Paul College of Business and Economics ranked #55 in Poets&Quants for Undergrads Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2021 rankings

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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The college also ranked #34 for academic experience and #49 in career outcomes. In the sub-rankings that look at how 2018 alumni rate their business school experience听Paul College rated #20 overall for alumni satisfaction and received 鈥淎鈥 ratings for the quality and availability of faculty and for opportunities to nurture and improve soft skills in business.听听

Poets&Quants听for Undergrads听is the leading online publication for undergraduate business education and its ranking is considered the most comprehensive assessment of undergraduate business programs in the nation. It听assesses听the three core values of an undergraduate business education: the quality of admitted students, what a school does to grow those students over four years, and how the marketplace responds to those graduates.听

鈥淎chieving our highest national ranking is a proud moment for me, our faculty, staff, students and alumni."

鈥淎chieving our highest national ranking is a proud moment for me, our faculty, staff, students and alumni,鈥 said Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands. 鈥淭his is the fourth consecutive year Paul College has been ranked among the nation鈥檚 top 100 business schools, moving up 14 spots from 2017 when it was first ranked by听Poets&Quants. In addition to being our best, this ranking is truly special coming after a challenging year navigating the unknowns of a pandemic.鈥澨

Despite the early impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on the job market, Paul College support enabled most students to succeed in securing high-quality internships and employment. In addition, its 19,000+ alumni network was instrumental in connecting its students with top firms such as Fidelity investments, PwC and EY, which contributed to an average starting salary of $52,742, a 3.8% increase from 2019.听

Along with employment outcomes,听Lu听Echaz煤, associate dean for undergraduate education, said the college is听especially proud听of its听high听ranking听in听academic experience, which is听based on a survey of 2018 alumni that accesses听the quality of听the听faculty, extracurricular opportunities and accessibility of听the听alumni network.听

鈥淲hile some schools are more concerned with who students are when they apply,听Paul College, true to its public mission,听cares more about听what and听how they learn while they are here,鈥澨鼸chaz煤听said.听鈥淭he听transformation that happens between when they arrive and when they graduate听is our greatest reward.鈥澨

To that end, Paul College has prioritized making its curriculum both relevant and rigorous and has strengthened its experiential and applied learning programs as a signature feature of students鈥 educational experience.听听

With this focus the college has broadened opportunities for students to engage with alumni and other business professionals to learn about a range of industries and career paths, as well as connect their knowledge and skills more concretely through 鈥渞eal world鈥 projects. It鈥檚 recently launched听听comprises a collection of two-credit courses developed and delivered by industry professionals. These courses build a bridge between business practice鈥攚hat the college hears from business professional about what skills they want to see in undergraduates鈥攁nd the core curriculum.听

Poets&Quants听for Undergrads听founder and editor-in-chief John A. Byrne launched the one-of-a kind-rankings in 2016 to help students make the best possible choice for an undergraduate business education.听Poets&Quants听for Undergrads听is the sister website to听Poet&Quants, which concentrates on MBA programs.听