Paul Merage School of Business

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Paul Merage School of Business
TypePublic
Established1965
Endowment $25,000,000
Budget$35,000,000
Dean Ian O. Williamson
Academic staff
81 (77 Doctoral Professors)
Students1592 (2012)
Undergraduates 768 (2012)
Postgraduates 779 (2012)
45 (2012)
Location
Irvine
,
California
,
United States

33°38′49″N117°50′17″W / 33.64701687690096°N 117.8379327246658°W / 33.64701687690096; -117.8379327246658
Affiliations University of California, Irvine
Website merage.uci.edu

The Paul Merage School of Business is the business school at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). It is one of the university's 14 academic units. The current Dean is Ian O. Williamson. The school confers Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), degrees Master of Accountancy (MPAc) program, Master of Science in Biotechnology Management (MSBTM), Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM), and Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. [1]

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History

The school originated as the Graduate School of Administration in 1965 only offering graduate degrees in Master of Science in Administration, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Business and Public Administration. In 1981, the school changed its name to the Graduate School of Management and offered its Master of Business Administration degree. In 1987, the school earns its AACSB accreditation, each year upholding its honors. In 1997, the school was first ranked within the top 50 business schools as reported by the (U.S. News & World Report). In 2005, the Graduate School of Management officially changed its name to The Paul Merage School of Business after entrepreneur and Orange County philanthropist, Paul Merage. The donation by Paul Merage was announced to be $30 million. In the same year, the alumni network reached 5,000. [2] [3] In 2007, the school announced that it would offer undergraduate courses starting in fall 2008. [4]

Building

In January 2015, the School opened its new Platinum-level LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified building. [5] The 78,000-square-foot Merage School building serves as home to a high-tech 300-seat auditorium, several of the Merage School’s Centers of Excellence, a Charles Schwab Trading and Technology Lab, and a 70-seat Lyman W. Porter Colloquia Room & Executive Terrace. Other features include 70-seat and 90-seat case-study classrooms, a multi-purpose classroom and 20 small group study rooms [6] providing new student learning opportunities, faculty research, community engagement, and facilities and grounds.

Notable alumni

Rankings

Business Rankings
U.S. MBA
Bloomberg (2023) [7] NR
Global MBA
Financial Times (2023) [8] 57

U.S. News & World Report

Financial Times

BusinessWeek

Forbes Magazine

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