Florida International University College of Business Administration

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College of Business Administration

Established: 1965
Type: Public
Dean: Joyce J. Elam
Students: 8,583[1]
Location: Miami, Florida, USA
Website: business.fiu.edu

The College of Business Administration at Florida International University, located in Miami, Florida in the United States is one of the university's 26 schools and colleges and was founded in 1965. The college is split into two, separate schools, the Landon Undergraduate School of Business with over 7,000 students and the Chapman Graduate School of Business with close to 2,000 students, making the College of Business Administration the most popular and largest at Florida International University.

The college offers undergraduate degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance and Business Economics and Management. At the post-graduate level, degrees offered are the Master's in Business Administration, Accountancy and Master of Science in Administration, International Business, Science in Management Information Systems, Science in International Real Estate, Science in Human Resources Management, as well as doctorate degrees offered such as Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration.

On-campus housing is available for graduate students in the Chapman Graduate School of Business at the University Park Towers and the University Park Apartments through the graduate housing community.

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[edit] Facilities

Ryder Business Building on Palm Avenue.
Ryder Business Building on Palm Avenue.

The college is located in three separate buildings, the Ryder Business Building for undergraduate business students and in the new business school complex, the Chapman Business School, occupying two separate buildings, for graduate business and academic advising.

[edit] Rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks the college's international business program as 7th in the U.S. for undergraduates.

BusinessWeek reports the college as the top 15% of accredited business schools in the U.S.—the only one in South Florida.

Fortune Small Business (March 8, 2006) also cites the college as among the “Ten Cool Colleges for Entrepreneurs,” offering “some of the most innovative programs for fledgling business owners.”

[edit] References

  1. ^ Facts and Figures: Enrollment by College. Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.

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