About Us

Founded in 1950, the Florida State University College of Business is one of the nation’s youngest business schools, yet its reputation for excellence has helped it become one of the largest. Consistently ranked as a top business school by U.S. News & World Report, the college has several programs ranked among the nation’s Top 10. Florida State University is rated one of the most efficient national universities by U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes and Kiplinger list Florida State among its Best College Values, an assessment of quality and economic factors, such as admission and graduation rates, tuition cost and debt at graduation.

The College of Business is proud of its reputation worldwide. Our internationally acclaimed faculty members consistently receive rankings and recognition for research productivity and relevance. They often serve as visiting professors and lecturers at other prestigious institutions. The college also is well-known for the individual attention given to its diverse student body. Our faculty members identify and foster student leadership, work individually with students to enhance classroom learning and keep communication lines open between student and instructor. The college also takes pride in its alumni, who are respected corporate leaders and entrepreneurs making their mark on the global economy.

In addition to its rigorous curriculum and strong classroom experience, the college provides students with opportunities outside the classroom through student and professional organizations, corporate trips, competitions and industry-specific career fairs. Students also have the option of earning professional designations while still in school.

 

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Student Enrollment

6,845


Undergraduates - 6,301

Master’s - 597

Ph.D. - 42

Prepared through innovative curriculum and instruction, our students are ready to make a difference in all aspects of business, in all corners of the world. They are passionate about exceeding the boundaries of the status quo to positively impact the future of business.


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School

5

Departments

7

Research Centers & Institutes

16

Academic Degrees


Program Rankings

No. 4

Dr. William T. Hold/The Alliance's Program in Risk Management and Insurance

All Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Undergraduate Business Programs in Insurance

No. 4

Real Estate Program

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Undergraduate Business Programs in Real Estate

No. 6

MBA Specialty in Marketing

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Online MBA Programs

No. 14

Online Master's in Management Information Systems (MS-MIS)

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Online Graduate Business Programs

No. 14

Online Master's in Risk Management and Insurance (MS-RMI)

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Online Graduate Business Programs

No. 16

Online MBA Program

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Online MBA Programs

No. 25

Accounting Program

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Undergraduate Programs in Accounting

No. 31

Business School

Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Colleges

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Faculty Rankings

No. 1

Business Faculty

in percentage of published faculty among business schools at Carnegie-classified public universities

Academic Analytics 2018-2022

Top 3%

Wayne Hochwarter

For total number of citations of his research; for an index that reflects the number of articles with at least 10 citations; and for another index that reflects the number of publications and the number of citations per publication

2023 AD Scientific Index

No. 3

Daekwan Kim

for research related to innovation and international business, according to a review of more than two decades of literature

Heliyon journal 2023

No. 3

Accounting Faculty

among U.S. public universities – No. 5 worldwide – for archival audit research over the last six years

BYU Accounting Rankings for Universities (2023)

No. 4

RMI Faculty

most prolific among all schools publishing in the top five RMI and actuarial science journals – and No. 5 for top RMI journals only – for 2018-2022 

University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Global Research Rankings of Actuarial Science and Risk Management and Insurance, August 2023

No. 5

Real Estate Faculty

most prolific faculty among all universities publishing in three core real estate journals

Real Estate Academic Leadership, or REAL, Rankings, December 2022

No. 6

Business Faculty

in overall research activity schools at Carnegie classified public universities, based on the Scholarly Research Index

Academic Analytics, 2018-2022

No. 7

Business Analytics, Information Systems & Supply Chain Faculty

for 2020-2023 research contributions among university faculties worldwide publishing in the Journal of Operations Management

UT Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings

No. 8

Dr. Persis E. Rockwood School of Marketing Faculty

for research related to innovation and international business, according to a review of more than two decades of literature in 20-plus principal journals 

Heliyon journal 2023

No. 10

Accounting Faculty

among U.S. public schools – No. 14 worldwide – for all audit research over the last six years

2023 BYU Accounting Rankings for Universities

No. 12

Tingyu Zhou

among real estate scholars with the most publications in top three core real estate journals

Real Estate Academic Leadership, or REAL, Rankings, December 2022

No. 16

Accounting Faculty

among U.S. public universities – No. 25 worldwide – in amount of research produced over the last six years

2023 BYU Accounting Rankings for Universities


Alumni

Our alumni network extends around the world and into almost every industry, where they form an active and powerful global community that fosters lifelong professional and personal connections.

  Alumni News  

 

73,000+


Accreditation

The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). AACSB accreditation is the most widely sought benchmark of quality worldwide. Fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide achieve this accreditation. The college’s Accounting program also secured an additional specialized AACSB accreditation held by only 186 institutions worldwide.


College Fast Facts

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