School of Business and Economics, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) was founded in
1940. UDLAP is located in San Andres Cholula, five minutes
away from Puebla and 85 miles from Mexico City, the
country’s capital. Puebla is one of the richest cities in the
country in colonial art and architecture. It is also one of the
most important cities in industry, commerce, and agriculture.
The institution is renowned for its beautiful 197-acre campus
that includes attractive buildings constructed in the colonial
style, beautiful gardens, art exhibitions throughout the
campus, and modern facilities.
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) is the largest of
the five Schools at UDLAP. SACSCOC accredits the university
since 1959, currently as a level VI institution. SBE academic
offer has been accredited by national bodies and
internationally by AACSB since 2021 and is expecting the result of the recent reaccreditation process. The SBE was founded in
1970 and now offers eight undergraduate and seven masters’
programs. The School employs 42 full-time and 70 part-time
professors and serves approximately 2,000 undergraduate
and 350 graduate students.
In national rankings, all bachelor programs from the School
of Business and Economics are positioned as the best
programs in private universities in Mexico according to the
Universal newspaper ranking.
International rankings, in the QS ranking by subject, SBE
programs are classified among the best in the subjects:
Hospitality & Leisure Management and Business &
Management. The MBA the SBE offers is the best program in
Mexico according to the Latin American ranking of America
Economía.