Confirming Global Quality and Distinction in Business Education

Tampa, Fla., USA (January 26, 2023)—AACSB International (AACSB) announces today 45 business schools have extended their global accreditation in business, nine have extended their global accreditation in accounting, and one business school has achieved initial accounting accreditation.

For more than a century, AACSB accreditation has been synonymous with the highest standards in business education. Today, a total of 965 institutions across 60 countries and territories have earned AACSB accreditation in business. Furthermore, 194 institutions maintain supplemental AACSB accreditation for their accounting programs.

“AACSB congratulates each institution on their achievement,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB. “Every AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development, and student learning. The intense peer-review process exemplifies their commitment to quality business education.”

Achieving accreditation is a process of rigorous internal focus, engagement with an AACSB-assigned mentor, and peer-reviewed evaluation. During this multiyear path, schools focus on developing and implementing a plan to align with AACSB’s accreditation standards. These standards require excellence in areas relating to strategic management and innovation; student, faculty, and staff as active participants; learning and teaching; and academic and professional engagement.

To achieve accounting accreditation, an institution must first earn AACSB business accreditation. Then, in addition to developing and implementing a mission-driven plan to satisfy the business accreditation quality standards, accounting accreditation requires the satisfaction of a supplemental set of standards specific to the discipline and profession of accounting. Once accreditation is achieved, each institution participates in a five-year continuous improvement peer review to maintain high quality and extend its accreditation.

As ratified by the AACSB International board of directors, the following schools have extended or achieved their accreditation in business or accounting:

School Achieving Initial Accounting Accreditation

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Schools Extending Their Accounting Accreditation

Case Western Reserve University
Kent State University
Missouri State University
The University of Akron
The University of Georgia
Towson University
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Utah State University
University of Kansas

Schools Extending Their Business Accreditation

James M. Hull College of Business, Augusta University
Babson College
College of Business, California State University, Chico
College of Business and Economics, California State University, East Bay
Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
School of Economics & Business Administration, Chongqing University
Tecnológico de Monterrey, EGADE Business School
IESEG School of Management
Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent State University
Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
College of Business Administration, Missouri State University
Division of Business Administration and Economics, Morehouse College
College of Management, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
NIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration
College of Business Administration, Ohio Northern University
College of Business and Economics, Radford University
School of Business, State University of New York at New Paltz
School of Business, State University of New York at Oswego
Stellenbosch Business School, Stellenbosch University
School of Business, The College of New Jersey
College of Business Administration & School of Accountancy, The University of Akron
Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia
School of Business, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
College of Business and Economics, Towson University
Michael Neidorff School of Business, Trinity University
College of Management, Tunghai University
Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, Umeå University
Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business, University of Dallas
Dhillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge
College of Business and Social Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe
College of Business, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University
School of Business Administration, Widener University
E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, Coastal Carolina University
Rennes School of Business
College of Business and Public Administration, Southern University at New Orleans
School of Business, University of Kansas
School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University
College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University
College of Business and Economics, University of Hawaii at Hilo
School of Business, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
School of Business, Providence College