Illinois State University College of Business explained

Illinois State University College of Business
Established:	1967
Type:	Public Business School
Affiliation:	Illinois State University
Endowment:	US$ 16.4 million (2012)^[1]
Dean:	Ajay Samant^[2]
Faculty:	99^[3]
Undergrad:	3,854^[4]
Postgrad:	174
City:	Normal
State:	Illinois
Country:	U.S.
Campus:	Urban

The Illinois State University College of Business is the business school at Illinois State University.

The college is divided into five academic departments:

• Accounting
• Finance, Insurance, and Law
• Management and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Master of Business Administration

Campus

The College of Business campus is located in the State Farm Hall of Business in Normal, Illinois. The $28 million facility opened in 2005.^[5]

Rankings and accreditations

Bwu:	75 ^[6]
Bwg:	NR

• The undergraduate program was listed among The Best Undergraduate Business Schools in Bloomsberg Businessweek.^[7]
• The college was recognized as one of the Best Business Schools in the 2011 ranking for U.S. News & World Report.^[8]
• The graduate program was ranked ninth in Princeton Review's 2013 ranking of best-administered MBA programs. The ranking was a part of The Best 296 Business Schools: 2013 Edition, published by The Princeton Review. Illinois State is the only public university in Illinois listed in the top 10 in any of the categories.^[9]
• Illinois State is one of 181 schools to receive both business and accounting accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. This accreditation is given to high quality and excellence programs that continue to improve undergraduate and graduate business programs.^[10]
• Illinois State is one of only 16 universities in the United States that is a full member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA).^[11]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Current Endowment Value. Illinoisstate.edu. 1 August 2015.
2. Web site: Samant named College of Business dean . 11 December 2015.
3. Web site: DataDirect - General.
4. Web site: https://business.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/about/prospectus_vfall.17.pdf.
5. Web site: About | College of Business - Illinois State.
6. Web site: College of Business named one of best in country by Bloomberg Businessweek. 22 April 2016.
7. http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/bs_ugrankhistory_tab_0303.html Best Undergraduate B-Schools Ranking History
8. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings/sort%2Bcollege_name/sortdir%2Basc/page+5 Best Business Schools
9. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/10/11/illinois-state-cracks-list-of-top-business-schools/ Illinois State Cracks List Of Top Business Schools
10. https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=4BA8CA9A-7CE1-4E7A-9863-2F3D02F27D23 Schools Accredited in Accounting- ordered by name
11. http://www.universitysalescenteralliance.org/memberschools/full/ USCA Full Member Schools