<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Moving up three spots, the undergraduate
program in Florida State University’s College of Business secured
the ranking of the 25th best business program in the nation among
public institutions in the annual rankings of U.S. News & World
Report. The 2007 ranking also placed the college’s risk
management/insurance program seventh best and its real estate
program 10th best among public institutions.
“We are honored to be ranked again on this prestigious list,
and our undergraduate program’s rise in the rankings reflects our
increased national prominence and impact,” said Caryn L. Beck-
Dudley, dean of the College of Business (<a href="http://www.cob.fsu.edu)%5B/url%5D">www.cob.fsu.edu)</a>. “We
are committed to excellence and to being recognized as among
the nation’s best.”
Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks accredited
institutions across the United States and lists the top 50 in a variety
of categories. This year’s rankings come after it evaluated the
strengths of 413 undergraduate-level business programs
nationwide.
Also garnering impressive rankings for FSU’s College of Business is the undergraduate accounting
program, which is ranked 24th on Public Accounting Report’s list of top undergraduate accounting
programs in the country. Meanwhile, hospitality and tourism recruiters recently ranked the college’s
Dedman School of Hospitality sixth in the nation for the quality of its faculty and have placed it in the
Top 10 for the quality of its facilities.
The Dedman School also has a 100-percent job-placement rate for its graduates.
In addition, the College of Business’ entrepreneurial program was ranked among the top 50
comprehensive regional programs by Entrepreneurial Magazine. And Kiplinger’s ranked the FSU as the
21st best value in public universities across the country.
Founded in 1950, the FSU College of Business is one of the 10 largest business schools in the country.
It is the second largest academic unit on FSU’s campus, with an enrollment of more than 5,500
students, and boasts a distinguished full-time faculty of 113 that includes a Francis Eppes Professor, five
Eminent Scholars, three named professorships and 20 endowed professorships.</p>
<p>From FSU College of Business webpages.</p>