Warrington College of Business

Warrington College of Business
TypePublic business school
Established1926
Parent institution
University of Florida
EndowmentIncrease$2.379 billion (2021)
(university-wide)[1]
DeanSaby Mitra
Students6,832
Undergraduates4,999
Postgraduates1,833
Location
Gainesville, Florida
,
U.S.
Websitewarrington.ufl.edu

The Warrington College of Business is the business school of the University of Florida. About 6,300 students are enrolled in classes, including undergraduates and graduate students, including Master of Business Administration and Ph.D.-seeking students. All programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Leadership

For over three decades, John Kraft served as the Dean of the Warrington College of Business. His tenure as Dean started in 1990, and ended in 2020.[2] In March 2020, Saby Mitra was named the new Dean of the Warrington College of Business. Mitra started on August 1, 2020.[3]

Academics

Undergraduate programs

Undergraduate programs are offered through the Heavener School of Business (Finance, General Studies, Information Systems, Management, and Marketing.[4]) and the Fisher School of Accounting (Accounting).

Graduate programs

The Hough Graduate School of Business offers ten options for its MBA degree program (three full-time, three professional, two online and one executive). One of UF MBA's three professional options is a satellite program in South Florida at the Miramar Tech Center in Miramar, Fla.

UF also offers business master's degrees in business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems and operations management, international business, management, marketing, and real estate.

Research

The Warrington College of Business was awarded $1.45 million in annual research expenditures in sponsored research for 2024.[5]

International programs

International programs in more than 20 countries are offered to undergraduate and graduate students. The Master of International Business is the international graduate program offered. Students in this program may spend six weeks in a foreign country studying a specific industry, country, or global operation issue, but a study of at least one week abroad is required.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center

The college is home to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center. The center was founded in 2000 with the mission to introduce the concept of entrepreneurship to students and faculty, and offers one of the nation's only Master of Science degrees in Entrepreneurship.[6]

Ethics program

The ethics program at the Warrington College of Business is conducted by the Elizabeth B. & William F. Poe, Sr. Center for Business Ethics Education and Research.

Warrington College of Business Buildings

  • Bryan Hall
    Bryan Hall
  • Stuzin Hall
    Stuzin Hall
  • Gerson Hall
    Gerson Hall
  • Hough Hall
    Hough Hall
  • Heavener Hall
    Heavener Hall

Rankings

Undergraduate rankings

Business School
International Rankings
U.S. MBA Ranking
QS (2025)[8]25
Financial Times (2024)[9]23
LinkedIn (2023)[10]48
Bloomberg (2024)[11]38
U.S. News & World Report (2024)[12]36
Global MBA Ranking
QS (2025)[13]63
Financial Times (2024)[14]40

Graduate school rankings

Full-time MBA

  • 36th overall by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024[15]

Part-time MBA

  • 27th overall Part-Time (Professional) MBA by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024[15]

Online MBA

  • 6th Best Online MBA Program by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024[15]
  • 3rd Best Online MBA Program for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report, 2024[15]

Department, schools and programs

  • Heavener School of Business
  • Fisher School of Accounting
  • Hough Graduate School of Business
  • Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
  • Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Marketing
  • Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center

See also

References

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2021. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ University of Florida. "John Craft". Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ University of Florida. "Georgia Tech senior associate dean and IT management professor appointed dean of UF Warrington College of Business". Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Academics - Heavener School of Business - Warrington". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ "UF research spending at record $1.26 billion for FY2024". news.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  6. ^ "Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center - Warrington".
  7. ^ "University of Florida Rankings".
  8. ^ "2025 QS Global MBA:United States". Quacquarelli Symonds.
  9. ^ "Financial Times USA MBA Rankings 2024". Financial Times.
  10. ^ "LinkedIn MBA Rankings 2024". LinkedIn.
  11. ^ "Best B-Schools". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  12. ^ "2023 Best Business Schools Rankings". U.S. News & World Report.
  13. ^ "QS Global MBA Rankings 2025". Quacquarelli Symonds.
  14. ^ "Global MBA Ranking 2024". Financial Times. 11 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d "University of Florida (Warrington) - U.S. News Best Business Schools".

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