College of Business Rates High in Undergraduate Rankings! |
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The 2012 undergraduate Bloomberg
Business Week rankings have just been released. Overall we are ranked
#115, and come in #61 among public universities. There are well over 1250
undergraduate business programs in the US. On the dimension of academic
quality we are ranked #85. Our average SAT score is 1164 and our teaching
quality was graded B. (3/2012)
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#40 AMONG ALL U.S. PUBLIC BUSINESS SCHOOLS |
US News and World Report released their most recent rankings last week. The College of Business part-time MBA programs were ranked #40 among all public university business
schools in the U.S. (3/2012)
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College of Business CIS Faculty Ranked #49 in the World |
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The Association for Information Systems has recognized our faculty in the CIS area for achieved notable
distinctions. Manju Ahuja, Likoebe Maruping, and Matt Thatcher are listed
among the top scholars in their disciplines based on publications in elite
CIS journals. Rankings are based on the following
selection: Journals selected: ISR, JMIS, MISQ, Region selected: World Wide, and Sorted by: Normal Count. Overall, the College of Business Department of CIS is
ranked #49 in the world, tied with a prestigious group of schools from
around the world, and #39 in the U.S. (3/2012)
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UofL team wins first place twice in a row at UC Spirit of Enterprise Graduate Business Plan Competition |
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For the
second year in a row, a UofL College of Business team won first place at the UC
Spirit of Enterprise Graduate Business Plan Competition. The team, Kentucky
Chia, took home the $10,000 Champion Award and an automatic bid to the 2012
Venture Labs Investment Competition in Austin, TX, otherwise known as the ‘Super
Bowl' of business plan competitions. (2/2012)
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Eduniversal ranks the UofL College of Business Entrepreneurship MBA #8 in the United States! |
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 Universality, international recognition, quality, on these criteria, an International Scientific Committee has ranked for EDUNIVERSAL the 1 000 business schools and universities that count on Earth. Eduniversal ranks masters programs in entrepreneurship on a global basis, i.e., what are the best programs worldwide. Our Entrepreneurship MBA is ranked #28 in the world and #8 in the U.S. (1/2012)
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Eduniversal ranks the UofL College of Business Masters in Accountancy #16 among public universities in the U.S. |
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Eduniversal ranks masters programs in accounting and auditing on a regional basis. We are in the North American region, which includes the US and Canada. Our Masters in Accountancy is ranked #30 in North America and #16 among public universities in the U.S. (1/2012)
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Business Week ranks UofL College of Business #7 in the South for Top Part-time MBA Programs! |
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Business Week just released its 2011 rankings of the Top Part-Time MBA Programs (a total of 76 schools made this year's rankings.)
The College of Business at the U of L is ranked #35 overall, and #16 among public universities. We are the #7 ranked school in the South (#5 among public universities). This ranking places us solidly as the leading part-time MBA program in the region. (11/11)
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We’re #4! UofL business school administration ranked among U.S. elite by The Princeton Review |
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The latest rankings from The Princeton Review places the UofL College of Business among the Top 10 “Best Administered” in the nation. As complied from comparative research and a survey of more than 19,000 students at 294 business schools, The Princeton Review ranked the UofL College of Business #4 in the nation, one place behind Harvard University and ahead of the University of Michigan, Northwestern, Rice and Colorado State, among others.
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UofL Team takes top award in Ballard Morton New Venture Competition |
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Kentucky Chia, a team of UofL Entrepreneurship MBA students, took top awards in the 15th annual Ballard Morton New Venture Competition. The group will use their winnings to continue
development of their concepts as they prepare for the 2012 business
plan competition circuit. (10/2011)
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2012 US News undergraduate business rankings puts the College of Business in the top 7% of business schools in the U.S. |
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The 2012 undergraduate US News undergraduate business rankings were released today. Once again we have good news to report. Our overall ranking improved from #88 last year to #81 this year. This places us among the top 7% of business schools in the U.S. We are ranked #48 among public universities. (9/11)
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Bloomberg Businessweek named UofL the top-ranked undergraduate business school in Kentucky |
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 Bloomberg Businessweek named UofL the top-ranked undergraduate business school in Kentucky, posting the state’s highest Academic Quality ranking, best student/faculty ratio, highest SAT and ACT scores, and higher teaching quality scores than any other school. In tabulating its scores, BusinessWeek includes nine measures of student satisfaction, post graduation outcomes and academic quality. Nationally, out of approximately 1,500 U.S. business schools, UofL ranked #111 overall and #58 among public universities. (3/11)
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One of the top Part-Time MBA Programs in the Country |
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 Our Part-Time MBA programs offer a fast-track solution for working professionals and others who want to earn an MBA in spite of their demanding schedule. New 2012 rankings by U.S. News & World Report for part-time MBA programs placed UofL #59 overall and #29 among public universities.
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Construction for the College of Business - $3.38 million addition |
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 In January 2011, the College of Business broke ground on a new 7200 sq. ft. wing that will house its signature programs—The Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship and Equine Industry Program. Designed to be LEED certified, the $3.38 million addition will include a green roof and sky garden.
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U.S. News & World Report honors grad programs |
| 2010 rankings by U.S. News & World Report magazine place the College of Business graduate programs among the nation's finest entrepreneurship and part-time MBAs. Of more than 1000 part-time programs around the country, 203 were ranked in the report. The College of Business Professional MBA ranked #28 among public universities and #58 overall, tied with schools including the University of Connecticut, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and Vanderbilt. The college's Entrepreneurship MBA also received high marks, ranking #12 among public universities and #31 overall. |
The College of Business in US News and World Report's top 7% |
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In the 2011 US News & World Report rankings, the college ranks in the top 7% of all undergraduate business programs in the U.S. and among the top 50 public universities. In our core area of entrepreneurship, the college ranks #17 out of more than 800 programs and #9 among public universities.
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College of Business Introduces New Innovative MBA |
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 We introduced an innovative, accelerated 13-month Full-Time MBA that includes an 11-month paid internship and a two-week international study experience. The unique program is designed for recent graduates with little or no career work experience and working professionals in career transition.
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Ranked as one of top Colleges in the US |
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 For the fifth consecutive year, in 2010 The Princeton Review identified the college as one of the “Best Business Schools” in the U.S.
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Winning Grad and Undergrad Students! |
 Our 2010 graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship students won more than $100,000 in regional, national and international business plan competitions in 2010. Two teams—NanoMark Therapeutics and CALMsenior—were among the 39 teams out of a possible 600+ teams that advanced to Global Moot Corp competition, with NanoMark finishing #8 in the world and winning honors for Best Business Plan Presentation. |
Best in the US! |
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 Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked the college among the best in the U.S. -- #62 among all public universities and #110 overall out of more than 1250 undergraduate business programs for 2010. In the South region, the college ranked #14 among public universities.
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USEF names Sales Program one of the world’s finest |
 Joining university programs at DePaul, Georgia, Washington, Indiana, Alabama, Baylor, Dayton, Florida State, Michigan State and others, the UofL College of Business Sales Program once again has been named among the world’s finest. Selected annually by the University Sales Education Foundation, the unranked list identifies “schools that are leading the charge around the world, preparing the next generation of sales and service professionals.” It’s the fourth consecutive year the program has been selected. |
USASBE National Model PhD Entrepreneurship Program |
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 The U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship named us the 2010 National Model PhD Entrepreneurship Program.
It's the first time since 2004 the prestigious honor has been awarded. Previously the College of Business received the USASBE National Model MBA Entrepreneurship Program award.
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#14-ranked Part-Time MBA Program |
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 In its 2009 rankings for Part-Time MBA programs, BusinessWeek ranks us #14 in the nation among public universities and #2 in the South. Among all universities we ranked #34, in front of such notable schools as Texas, University of Washington, Georgetown, Arizona State, Washington University, UC-Davis, William and Mary, Minnesota, Florida, Wisconsin and others.
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#16-ranked Graduate Entrepreneurship program |
 For 2009, The Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine ranked our Entrepreneurship MBA #16 in the nation, up from #21 one year ago. Our program ranked #7 among public university programs in entrepreneurship and #3 among programs in the South. Other schools in the top 25 include Babson, University of Southern California, Tulane, Rice, University of Washington, University of Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Northwestern and UNC-Chapel Hill. Our program ranked ahead of programs at the University of Chicago, Washington University, University of Oregon, SMU and Wake Forest. |
#15-ranked Undergraduate Entrepreneurship program |
| U.S. News and World Report ranks our Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program #15 in the nation and #9 among public universities. Overall, the College of Business was ranked in the Top 50 business schools among public, state universities, placing it in the top 7 percent of all U.S. business schools. No other colleges in the Kentuckiana region were included in the rankings. |
Top-25 in MBA programs |
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 CEO, a leading international journal for business executives, ranked the UofL College of Business MBA program one of the Top 25 North American/Global programs.
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#5-ranked Entrepreneurship Researcher |
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 A study ranking individual entrepreneurship research excellence named Prof. James Fiet, our Brown-Forman chair in entrepreneurship, the fifth most-prolific researcher in the United States and the eighth most-prolific in the world. The research by Howard University and Morgan State University covered the period from 1995 through 2006.
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Top-20 in Entrepreneurship Faculty Research |
 In the 2009 World Rankings for Entrepreneurship Research Productivity, the entrepreneurship faculty at the UofL College of Business Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship earned a Top 20-ranking, tying with a host of other leading entrepreneurship schools including Babson, INSEAD (France), Georgia Tech, Southern Methodist University, Instituto de Empresa (Spain), and North Carolina State. The rankings are based on research compiled by the Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University. |
Top-ranked in Sales Programs |
 In 2009, for the third consecutive year, the College of Business sales program was named one of the Top University Sales Programs in the United States by the University Sales Education Foundation. UofL joined such schools as DePaul, Indiana, Illinois State, Ball State, Michigan State, Florida State and Bradley in the list of 30 elite programs. |
Top-26 ranked in Entrepreneurship Programs |
In its 2008 list of America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs, Fortune Small Business magazine ranked the UofL program among its Top 26.
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Top-50 ranked in Entrepreneurship MBA Programs |
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In 2008, Women 3.0 magazine named the UofL Graduate Entrepreneurship Program among its Top 50.
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| Top-50 Undergraduate Business Program
In its 2008 survey, BusinessWeek named the college one of the Top 50 undergraduate business programs in the U.S. The magazine ranked the college #11 among public universities in the south, #16 among all universities in the south and #49 among all public universities in the U.S. Out of 1200 programs nationwide, the college ranked in the top 7 percent.
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In 2010, for the third time in five years, students in the college’s Computer Information Systems (CIS) program took first place in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The team finished second in national competition.
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At the college’s 2010 Awards Day, 154 students received scholarships and awards valued at more than $300,000 as contributed by more than 200 organizations and individuals.
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In partnership with Jefferson Audio-Video Systems (JAVS), the college created Sales Labs and a Communications Lab to assist students in preparation for sales competitions and other skill-building exercises. The Labs can capture and transmit meetings and other events in real time, with playback on demand, including from remote locations.
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Teams of graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship students swept top awards at the 2010 Idea State U new business concept competition, winning more than $60,000 in prize awards, including the competition’s highest honor, the Governor’s Innovation Award.
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In a unique partnership with Texas Roadhouse restaurants, the college unveiled the Texas Roadhouse Student Center in 2010. Located in the college’s atrium level, the Center offers comfortable places to meet, study and relax in a setting modeled after the company’s distinctive restaurants. The Center also includes a conference room and business center.
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The college launched UofL Business Solutions in 2010, a one-stop service to provide assistance and easy access to the college’s expertise and resources to corporate and non-profit organizations. Services include MBA consulting, internships and co-ops, mentor programs, family business programs, IT consulting, focus group coordination and use of College of Business facilities for special events.
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Seniors in the finance program’s Capstone class won the $50,000 Sterne Agee Investment Challenge, besting leading schools in the southeast and earning additional funds for student scholarships.
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The college expanded international study opportunities in 2010 with new grants and scholarships for students and the establishment of relationships with 17 leading universities across Europe and Asia.
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USEF Names Sales Program One of the World’s Finest
Joining university programs at DePaul, Georgia, Washington, Indiana, Alabama, Baylor, Dayton, Florida State, Michigan State and others, the UofL College of Business Sales Program once again has been named among the world’s finest. Selected annually by the University Sales Education Foundation, the unranked list identifies “schools that are leading the charge around the world, preparing the next generation of sales and service professionals.” It’s the fourth consecutive year the program has been selected.
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