Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

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Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
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campus
Type Private business school
Established1969
Parent institution
 Pepperdine University
Affiliation Church of Christ
Academic affiliation
 AACSB
Dean Deborah F. Crown
Academic staff
95 full-time faculty
30 adjunct faculty
Students2,072 students
Postgraduates 2072
Location
West Los Angeles
,
California
,
United States

33°58′38″N118°23′33″W / 33.9772°N 118.3925°W / 33.9772; -118.3925
Campus Suburban, 830 acres (3.4 km2)
Colors Blue and Orange [1]
   
MascotWillie the Wave
Website bschool.pepperdine.edu
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The Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (Graziadio School) is the graduate business school of Pepperdine University, a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. The school offers MBA, Specialized MS, doctorate, and executive degree programs. It is one of the largest graduate business schools in Southern California with more than 50,000 alumni. It is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). [2] The business school was established in 1969 and named in honor of George L. Graziadio, Jr., after he donated US$15 million in 1996. [3]

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History

The Pepperdine Graziadio Business School was founded in 1969 [4] by Dr. Donald Sime, who also served as the school's first Dean. The first full-time MBA program was launched in 1972. [5]

Deborah Crown serves as the school’s current dean. [6]

Campuses

The Pepperdine Graziadio Business School is headquartered in Malibu, California. The Malibu campus, along with campuses in West Los Angeles, Calabasas, and Irvine, hosts the school's part-time programs. Full-time programs are headquartered at the main Pepperdine University campus in Malibu. International programs take place at various international universities each trimester. [7]

Rankings

Business school rankings
U.S. MBA Rankings
QS (2025) [8] 71-80
Bloomberg (2024) [9] 63
U.S. News & World Report (2025) [10] 89

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Community.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Accreditation", Graziadio School, archived from the original on March 22, 2011, retrieved March 18, 2011
  3. ↑ "George L. Graziadio Jr., 82; Noted Philanthropist Co-Founded Southland-Based Imperial Bancorp". The Los Angeles Times. June 9, 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "MBA & Master's Guide: Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School". Los Angeles Business Journal. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Pepperdine Graziadio Business School". MetroMBA. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ↑ Staff, P&Q (2022-07-25). "A California B-School Gets A New Dean". Poets&Quants. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ↑ "California Campus Locations | Graziadio Business School | Pepperdine University". bschool.pepperdine.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  8. ↑ "2025 QS Global MBA: United States". QS.
  9. ↑ "Best B-Schools". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  10. ↑ "2025 US News MBA Rankings". US News.
  11. ↑ Rubio, Jordan; Thorne, James (11 September 2023). "PitchBook Universities: Top 100 colleges ranked by startup founders". Pitchbook. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pepperdine University (Graziadio)". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Best Business Schools 2018 - Business School Rankings - The Princeton Review". www.princetonreview.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.
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