School of Business and Economics, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) was founded in 1940. UDLAP is located in San Andres Cholula, five minutes away from Puebla and 85 miles from Mexico City, the country’s capital. Puebla is one of the richest cities in the country in colonial art and architecture. It is also one of the most important cities in industry, commerce, and agriculture.

The institution is renowned for its beautiful 197-acre campus that includes attractive buildings constructed in the colonial style, beautiful gardens, art exhibitions throughout the campus, and modern facilities.

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) is the largest of the five Schools at UDLAP. SACSCOC accredits the university since 1959, currently as a level VI institution. SBE academic offer has been accredited by national bodies and internationally by AACSB since 2021. The SBE was founded in 1970 and now offers eight undergraduate and seven master’s programs. The School employs 55 full-time and 59 part-time professors and serves approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 350 graduate students.

In national rankings, all bachelor programs from the School of Business and Economics are positioned as the best programs in private universities in Mexico according to the Universal newspaper ranking.

International rankings, in the QS ranking by subject, SBE programs are classified among the best in the subjects: Hospitality & Leisure Management and Business & Management. The MBA the SBE offers is the best program in Mexico according to the Latin American ranking of America Economía.