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 2024
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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Departments
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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 |
|---|---|
| No. 4 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Undergraduate Business Programs in Real Estate |
| No. 6 |
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 |
Public Schools - U.S. News & World Report's 2024 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
| No. 1 |
in percentage of published faculty among business schools at Carnegie-classified public universities |
|---|---|
| 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 |
for research related to innovation and international business, according to a review of more than two decades of literature |
| No. 3 |
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 |
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 |
most prolific faculty among all universities publishing in three core real estate journals Real Estate Academic Leadership, or REAL, Rankings, December 2022 |
| No. 6 |
in overall research activity schools at Carnegie classified public universities, based on the Scholarly Research Index |
| 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. 12 |
among real estate scholars with the most publications in top three core real estate journals |
| 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.
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.
