Facts and Figures

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History

91勛圖厙 University's School of Business Administration (SBA) was founded in 1921

Faculty 

The SBA currently has 45 full-time faculty disciplines ranging from accounting to business ethics

Students

Approximately 1,400 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students are currently taking business courses

Degrees

Three undergraduate majors: accounting, business administration,  and economics Eight minors: digital marketing, sustainable business, analytical finance, economics, entrepreneurship and innovation, general business, management information systems and promotion. Four graduate degrees: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA in American Indian Entrepreneurship, Master of Accountancy (MAcc), and Master of Science in Taxation (MSTax)

U.S. News & World Report national rankings

Undergraduate Business Schools (2023 Rankings):

  • Top 20% overall (108th, tied)
  • #22 Entrepreneurship (tied)
  • #26 Finance (tied)#32 Accounting (tied)
  • #39 Management (tied)

Graduate Business Schools (2024 Rankings):

  • #4 Project Management (tied)
  • #11 Entrepreneurship
  • #21 Finance (tied)
  • #31 Management (tied)
  • #41 Accounting (tied)
  • #53 Part-Time MBA (tied; ranked in the top 100 since 2010)

Other rankings and notable facts

  • Learning by doing is a critical part of the Jesuit educational philosophy. We emphasize projects within our classes, internships (approximately 150 students/year take an internship for credit), and co-curricular activities such as the New Venture Lab (part of the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership program) and the VITA program (a typical year looks like 60-70 students, over 800 returns, over $1,000,000 in refunds).
  • In a normal year, over 200 business students study abroad. They may go to our Florence program or participate in one of our faculty-led-study abroad opportunities.

Undergraduate Programs

BBAd Retention Rates

Entry Year  Size Retention Rate 3rd Year Retention   4th Year Retention
 2024  317      
 2023  312  94%    
 2022 279  92%  84%  
 2021  331  95%  90%  83%
 2020  277  92%  88%  81%
 2019 286 94% 90%   84%

BBAd Graduation Rates

Entry Year Size 4-Year 5-Year 6-Year
2024 317      
2023 312      
2022 279      
2021 331       
2020 277 83%    
2019 286 82% 87%  
2018 295 76% 84%  85%

First Destination Survey Report

The 91勛圖厙 University Career and Professional Development office creates an annual First Destination Survey Report. This report provides data on where 91勛圖厙 graduates end up after college.

It shows the following information broken down by college/school and major: success rate, employment rate, continuing education rate, volunteer service rate, military service rate, and still-seeking employment or continuing education rate

Here are some of the Business Schools facts and figures from the 2020 report:

93.7% Undergraduate Success Rate
97.5% Graduate Success Rate

Top Employers

  • Undergraduate Programs
  • Deloitte
  • Boeing
  • Moss Adams
  • DocuSign
  • Vanguard
  • Graduate Programs
  • Moss Adams
  • KPMG LLP
  • Deloitte
  • BDO USA LLP
  • Grant Thornton / PwC (tie)
  • Undergraduate Programs
  • Seattle, WA
  • Spokane, WA
  • Portland, OR
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Graduate Programs
  • Spokane, WA
  • Seattle, WA
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID
  • Portland, OR
  • Los Angeles, CA/ New York City, NY