About Chicago Booth

Key Facts

Founded

1898; we are the second-oldest business school in the world.

Accreditation

Since 1916, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Student Body

Program Total Enrollment (2012)
Full-Time MBA (includes International MBA and joint degree students)
1,162
PhD
123
Evening MBA
1,119
Weekend MBA
354
Executive MBA
539
Total
3,297

Faculty

In 2012, Chicago Booth faculty numbers 205; 130 are tenure-track faculty.

Alumni

Chicago Booth is proud to claim 47,000 alumni who have succeeded in every field and industry in every corner of the globe.

How Others See Us

Business leaders, educators, students, and alumni rate Chicago Booth among the finest business schools in the world. Chicago Booth consistently ranks among the top business schools in surveys of MBA programs.

  • Full-Time MBA Program 
    #1 BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2012
    #1 BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2010
    #1 The Economist, 2012
    #2 The Economist, 2011
    #3 Forbes biennial rankings, 2011
    #4 Forbes biennial rankings, 2009
    #6 (tie) US News & World Report, 2013
    #4 (tie) US News & World Report, 2012
    #10 Financial Times (global), 2013
    #12 Financial Times (global), 2012
  • Executive MBA Programs
    #1 BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2011
    #2 BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2009
    #2 US News & World Report, 2013
    #2 US News & World Report, 2011
    #10 Financial Times, 2012
    #5 Financial Times, 2011
    #16 Wall Street Journal, 2010
  • Part-Time MBA Programs
    #2 (tie) US News & World Report, 2013
    #2 (tie) US News & World Report, 2012
    #2 in the Midwest, #17 nationally, BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2011
    #4 in Midwest, #12 nationally, BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2009
  • Nondegree Executive Education
    #11 Financial Times, 2012
    #18 Financial Times, 2010
    #5 in open enrollment programs, Financial Times, 2013
    #6 in open enrollment programs, Financial Times, 2012
    #17 in custom programs, Financial Times, 2013
    #21 in custom programs, Financial Times, 2012
    #13 in open enrollment programs and #16 in custom programs, BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2011
    #15 in open enrollment programs, BusinessWeek biennial rankings, 2009

Graduate Employment

Download our employment report for employment statistics for our full-time MBA students, including international MBA and joint degree students.

Research and Learning Centers

Chicago Booth promotes and disseminates research through numerous centers and institutes: