Illinois State University College of Business

The Illinois State University College of Business is the business school at Illinois State University.

Illinois State University
College of Business
TypePublic Business School
Established1967
AffiliationIllinois State University
EndowmentUS$ 16.4 million (2012)[1]
DeanAjay Samant[2]
Academic staff
99[3]
Undergraduates3,854[4]
Postgraduates174
Location, ,
U.S.
CampusUrban
Websitebusiness.illinoisstate.edu

The college is divided into five academic departments:

Campus edit

 
State Farm Hall of Business

The College of Business campus is located in the State Farm Hall of Business in Normal, Illinois. The $28 million facility opened in 2005.[5]

Rankings and accreditations edit

Business Rankings
U.S. MBA
Bloomberg (2024)[6]NR


  • The undergraduate program was listed among The Best Undergraduate Business Schools in Bloomsberg Businessweek.[7]
  • The college was recognized as one of the Best Business Schools in the 2011 ranking for U.S. News & World Report.[8]
  • The graduate program was ranked ninth in Princeton Review's 2013 ranking of best-administered MBA programs. The ranking was a part of The Best 296 Business Schools: 2013 Edition, published by The Princeton Review. Illinois State is the only public university in Illinois listed in the top 10 in any of the categories.[9]
  • Illinois State is one of 181 schools to receive both business and accounting accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. This accreditation is given to high quality and excellence programs that continue to improve undergraduate and graduate business programs.[10]
  • Illinois State is one of only 16 universities in the United States that is a full member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA).[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Current Endowment Value" (PDF). Illinoisstate.edu. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Samant named College of Business dean". 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ "DataDirect - General".
  4. ^ https://business.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/about/prospectus_vfall.17.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "About | College of Business - Illinois State".
  6. ^ "Best B-Schools". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  7. ^ Best Undergraduate B-Schools Ranking History Archived June 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved November 5, 2012.
  8. ^ Best Business Schools, retrieved November 5, 2012.
  9. ^ Illinois State Cracks List Of Top Business Schools, retrieved November 5, 2012.
  10. ^ Schools Accredited in Accounting- ordered by name Archived 2019-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved November 5, 2012.
  11. ^ USCA Full Member Schools, retrieved November 5, 2012.

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