Categories of AACSB Business Membership

Member Categories

Being part of the AACSB Business Education Alliance means that businesses can acquire and share insights that strengthen their training and development programs while helping to improve the quality of business education worldwide. Below is a comparison of the benefits available across all business member categories.

To begin the membership application process, please email the completed application for membership, dues payment information, and required supporting documents to membership@aacsb.edu

	Sustaining Business Member	Executive Business Member	Business Member & Associate Business Member
Use of the Business Education Alliance logo on your website, making it easy for your organization to be recognized as part of the world’s largest global business education network, connecting educational institutions and businesses to develop exceptional global leaders.
Access to the AACSB Exchange, featuring a robust membership directory, peer-generated content and is your networking tool to connect with experts within schools of business—and within leading corporations—worldwide.
Exclusive access to register to attend the annual Deans Conference. AACSB’s Deans Conference is the premier event for connecting with business school leaders, discussing today’s challenges and opportunities, and shaping the future of business education.	Limit: two (2) registrants.	Limit: one (1) registrant.	Limit: one (1) registrant.
Access to DataDirect—the largest and most comprehensive business school database in the world, providing high-quality data and insights on the characteristics, practices, trends, and environments of business programs worldwide. Access a variety of benchmarking tools to generate reports. Use the reports to identify potential collaborators, to research program or salary trends, to browse innovative activities, and more.		Executive Members have access to all overview reports as they become available.	(Associate) Business Members may request one (1) overview report within a 12-month period.
Subscription to the Leading Insights, News, and Knowledge (LINK) bi-weekly email newsletter that delivers the newest, most relevant information in global business education to members and subscribers. As a content hub for numerous AACSB and industry publication platforms, LINK keeps you up-to-date on AACSB news and trending issues in business education.
Subscription to the award-winning BizEd magazine,—available digitally, BizEd offers authoritative coverage from AACSB’s global network of business educators and practitioners from more than 1,700 organizations. Articles cover areas in teaching and learning, research and insights, and running the academic enterprise across graduate and undergraduate programs.
More than 4,000 USD in annual discounts, including AACSB event registrations, advertising, sponsorship opportunities, and exhibits.
Listing in the International Conference and Annual Meeting magazine-style conference journal.
Listing in AACSB's Business Services Directory, which includes your logo, company description, and website link.
Complimentary sponsored content article on bized.aacsb.edu (6,200 USD value). Please contact engage@aacsb.edu for availability.	Limit: one submission per fiscal year.
Complimentary digital advertisement (1,500 USD value) in six issues of AACSB's twice-monthly e-newsletter, LINK, distributed to 40,000+ business education professionals. Please contact engage@aacsb.edu for availability.
Reserved table during the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree Luncheon, held in conjunction with the AACSB International Conference and Annual Meeting.

Please note: the benefits for each membership category are marked with the following symbols:
Benefit included

Benefit not included