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U.S. News ranks Foster #19 of 511 best undergraduate business schools

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The Undergraduate Program at the University of Washington Foster School of Business ranks #19 of 511 schools nationwide, #9 among public schools, and #1 in the Northwest in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Undergraduate Business Programs 2021 Rankings.

Seven Foster academic programs were also recognized for national prominence: Accounting and Information Systems (both ranked #16), International Business (#19), Finance (#25), Marketing (#27), Management (#29), and Entrepreneurship (#30).

 

Undergraduate Program Rankings
Source Northwest Nationwide Public Universities

U.S. News & World Report, 2021

 1 19

9

Specialty Rankings
Information Systems 1 16

12
Entrepreneurship

1

 30

12
Marketing 1 27

16
Accounting

1

 16

10
Finance

3

 25

10
International Business

1

 19

10
Management

1

 29

17

Source: U.S. News & World Report

 

Foster among top public business schools for employment results

Earlier this year, Poets & Quants ranked the Foster School #11 among public schools, and #1 in the Northwest of 97 schools in the 2020 Best Undergraduate Business Programs. This came after rising 8 places since 2019 based on strong admissions quality (#23) as well as employment results (#24). 94% of Foster students were hired within 3 months of graduation by a diverse range of employers including Accenture, Amazon, Boeing, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, Highspot, Intel, KPMG, Microsoft, Moss Adams, PitchBook Data, Protiviti, PwC, and Starbucks.

A world-class research institution 

The 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities recently named the Foster School #10 in the world for research in the area of business administration; having scored especially high for publications in top journals and citations, which indicates superior quantity, quality, and influence. Earlier this year, Financial Times ranked the Foster School faculty #6 in the world and #1 among U.S. public business schools for its publishing record in the 50 most influential academic journals.

 

See full rankings and methodology from U.S. News & World Report.

See additional Foster School rankings.

Learn more about Foster’s Undergraduate Program and career opportunities through the EY Career for Career Advancement.

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About the Undergraduate Program

The Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration builds foundational knowledge of business which students enhance with specialization in the fields of accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, information systems, international business, marketing, and operations/supply chain management. In the classroom and out, students learn strategic approaches to working on and leading teams, practice critical thinking and analysis while cementing theoretical knowledge, and acquire work experience through internships.

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Undergraduate Strategy Development Competition

The undergraduate program at the Foster School partners with Seattle’s thriving and innovative business community to develop forward-looking, customized cases centered on a current strategic issue. The result of this partnership is a capstone course, Strategic Business Management, taken during one quarter of senior year, which positions student teams in front of executives to make formal presentations on their recommendations. Learn more.