The Boston College Carroll School of Management has continued its strong showing in national rankings鈥攚ith no fewer than six academic departments and programs landing in the top 20 of their disciplines.听
That's according to听听of undergraduate schools of management in the United States. In the new compilation, the Carroll School also held steady at no. 30 overall, out of 516 participating business schools.
Finance is a banner discipline at the Carroll School, and it holds a lofty position in the听U.S. News听tally鈥攅ighth in the country. In a separate study conducted recently鈥擳he Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking鈥攖he school听placed seventh for finance globally.听
Taking the largest leap among departments at the Carroll School was Business Analytics, a rapidly expanding discipline. The undergraduate program turned up at no. 11 in the听U.S. News听rankings鈥�16 notches above its placement last year.
Among other Carroll School departments and programs, accounting maintained its position at no. 11 nationally. Entrepreneurship jumped to no. 12, nine steps above the previous ranking. Marketing checked in at no. 15, two slots higher than last year. And, the general management program placed 16th鈥攕even positions higher.听
Altogether, the six departments and programs in the top 20 mark a breakthrough for the Carroll School; in recent U.S. News surveys, no more than three have reached that level in any given year.听
At 30th overall, the Carroll School takes its place ahead of business schools at such institutions as Tulane University (34th), as well as Boston University and the University of Rochester (tied for no. 39), and Northeastern (51st). Specifically among private universities in the听U.S. News听survey, the Carroll School places 11th overall, close behind its counterparts at universities including Cornell, Georgetown, Emory, Notre Dame, and Washington University in St. Louis. The University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology preside at the top of these latest rankings.
"At the Carroll School, our clear goal has been constant improvement in all areas of the student experience, especially curriculum and academics in general," said John and Linda Powers Family Dean Andy Boynton. "In recent years we've paid special attention to building our offerings in Business Analytics, investing greatly in the discipline at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It's heartening to see that our efforts in this and many other areas are gaining recognition nationally and internationally."听
The methodology used by听U.S. News听in its survey of business programs is reputational鈥攊n other words, 鈥渂ased solely on the judgments of deans and senior faculty members at peer institutions,鈥� according to听.听
By comparison,听Poets & Quants听conducts prominent business-school surveys that draw on a more comprehensive methodology, including admissions and alumni data among other factors. The Carroll School placed 13th in those rankings for 2020 (many schools including the Carroll School have opted out of these surveys during much of the pandemic). In that survey,听P&Q听also named the Carroll School no. 1 for undergraduate teaching.听
U.S. News听unveiled the 2023 鈥淏est Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings鈥� on Sept. 12, along with its broader survey of national universities. Boston College as a whole听placed highly as well, notwithstanding a 2019 shift in听U.S. News听methodology that skews toward state universities, in the general university rankings.
