Business Accreditation

AACSB accreditation helps business schools hold themselves accountable for improving business practice through a commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact.

Development of Standards and Processes

The guiding principles and standards are principles-based and outcomes-focused and affirm AACSB’s commitment to having the world’s highest standard of quality in business education.

AACSB has continued to revise its business accreditation standards to improve relevancy, maintain currency, and increase value. An appointed Business Accreditation Task Force, with widespread input from member schools, developed the current business standards, which were adopted by the AACSB Accreditation Council in July 2020.

The standards also place greater emphasis on diversity and inclusion, which are embedded throughout the standards and enable business schools to demonstrate impact in this area in a variety of ways, according to their contexts.

Alert on Unauthorized Accreditation AI GPTs

AACSB has discovered the existence of unauthorized AI GPTs (Generative Pre-trained Transformers) impersonating AACSB International, using our logo, and offering advice under false pretenses. Do not use these unauthorized GPTs. They are not endorsed by AACSB International and are not affiliated in any way with AACSB. They pose significant risks to your data security and do not provide accurate information. 

Any official AACSB GPT created and published by AACSB International will:

• Be clearly identified within the GPT as the official GPT for AACSB.
• Be accessed from the AACSB website.
• Include a designated contact person to address any questions or concerns you may have.
• Be fully compliant with AACSB privacy and security policies.

Your trust and the integrity of our accreditation processes are of utmost importance to us. We are committed to providing you with reliable and secure resources. If you encounter a suspicious GPT claiming to represent AACSB, please report it to [email protected] immediately.