College of Business

Founded in:

1953

Enrollment:

Fall 2015 (estimated):  2,184

National/State rankings:

  • #84 Professional Part-Time MBA in the nation in the Best Grad School in Business Rankings  – by U.S. News and World Report – 2017

  • #23 Entrepreneurship MBA in the U.S. by Eduniversal
    We are rated as a 3 Palmes School and ranked #86 worldwide and #23 in the U.S. for our graduate program in Entrepreneurship. We are ranked  #10 in the U.S. among public universities and our MBA is ranked #39 in North America. For more information, visit www.best-masters.com.
  • #20 for physician executives by Modern Healthcare magazine
    Modern Healthcare magazine ranked the UofL College of Business MBA program among the top 20 best for physician executives for 2014. Modern Healthcare is the leading subscription-only weekly print magazine, website and e-newsletter covering business and policy news for health care industry executives. ModernHealthcare.com
  • #37 Joint MBA (MBA and Masters of Engineering) in North America by Best-masters.com
    UofL College of Business Joint MBA / Master of Engineering (MEng) ranked in North America by Eduniversal.  For more information, visit www.best-masters.com.
  • #25 Master of Accountancy program in North America and #19 best in the nation by Eduniversal
    Eduniversal’s Best Masters has once again put the UofL College of Business in the top of the charts of the best 100 programs. The full list can be found at www.best-masters.com.
  • #96 MBA in the nation by Financial Engineer. Rankings are based upon graduates’ starting salary and bonuses, students’ GMAT scores, program acceptance rates, employment at graduation and within three months of graduation, and GPA.  See the full list at https://thefinancialengineer.net/mba-rankings/

Accreditation Status:

http://business.louisville.edu/accreditation/

Noteworthy programs based on national recognition, uniqueness or other criteria. (Limit three):

    Entrepreneurship:

    • The College is ranked among the nation's best in entrepreneurship, ranked 23 in the nation by Entrepreneur Magazine and Eduniversal, an international business school ranking organization.
    • The U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship named us the 2010 National Model PhD Entrepreneurship Program.
    • Entrepreneurship MBA teams win many of the business plan competitions in which they compete. Our MBA teams have won the Global Venture Lab Investment Competition (GVLIC), rated as the super bowl of business plan competitions, two times in five years.

    Student honors (external awards, scholarships, fellowships, etc.):

    • Entrepreneurship MBA teams won the title of Global Champions in Business Plan Competitions by Venture Labs Investment Competition twice in five years.
      (TNG Pharmaceuticals in 2011 and Inscope Medical Solutions in 2015)

    Prominent alumni recognized recently:

    • Diane Medley, managing partner and co-founder of MCM CPAs & Advisors and a member of the UofL Foundation board of trustees and W. Earl Reed III, founder of healthcare companies including Springstone and The Allegro Group were the latest additions to the Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame.