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.
SPRING 2025
Student Enrollment
7,978
Undergraduates - 7,144
Master’s - 793
Ph.D. - 41
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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Research Centers & Institutes
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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 |
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| No. 4 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Undergraduate Business Programs in Real Estate |
| No. 6 |
Online Graduate Business for Veterans Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online Graduate Business Programs |
| No. 6 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online MBA Programs |
| No. 8 |
Online MBA Marketing Specialty Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online MBA Programs |
| No. 8 |
Online Master's in Management Information Systems (MS-MIS) Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online Graduate Business Programs |
| No. 8 |
Online Master's in Risk Management and Insurance (MS-RMI) Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online Graduate Business Programs |
| No. 13 |
Online MBA Program for Veterans Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online MBA Programs |
| No. 16 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Online MBA Programs |
| No. 25 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Undergraduate Programs in Accounting |
| No. 31 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Colleges |
Faculty Rankings
| Top 10 |
among all Carnegie-classified business schools nationwide – public or private – for percentage of published faculty, percentage of faculty with published work cited by others and the amount of overall research activity, based on the Scholarly Research Index.
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| Top 3% |
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 |
| No. 3 |
among U.S. public universities – No. 5 worldwide – for archival audit research over the last six years 2023 BYU Accounting Rankings for Universities |
| No. 3 |
for research related to innovation and international business, according to a review of more than two decades of literature |
| No. 3 |
among real estate scholars with the most publications in top three core real estate journals over the past five years (2020-2024) |
| No. 4 |
most prolific among all schools nationally, No. 6 globally, for published works in leading RMI journals, according to the latest four-year review, covering 2020-2024 |
| No. 5 |
among real estate scholars with the most publications in top three core real estate journals over the past five years (2020-2024) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. 10 |
among U.S. public schools – No. 14 worldwide – for all audit research over the last six years 2023 BYU Accounting Rankings for Universities |
| No. 11 |
among real estate scholars with the most publications in top three core real estate journals over the past five years (2020-2024) |
| No. 16 |
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.
75,700+
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.
