Rankings and reputation

The University of Kansas School of Business is an accredited member of AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The School of Business and its accounting program hold AACSB accreditations.

Why AACSB accreditation matters

About AACSB

KU Business headlines

$10 million gift ensures construction of new entrepreneurship hub at KU

The University of Kansas School of Business received a $10 million gift commitment from an anonymous donor that ensures the construction of a new entrepreneurship hub building that benefits the greater KU community by teaching students to solve problems in meaningful ways. The new gift supplements the donor's lead gift of $50 million in 2023.
Students walk up the steps to Capitol Federal Hall, home to the University of Kansas School of Business.
View more news

KU Business enrollment and rankings

The data listed below reflect 20th day numbers from the fall 2024 semester, unless otherwise noted. View KU enrollment data.

Overall enrollment: 4,404

 

Undergraduate

Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,699

 

Freshman direct admits in fall 2024: 1,053

% placed within 6 months of graduation: 89%
(2023-24 employment data) 

#41 Best Public Undergraduate Business Program, U.S. News & World Report (2025)

In the foreground, two students are seated with laptops outside of classrooms in Capitol Federal Hall, with two other students chatting behind them. In the background, more students are seated with laptops.
An overhead shot of students walking down blue stairs at Capitol Federal Hall.

Graduate

Total graduate enrollment: 705

Master of Accounting

Total enrollment: 84

% employed within 6 months of graduation: 100%
(2023-24 employment data)

#9 Highest CPA Success Index Rating, Accounting Today (Based on 2023 data); one of four programs to consistently appear in top 10 of CPA success rankings

 

MBA

Full-time program enrollment: 81

#36 Best Public Full-Time MBA Program, U.S. News & World Report (2025)

Online program enrollment: 464

#7 Best Online MBA Program; #6 Best Public Online MBA Program, U.S. News & World Report (2025)

#6 Best Online MBA Program for Veterans, U.S. News & World Report (2025)

Master of Science programs

Business Analytics

Enrollment: 30

MS–SCM (Leavenworth)

Enrollment: 15

MS-OL (Leavenworth)

Enrollment: 3

Doctoral program

Enrollment: 34