Awards for the School of Business

 

U.S News Names School of Business Top Tier

U.S. News & World Report has recognized the University at Albany School of Business as one of the top tier "Best Business Programs.” The magazine reports that 1400 colleges were reviewed for Best College issue. The School of Business ranked # 115 of the 386 Business Schools recognized.

Top 10 Ranking by Princeton Review

This year the Princeton Review marks the fourth year that the UAlbany MBA has ranked in the top ten in the U.S. for Opportunities for Women. The honor is based on the percent of students who are female, the percent of faculty who are female, student assessment of resources for female students, how supportive the culture is of female students, whether the business school offers coursework for women entrepreneurs, and whether case study materials for classes proportionately reflect women in business.

European CEO Magazine

European CEO Magazine has named the UAlbany School of Business the Most Innovative Business School in the Northeast Region of the U.S. The panel of judges sought examples of “top performers who have bought their own unique stamp to business education.” In granting us this prestigious award, they cited several innovative aspects of our programs and activities, including our path-breaking research on corporate governance and entrepreneurship, our unique ability to draw alumni into our research conferences and the classroom, our innovative financial analyst honors program, our prescience in establishing a financial markets regulation program before the financial crisis, and our skill at blending academic research into the classroom. 

 

AACSB Accreditation

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has granted the School of Business maintenance of accreditation after a successful peer review. The University at Albany transitioned its business education program to a traditional school of business in the 1960’s.
The school has maintained its AACSB accreditation since it was first granted in 1974, and was the first school in the world to be recognized by AACSB at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Less than 10% of schools of business worldwide can boast the AACSB distinction, the highest achievement in business school accreditation. Initial recognition is a three to seven year process involving meticulous review during which schools implement a plan to meet the 21 AACSB standards, including stringent faculty criteria. Thereafter, accredited schools must complete an extensive peer review every five years to maintain accreditation. Boston University and Brigham Young are among the schools that renewed their accreditation alongside UAlbany this year.
Founded in 1916, the AACSB is the longest serving and largest global accrediting body for business schools, and the gold standard of undergraduate and graduate business education.

New York State Small Business Development Center Among Top Ten in Nation

The New York State Small Business Development Center based at the University at Albany School of Business, has been named among the top ten centers in the nation by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Princeton Review Ranks UAlbany MBA in Top 15

The Princeton Review Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools found that the UAlbany MBA ranks with Harvard, Dartmouth and Stanford in the general management category. Over 19,000 student surveys were used to identify the 15 top business schools in accounting, finance, general management, global management, marketing and operations.  UAlbany was the only SUNY school named in any category.

National Recognition for HR/IS Concentration

The Human Resource/Information Systems Concentration in our MBA program has been recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management, the premier human resource association, as one of four MBA programs in the country meeting their criteria for a comprehensive education in human resource management.  It is the only MBA program in the nation to incorporate information technology into a human resource curriculum.