U.S. News ranks Foster #19 of 511 best undergraduate business schools
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 |
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Source | Northwest | Nationwide | Public Universities |
U.S. News & World Report, 2021 |
1 | 19 |
9 |
Specialty Rankings |
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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.
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Learn more about Foster’s Undergraduate Program and career opportunities through the EY Career for Career Advancement.