Among the Best Business Schools in the World
“[The international Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)] provides internationally recognized, specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level. The AACSB Accreditation Standards challenge post-secondary educators to pursue excellence and continuous improvement throughout their business programs. AACSB Accreditation is known, worldwide, as the longest standing, most recognized form of specialized/professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn.” –AACSB.edu
As an accredited institution of the AACSB, the College of Business operates under a high set of quality standards for our programs and professors. Each course’s curriculum is regularly reviewed to ensure the continued quality and innovative excellence of our programs.
The College of Business is also one of very few schools in the world to hold accreditation for both our business and accounting programs.
First in Idaho
In 1978, the ISU College of Business became the first business school in the state to receive accreditation from the AACSB.
Among the Best
The AACSB accredits less than 5 percent of schools granting business degrees worldwide.
Dually Accredited
The College of Business is among only 189 institutions holding an additional, specialized AACSB accreditation in our accounting program.
Performance Metrics
The Idaho State University College of Business strives to build a culture of professionalism among our students, especially through encouraged involvement in professional development, networking, and internship activities. These activities, among an array of tutoring services and an approachable and renowned faculty and staff, are all geared towards building the best possible education and overall future for our students. These aspects all represent a unique and opportunity-enriched atmosphere - inspiring increased enrollments, higher retention and an 83.8% positive career progression rate. This positive career progression rate includes the 67.6% percent of College of Business graduates who secure employment within 18 days of graduation, as well as another 16.2% of business grads who continue into graduate studies (ISU Career Center, 2021 Employment Facts).
Business Career Path Internship (CPI) Placement
A total of 105 business CPI positions were filled for the 2021 fiscal year.
Enrollment & Retention
Enrollment
|
Curriculum |
Fall 2021 Enrollment |
Fall 2021 Graduates |
|
Associate in Business |
56 |
6 |
|
Undecided Business |
22 |
|
|
Accounting |
122 |
12 |
|
Business Informatics, Computer Information Systems, Health Informatics, & Informatics |
40 |
1 |
|
Economics1 |
26 |
2 |
|
Finance2 |
79 |
15 |
|
General Business |
124 |
1 |
|
Healthcare Administration1 |
48 |
7 |
|
Management2 |
156 |
11 |
|
Marketing2 |
86 |
6 |
|
Master in Accountancy |
36 |
11 |
|
Master in Business Admin |
115 |
23 |
|
Master in Healthcare Admin |
29 |
0 |
|
College of Business Total: |
939 |
95 |
1. Program numbers exclude students on catalog years prior to the program being placed in the College of Business.
2. Program participates in the flexible BBA option and may not represent all students enrolled in program because they are already being counted in another program and can only be counted once.
Retention
Fall 2020 - Fall 2021
Representing overall percentage of students enrolled in Fall 2020 who were eligible to enroll in Spring 2021.
| ISU Overall Undergraduate Retention |
80.6% |
Undergraduate Placement
Upon graduation, many College of Business graduates are employed in various well-known companies throughout the country. Some of these include:
- Idaho Central Credit Union
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho
- St. Luke's Health System
- Cooper Norman
- Melaleuca
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Micron Technologies
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Idaho State University
- American Family Insurance
- Cooper Norman
- Delta Dental Insurance of Idaho
- Drake Rose & Associates
- Lookout Credit Union
- Microsoft