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A business college that opens doors across the nation -- and the world.

Daniels College of Business is in the top 15 percent of undergraduate programs and the top five percent of graduate programs among the approximately 550 business schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Daniels is the only business school in Colorado to receive high rankings from BusinessWeek, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Rankings are important, but we take equal pride in the many accomplishments of our faculty and staff. These points of pride--such as alumnus Caleb Hebel, named one of BusinessWeek's top young entrepreneurs of 2008, and professor Don McCubbrey co-leading an initiative to make online textbooks available in developing countries--demonstrate the depth of talent you'll find at Daniels.

Rankings

Daniels College of Business Financial TimesGraduate

  • Bloomberg Businessweek--No. 5 Part-time MBA in the southwest region (AZ, CO, NM, TX and OK). (2011)
  • Bloomberg Businessweek--No. 25 Part-time MBA in the nation, the only business school in Colorado to make the list. (2011)
  • U.S. News & World Report--Daniels ranked among the best part-time MBA programs in accredited business schools, ranked  No. 59 in 2011, up from No. 70 in 2010. 
  • U.S. News & World Report--Daniels ranked among the 25% best full-time MBA programs out of 437 programs in the U.S. (2011)
  • Beyond Grey Pinstripes/The Aspen Institute--Ranked No. 2 in the world for small MBA programs, and No. 15 in the world overall,  for integrating social and environmental issues in its MBA program. (2011)
  • Financial Times--The only Colorado school with an internationally-ranked Executive MBA program ranked four years in a row-- No. 99. (2011)
  • Forbes--Daniels microfinance class listed as one of the 10 Most Innovative Business School Classes. (2010)
  • Public Accounting Report--Ranked No. 14 among the Top 25 Graduate Programs-Group II, Mid-Size Schools. (2010)
  • The Wall Street Journal-- No. 20 in the nation for top regional business schools. (2007)
  • The Wall Street Journal--No. 7 in the world for producing students with strong ethical standards. The fourth consecutive year Daniels has received high marks for its commitment to business ethics. (2007)

BusinessWeek Undergraduate Ranking, Daniels, Denver, ColoradoUndergraduate

  • BusinessWeek--Top programs by specialty, ranked No. 2 in ethics, 15 in accounting, 23 in international business and 43 in sustainability. (2011) 
  • BusinessWeek--Colorado's highest ranked undergraduate business program, ranked No. 64 in the nation. (2011)
  • Princeton Review--Listed as one of the Top 300 business schools in The 2011 Edition: The Best 300 Business Schools. (2010)
  • U.S. News & World Report--Ranked among the best of accredited business schools, ranked No. 81. (2011)
  • Public Accounting Report--Ranked No. 22 among the Top 25 Undergraduate Programs-Group II, Mid-Size Schools. (2010)

Accreditation

International accreditation is the highest standard of achievement for business and accounting schools worldwide. The Daniels ColleAACSB logoge of Business has been continuously accredited by AACSB International since 1923.The Daniels School of Accounting is one of fewer than 200 accounting programs in the world to receive accreditation.

AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education. Accredited business schools have demonstrated the ability to:

  • Manage resources to achieve a vibrant and relevant mission.
  • Advance business and management knowledge through faculty scholarship.
  • Provide high-caliber teaching of quality and current curricula.
  • Cultivate meaningful interaction between students and qualified faculty.
  • Produce graduates who have achieved specified learning goals.