University of Connecticut School of Business

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University of Connecticut
School of Business
UCONN School of Business blue-grey stacked logo.svg
Type Public
Established1941 (1941) [1]
Parent institution
 University of Connecticut
Dean Greg Reilly (Interim) [2]
Location
Storrs, Mansfield
,
Connecticut
,
United States
Parent Endowment$634 million (2024) [3]
Website business.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut School of Business

The University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Business is the University of Connecticut's graduate and undergraduate public business school. It spans across four campuses, with the main campus located in Storrs, Connecticut.

Contents

The UConn School of Business was founded in 1941 and offers academic programs at the bachelor, MBA, Executive MBA, doctorate and advanced certificate levels.

Campuses

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School of Business in Storrs

Storrs

The main campus in Storrs is home to the business school's primary administrative functions, outreach initiatives, undergraduate and Ph.D. programs, as well as the graduate programs in accounting and human resource management. Students study in a $27 million research and learning facility located in the campus near the Student Union, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Gampel Pavilion and the Homer Babbidge Library. Built in early 2000, the four-story, 100,000-square-foot facility, houses the School's five academic departments (accounting, finance, management, marketing, and operations and information management), as well as faculty, staff, classes, and a lounge. [4]

Hartford

The University of Connecticut Graduate Business Learning Center (GBLC) is located at 100 Constitution Plaza in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, and is home to the business school's Flex and Executive MBA program offices, classrooms, and conference facilities, as well as the Student Managed Fund, SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator, SCOPE. The GBLC was remodeled in 2004. [5]

Waterbury

With an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, UConn's Waterbury campus offers the four-year bachelor's degree program with majors in business administration and business data analytics. At the graduate level, the Waterbury campus offers the Part-time MBA degree and some graduate business certificate coursework. [6]

Stamford

UConn's campus in downtown Stamford provides internships, field placements and jobs with companies and non-profit organizations headquartered in Fairfield county. [7]

Online

UConn's School of Business offers a number of programs fully online, including the online Master of Business Administration (OMBA), a Master's in Human Resource Management and the Master of Science in Accounting (MSA).

Academics

Academic Areas

The UConn School of Business offers programs in a variety of functional disciplines — Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations and Information Management. The School of Business also offers interdisciplinary centers in economics, entrepreneurship and innovation, international business, and real estate, as well as programs in health care management and insurance studies.

Accounting

The department was the first accounting program in New England to receive separate national accreditation by AACSB International. [8] The department offers Bachelors, Masters, and a Ph.D. [9] The Masters of Science in Accounting has been 100% online since 2003 and is consistently ranked among the top online non-MBA masters programs in the country. [10] The accounting department faculty includes a recipient of the American Accounting Association Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award [11] and two recipients of the American Accounting Association/Deloitte Foundation Wildman Award. [12]

Finance

The Department of Finance provides education in a range of finance-related fields such as: corporate or business finance, financial management in government and not-for-profit organizations, financial planning, investments, banking, insurance, real estate, public accounting, and health systems. [13]

Marketing

The Marketing Department at the University of Connecticut consists of faculty in marketing and business law. [13]

Operations and Information Management

The Department of Operations and Information Management (OPIM) at the University of Connecticut offers undergraduate majors in Management Information Systems and in Management and Engineering for Manufacturing. [14]

Accreditation and rankings

The UConn School of Business has been accredited by AACSB International since 1958.

Rankings

In the 2024–2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the school's part-time MBA program was ranked 33rd in the nation and the best public part-time MBA in New England. [15] The online MBA program was ranked 33rd nationally by Poets & Quants in 2025. [16] Fortune magazine ranked the school's online MBA as the best in Connecticut and its Executive MBA as 20th in the nation in 2024. [17]

For entrepreneurship, The Princeton Review ranked the graduate program 5th and the undergraduate program 6th in the Northeast for 2024. [17]

Admissions

Admissions to the school is selective. For the fall 2024 incoming undergraduate class, the acceptance rate was approximately 49%. [18] The MBA program reported an acceptance rate of roughly 40% to 50% for recent classes. [19]

Research Centers

Research centers are an integral part of the UConn School of Business, supporting teaching, advancing scholarship and innovation, and providing a professional forum for exchange between faculty, students and the corporate community.

As one of 17 Centers for International Business Education & Research located in universities throughout the U.S., the UConn CIBER is mandated to increase the competitiveness of U.S. business in the global marketplace. The UConn School of Business first received the CIBER grant from the Department of Education in 1995 as part of the Higher Education Act. [20]

The Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis (CCEA), is a University Center located within the School of Business at the University of Connecticut (UConn). CCEA specializes in economic impact and policy analysis studies, as well as advising clients regarding business strategy, market analysis, and related topics. [21]

The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies provides services to Connecticut's real estate professionals and to the Department of Consumer Protection. [22]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ LeBlanc, Marie (13 November 2014). "About the School - School of Business".
  2. ↑ "Office of the Dean". UConn School of Business. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "UConn Endowment Returns 12.1% in Fiscal 2024". AI-CIO. October 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ LeBlanc, Marie (6 January 2015). "Storrs Campus - School of Business".
  5. ↑ LeBlanc, Marie (8 January 2015). "Hartford Campus - School of Business".
  6. ↑ LeBlanc, Marie (8 January 2015). "Waterbury Campus - School of Business".
  7. ↑ LeBlanc, Marie (8 January 2015). "Stamford Campus - School of Business".
  8. ↑ Campo, Alex del (15 July 2013). "Home - Accounting Department". accounting.business.uconn.edu.
  9. ↑ "Home | Accounting Department". accounting.business.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Online Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) - UConn". msaccounting.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  11. ↑ "Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Winners".
  12. ↑ "Deloitte Wildman Award Winners".
  13. 1 2 Campo, Alex del (15 July 2013). "Home - Marketing Department". marketing.business.uconn.edu.
  14. ↑ Campo, Alex del (15 July 2013). "Home - Operations and Information Management Department". opim.business.uconn.edu.
  15. ↑ "U.S. News & World Report Again Ranks UConn MBA Among the Best". UConn Today. April 9, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Rankings". University of Connecticut School of Business. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Fast Facts". UConn School of Business. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  18. ↑ "University of Connecticut School of Business". Poets&Quants for Undergrads. July 25, 2024.
  19. ↑ "University of Connecticut - School of Business". The Princeton Review. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ Khan, Hamza (13 November 2014). "Center for International Business Education & Research - Global Business Programs".
  21. ↑ Barry, Jason (18 August 2015). "Home - Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis". ccea.uconn.edu.
  22. ↑ Campo, Alex del (15 July 2013). "Home - Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies". realestate.business.uconn.edu.

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