TAMPA, FL (April 6, 2009) - Eight institutions of higher learning from five countries have earned accreditation in business, and three
have earned accreditation in accounting from AACSB International. Additionally, 57 schools have maintained their accreditation in
business and 14 have maintained their accreditation in accounting. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global
accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.
American University of Beirut (AUB) (Lebanon),
BEM Bordeaux Management School (France),
Durham University (United Kingdom),
Georgia Southwestern State University (USA),
Le Moyne College (USA),
Robert Morris University (USA),
Simmons College (USA),
and SungKyunKwan University (South Korea) earned AACSB accreditation in business, and
Gonzaga University (USA),
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (USA) and
Western Kentucky University (USA) earned AACSB accreditation in accounting.
AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five percent of the world's
business schools. Today, there are 567 business schools in 33 countries that maintain AACSB accreditation. Similarly, 171 institutions
now maintain an additional specialized AACSB accreditation for their accounting programs.
"AACSB commends the faculty, deans, directors, and administrative staffs of each institution for their exemplary work in helping their
schools earn the highest honor in business school accreditation," said John J. Fernandes, president and chief executive officer of AACSB
International. "We are delighted to welcome the newly AACSB accredited schools, and send our congratulations to those that have maintained
their accreditation."
Achieving accreditation is a process of rigorous internal review, evaluation, and adjustment and can take several years to complete.
During these years, the school develops and implements a plan to meet the 21 AACSB standards
requiring a high quality teaching environment, a commitment to continuous improvement, and curricula responsive to the needs of business.
To realize accounting accreditation, an institution must first earn or maintain AACSB business accreditation. Then, in addition to
developing and implementing a mission-driven plan to satisfy the 21 business accreditation quality standards, accounting accreditation
requires the satisfaction of an additional set of 15 standards that are specific to the discipline and profession of accounting.
"It takes a great deal of commitment and determination to earn and maintain AACSB accreditation," said Jerry Trapnell, executive vice
president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB International. "Schools not only must meet specific standards of excellence, but their
deans, faculties and staffs make a commitment to ongoing improvement to ensure that the institution will continue to deliver high quality
education to students."
As ratified by the Board of Directors of AACSB International, the following schools have earned their maintenance of accreditation in
business and/or accounting.
Schools Earning Maintenance of Business Accreditation
Abilene Christian University (USA)
Arizona State University (USA)
Auburn University Montgomery (USA)
Boston College (USA)
California State University, Fullerton (USA)
California State University, Long Beach (USA)
Case Western Reserve University (USA)
Columbus State University (USA)
Cornell University (USA)
EDHEC Business School, Lille and Nice (France)
Elon University (USA)
Fordham University (USA)
Grenoble Ecole de Management (France)
Henderson State University (USA)
HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany)
Illinois Institute of Technology (USA)
IMD, International Institute for Management (Switzerland)
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (Venezuela)
John Carroll University (USA)
Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses (USA)
Monmouth University (USA)
Morehead State University (USA)
New York University (USA)
Norfolk State University (USA)
Northeastern University (USA)
Oklahoma State University (USA)
Radford University (USA)
Saint Mary's University (Canada)
St. John's University (USA)
Texas A&M University-Commerce (USA)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (USA)
Texas Christian University (USA)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (China)
The Ohio State University (USA)
The Pennsylvania State University (USA)
The University of Akron (USA)
The University of Iowa (USA)
Thunderbird School of Global Management (USA)
Tuskegee University (USA)
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) (United Arab Emirates)
University of Dayton (USA)
University of Florida (USA)
University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
University of Manitoba (Canada)
University of Nevada, Reno (USA)
University of Notre Dame (USA)
University of Richmond (USA)
University of Southern California (USA)
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (USA)
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (USA)
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium)
Washington State University (USA)
Western Kentucky University (USA)
Wichita State University (USA)
Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
Schools Earning Maintenance of Accounting Accreditation
Baylor University (USA)
Case Western Reserve University (USA)
Oakland University (USA)
Oklahoma State University (USA)
St. John's University (USA)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (China)
The Ohio State University (USA)
The University of Iowa (USA)
University of Dayton (USA)
University of Florida (USA)
University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
University of Notre Dame (USA)
Washington State University (USA)
Wichita State University (USA)
About AACSB International
AACSB International is an association of more than 1,100 educational institutions, business and other organizations in
70 countries that are dedicated to the advancement of management education worldwide. In addition to service as the premier
accreditation body for institutions offering undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in business and accounting,
the association also conducts a wide array of conferences and seminar programs at various location around the world.
Through BestBizSchools.com, AACSB provides a global resource center for prospective business students.
www.aacsb.edu
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