College of Business named top in Tennessee, one of top in nation for sixth consecutive year
Lipscomb's College of Business has once again been recognized nationally for its excellence
Kim Chaudoin |
Lipscomb University’s College of Business has once again been ranked the top undergrad program in Tennessee and is among the top 50 in the nation by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news, in its annual Best Undergrad Business Schools rankings. This is the sixth consecutive year for Lipscomb’s College of Business to be ranked among the top nationally and the best in Tennessee.
Today the organization unveiled its 2022 Best Undergraduate Business Schools ranking, which is considered the most comprehensive assessment of undergraduate business programs. Lipscomb was ranked No. 50 in the nation and is the highest ranked in the state. Lipscomb is one of only two universities in Tennessee, out of 46 four-year business programs in the state, included in the entire ranking. In 2020, Lipscomb’s College of Business was named one of ten undergraduate business schools in the nation to watch in 2020 by Poets & Quants for Undergrads.
“It makes a statement that we are consistently ranked the number one undergraduate business program in Tennessee and in the top tier in the nation,” said Ray Eldridge, dean of the College of Business at Lipscomb University. “It is an honor to be ranked with such well-respected and quality peer institutions. Recognition in a national ranking — especially one that is a data-driven, comprehensive review — is always reaffirming on what we are trying to do in the College of Business. It is especially meaningful considering the context, as we are one of few business schools ranked that is intentionally Christian. This is a strong sign of our trajectory and for more good things to come.”
Also included on the list are the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis’s Olin Business School, McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, New York University Stern School of Business, Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, Villanova University’s School of Business and Scheller College of Business at Georgia Institute of Technology among others. Lipscomb was the only undergraduate business program in Nashville included in the ranking.
Poets&Quants for Undergrads compiled the 2022 exclusive rankings based on a representative survey of over 5,400 alumni and school-reported data. Recent grads across the 95 schools were surveyed on aspects of faculty availability, extracurricular opportunities and accessibility of the alumni network. In this year’s ranking, Lipscomb placed No. 45 in the nation in the career placement category, No. 50 in the alumni experience category and No. 64 in the admissions experience category.
“We believe the quality of business education comes down to three core issues," said Nathan Allen, project manager, Poets&Quants for Undergrads. "The quality of the raw talent coming through the door, what a school does with that talent over four years, and finally how the marketplace responds to the graduates coming off-campus."
Poets&Quants for Undergrads is a leading news website dedicated to the coverage of undergraduate business education. Highlighting the content is the annual ranking of the best undergraduate business schools across the United States. Founder and editor-in-chief John A. Byrne launched the unique rankings in 2016 to help students make the best possible choice for an undergraduate business education. Poets&Quants for Undergrads is affiliated with the website Poet&Quants, which concentrates on MBA programs. For more information, visit poetsandquantsforundergrads.com.
About the Lipscomb University College of Business
Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, one of the two largest business-accrediting bodies in the world, Lipscomb University’s College of Business is recognized nationally as a leader in business education. Its accounting program was ranked the top program in Tennessee and among the top 10 percent in the nation in the 2019 College Factual rankings. It is the fourth year Lipscomb’s accounting program has been named the top program in Tennessee. The department of accounting also earned a ranking of 14th in the nation and number one in the state of Tennessee for the second consecutive year for Best Accounting Programs for Veterans. Bloomberg BusinessWeek in its last ranking in 2016, identified the part-time MBA program as #2 in Tennessee. In addition, it was named the No. 1 accounting program in Tennessee and No. 2 in the nation in 2017 by Christian Universities Online.
Other recent honors include: No. 2 Part-time MBA program in TN, Top 50 in the Nation (Bloomberg/Businessweek) - 2015; No. 1 accounting program in TN and top 10% in the Nation (College Online) - 2018; No. 1 Christian Accounting program in TN, #2 program in the Nation (Christian Universities Online) - 2017; No. 2 Bachelor's in Human Resources Degree program in TN and #26 in the Nation (College Choice) - 2016 and 2018; No. 1 in Tennessee and No. 36 in the Nation International Business Degree (College Choice) - 2017; and Top 50 marketing program in the Nation (College Choice) - 2016.
The College of Business offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and undergraduate degrees in accounting, finance, management and marketing. Graduate studies programs include the Master of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, Master of Health Care Administration (MHA) and Master of Management: Health Care.