Created the World’s First PhD Program in Business
The scientific study of business started here in 1920, with the creation of the nation’s first doctoral program in business. Back then, Booth was known as the College of Commerce and Administration. Today, there are more than 700 PhD alumni globally, many working as academic researchers and scholars at some of the world’s most elite institutions of higher learning.

Innovating—Always
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One of the world’s top university accelerators. Research centers that are blazing the trail in entrepreneurship, social innovation, leadership, artificial intelligence, marketing, public policy, finance, and other critical areas of business. Faculty and alumni who are at the forefront of their fields.
Every day, Booth is driving innovation in business education, scholarship, and leadership. It's been that way for more than 100 years. Booth had the first woman to receive a PhD in business. We created the first executive MBA program in the world. We are the first and only US business school with permanent campuses on three continents.
At the heart of innovation at Booth lies the Chicago Approach to business education, our unique educational philosophy. This discipline-based approach to business has helped our faculty win a record ten Nobel Prizes for their groundbreaking research. It fosters a constantly evolving, innovative curriculum that is informed by the critical issues facing business and the world today. It’s prepared Booth alumni to develop groundbreaking startups and excel as innovative leaders able to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
A Birthplace for Bold Ideas
Since our founding in 1898, Chicago Booth has remained an incubator for curious, boundary-pushing individuals to bring their ideas to fruition. Many of those individuals and ideas have profoundly shaped the world as it is today.
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Dynamic Centers for Research and Innovation
Developed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UChicago, the New Venture Challenge is among the top-ranked university accelerator programs in the world. The Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership is a proving ground for new ideas and approaches to leadership. Booth’s Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets supports trailblazing research and insights into international business, financial markets, and public policy. The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation is leveraging entrepreneurial thinking to tackle the world’s toughest challenges.
Find out how Booth’s research centers are helping mold the future of business and society.
Chookaszian Accounting Research Center
The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center coordinates accounting research at Booth and hosts research brown bags and workshops. It also publishes the Journal of Accounting Research, one of the top accounting research journals in the world.
Chookaszian Accounting Research CenterBecker Friedman Institute for Economics
Bringing together researchers from the entire Chicago economics community, the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics fosters novel insights on the world’s most difficult economic problems.
Becker Friedman Institute for EconomicsCenter for Applied Artificial Intelligence
The Center for Applied AI supports researchers from across Booth and UChicago in making revolutionary advances in the applications of AI. Their work touches fields as diverse as finance, health care, public policy, education, and behavioral science.
Center for Applied Artificial IntelligenceRoman Family Center for Decision Research
Positioned at the forefront of the rapidly developing field of behavioral science, CDR is devoted to building a richer understanding of human behavior and experience.
Roman Family Center for Decision ResearchCenter for Research in Security Prices, LLC
An affiliate of Chicago Booth, CRSP, LLC is the leading provider of historical stock market data for researchers. The center has long been an integral part of the academic and commercial world of financial and economic research.
Center for Research in Security Prices, LLCFama-Miller Center for Research in Finance
With a mission to push the boundaries of research in finance, the Fama-Miller Center provides institutional structure and support for researchers in the field.
Fama-Miller Center for Research in FinanceGeorge J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
The Stigler Center promotes and disseminates research on regulatory capture, crony capitalism, and the various distortions that special interest groups impose on capitalism.
George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the StateHarry L. Davis Center for Leadership
The Davis Center for Leadership supports students and alumni as they develop their leadership identities and skills.
Harry L. Davis Center for LeadershipHealthcare Initiative
The Healthcare Initiative serves as a center of gravity for the diverse disciplines that engage in healthcare research at Booth and across the university.
Healthcare InitiativeJames M. Kilts Center for Marketing
The Kilts Center for Marketing advances marketing at Booth by facilitating faculty research, supporting innovation in Booth’s marketing curriculum, funding scholarships, and creating engaging programs.
James M. Kilts Center for MarketingKent A. Clark Center for Global Markets
The Clark Center for Global Markets organizes Booth faculty efforts to influence public policy and the practice of business around the world. By hosting expert panels, visiting thought leaders, and conferences, the Clark Center raises the impact of Booth research.
Kent A. Clark Center for Global MarketsPolsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Polsky Center bridges the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and research and impact through education, partnerships, and new venture creation.
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and InnovationRustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation
As Booth’s social impact hub, the Rustandy Center offers hands-on learning opportunities, supports innovative courses, and pursues research—all with the goal of developing people and practices with the potential to solve the world’s biggest problems.
Rustandy Center for Social Sector InnovationExplore Our Programs
Looking to develop an innovative mindset? Earn a business degree from our top-ranked Full-Time, Part-Time, and Executive MBA Programs, or a doctorate in business from the world’s leading PhD program in business, the Stevens Doctoral Program. Or enhance your career by enrolling in one of our Executive Education courses. If you're a recent college graduate, explore our Master in Management Program.
MBA Programs
Achieve more with an MBA degree from Chicago Booth. Offered in four formats—including Executive MBA programs based in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong—to suit your personal and professional goals.
MBA ProgramsThe Stevens Doctoral Program
Explore your research interests and earn a PhD from one of the best business PhD programs in the world.
The Stevens Doctoral ProgramExecutive Education
Choose from nearly 50 open-enrollment programs worldwide, or create a custom program tailored to meet your organization’s unique challenges.
Executive EducationMaster in Management Program
Discover the power of your potential in our flexible, 10-month master’s degree program for recent college graduates.
Master in Management Program
Chicago Booth’s 125th Year Anniversary
From events and retrospective features to an oral history project for our alumni, see how our community is celebrating 125 years of creating community and impact.
Chicago Booth’s 125th Year AnniversaryChoose Your Path to Success
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