Leeds reaches听new heights with record-high rankings that reflect years of progress.
At Leeds School of Business, there鈥檚 no such thing as business as usual鈥攋ust a continued emphasis on achieving excellence. And that commitment is getting noticed.
Leeds鈥� undergraduate program earned its highest-ever ranking today, tying for the No. 18 spot among public schools, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 . Among both public and private schools, Leeds came in at No. 29, placing it among the top 3% of all accredited business schools of all 986 AACSB-accredited programs.
鈥淩ankings are one of the many ways our peers recognize the quality educational experience offered at the Leeds School of Business,鈥� said Tandean Rustandy Endowed Dean Vijay Khatri. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud Leeds is considered a leading business school, a title that comes not just from rankings but also the continued success and support of our community.鈥�
In addition to the school鈥檚 rankings, several Leeds divisions earned accolades from U.S. News for the first time, including entrepreneurship and marketing.
Bloomberg also recently recognized Leeds as No. 64 overall on its list of the country鈥檚 , a ranking of full-time MBA programs based, in part, on survey responses from students, alumni and employers. Leeds moved up by 11 spots this year and earned particularly high marks for its entrepreneurship programs.
On the Rise
Rankings are just the latest exciting news for Leeds in 2023. Over the summer, Khatri began his tenure at Leeds, stepping into CU Boulder鈥檚 first named deanship. Faculty research productivity was recognized with gains in the University of Texas at Dallas鈥� influential listing of top research schools, and students put their skills to the test in case competitions across the world鈥擝usiness Buffs took first place in the 2023 UChicago Tradition Competition鈥攁head of the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University鈥攁nd third place at the Venture Capital Investment Competition.
But Leeds has been on an upward trajectory far before this year, thanks to investments in recruiting and retaining high-caliber students and faculty; physical infrastructure; and forging deeper ties with business and industry in Colorado and beyond. This marks the sixth year in a row Leeds has been ranked as a top 25 public business program.
鈥淚t is an honor to build upon the legacy of prior leaders at Leeds,鈥澨齂hatri said. 鈥淎s we look to the next decade, I鈥檓 excited for the future of Leeds and how we will advance student-centered education, our research impact, and engagement of alumni and the business community.鈥�
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