. If a test taker's first language is not English, he or she may still perform well on the exam; however, the GMAT exam may not accurately reflect the abilities of someone who is not proficient in English.

Verbal Section

The verbal section consists of 41 multiple choice questions, which must be answered within 75 minutes. There are three types of questions: sentence correction, critical reasoning and reading comprehension. The verbal section is scored from 0 to 60 points with a current mean of 27.3/60.

• Sentence Correction

This tests grammar and expression. Sentence correction items consist of a sentence, all or part of which has been underlined, with five associated answer choices. The test taker must choose the best way of rendering the underlined part. This question type tests the ability to recognize standard Written English. The task is to evaluate the grammar, logic, and effectiveness of a given sentence and to choose the best of several suggested revisions. Choice (A) repeats the original; the other answer choices vary. It tests the ability to recognize correct and effective expression. It follows the requirements of Standard Written English: grammar, word choice and sentence construction. The goal is to choose the answer that results in the clearest, most exact sentence and does not change the meaning of the original sentence.

• Critical Reasoning

This tests logical thinking. Critical thinking items present an argument that the test taker is asked to analyze. Questions may require to draw a conclusion, to identify assumptions, or to recognize strengths or weaknesses in the argument. It presents brief statements or arguments and ask to evaluate the form or content of the statement or argument. Questions of this type ask the examinee to analyze and evaluate the reasoning in short paragraphs or passages. For some questions, all of the answer choices may conceivably be answers to the question asked. The examinee should select the best answer to the question, that is, an answer that does not require to make assumptions that violate common sense standards by being implausible, redundant, irrelevant, or inconsistent.

• Reading Comprehension

This tests the ability to read critically. Reading comprehension questions relate to a passage that is provided for the examinee to read. The passage can be about almost anything, and the questions about it tests how well the examinee understands the passage and the information in it. As the name implies, it tests the examinee's ability to understand the substance and logical structure of a written selection. The GMAT uses reading passages of approximately 200 to 350 words. Each passage has three or more questions based on its content. The questions ask about the main point of the passage, about what the author specifically states, about what can be logically inferred from the passage, and about the author's attitude or tone.

Analytical Writing Assessment

The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section of the test consists of two essays. In the first, the student must analyze an argument and in the second the student must analyze an issue. Each essay must be written within 30 minutes and is scored on a scale of 0-6. The essay is read by two readers who each mark the essay with a grade from 0-6, in 0.5 point increments with a mean score of 4.1. If the two scores are within one point of each other, they are averaged. If there is more than one point difference, the essays are read by a third reader.

The first reader is intellimetric, a proprietary computer program developed by vantage learning, which analyzes creative writing and syntax of more than 50 linguistic and structural features. The second and third readers are humans, who evaluate the quality of the examinee's ideas and his or her ability to organize, develop and express ideas with relevant support. While mastery of the conventions of written English factor into scoring, minor errors are expected, and evaluators are trained to be sensitive to examinees whose first language is not English.

Each of the two essays in the Analytical Writing Part of the test is graded on a scale of 0 (the minimum) to 6 (the maximum):

• 0 An essay that is totally illegible or obviously not written on the assigned topic.
• 1 An essay that is fundamentally deficient.
• 2 An essay that is seriously flawed.
• 3 An essay that is seriously limited.
• 4 An essay that is merely adequate.
• 5 An essay that is strong.
• 6 An essay that is outstanding.

Total Score

The "Total Score", comprised of the quantitative and verbal sections, is exclusive of the analytical writing assessment (AWA), and ranges from 200 to 800. About two-thirds of test takers score between 400 and 600. The score distribution resembles a bell-curve with a standard deviation of approximately 100 points, meaning that the test is designed for 68% of examinees to score between 400 and 600, while the median score was originally designed to be near 500. The 2005/2006 mean score was 533.

The quantitative and verbal sections comprise a computer adaptive test. The first question may be difficult. The next few questions in each section may be around the 500 level. If the examinee answers correctly, the next questions are harder. If the examinees answers incorrectly, the next questions are easier. The questions are pulled from a large pool of questions and delivered depending on the student's running score. These questions are regularly updated to prevent them from being compromised by students recording questions.

The final score is not based solely on the last question the examinees answers (i.e. - the level of difficulty of questions reached through the computer-adaptive presentation of questions). The algorithm used to build a score is more complicated than that. The examinees can make a silly mistake and answer incorrectly and the computer will recognize that item as an anomaly. If the examinee misses the first question his score will not necessarily fall in the bottom half of the range. However the first 5 questions are important as a whole because they go a long way to determining the score potential.

Also, questions left blank (that is, those not reached) hurt the examinee more than questions answered incorrectly. This is a major contrast to the SAT which has a wrong-answer penalty. Each test section also includes several experimental questions, which do not count toward the examinee's score, but are included to judge the appropriateness of the item for future administrations.

Verbal and Quantitative Sections

They range from 0 to 60. Verbal scores below 9 and above 44 and Quantitative scores below 7 and above 50 are rare. Verbal and Quantitative scores measure different skills and cannot be compared with one another.

Analytical Writing Assessment

They range from 0 to 6 and represent the average of the ratings from the two GMAT essays. Because the essays are scored so differently from the verbal and Quantitative sections, essay scores are not included in the total score.