The Mendoza College of Business is a comprehensive full-time business school at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. It offers five majors in the undergraduate program and four graduate degreesâ€"MBA, EMBA, accountancy and non-profit management.
History
The Mendoza College of Business was founded in 1921 by Holy Cross priest, John Francis O'Hara. Rev. O'Hara later became the president of the University and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Four years earlier, in 1917, Notre Dame had become the first university in the United States to launch a four-year program of study in "foreign commerce."
Roger Huang, Martin J. Gillen Dean and Kenneth R. Meyer Professor of Global Investment Management, joined the College in 2000. In March 2000, the College of Business received a naming gift from NetApp, Inc. executives, Tom and Kathy Mendoza.
Rankings and reputation
In 2016, Mendoza's undergraduate business program was ranked No. 2 by Bloomberg Businessweek. Mendoza's undergraduate business program was ranked No. 9 in the U.S. by U.S. News in 2016. In the 2017 edition, Mendoza no longer appears among the top 10.
Rankings for Mendoza's MBA program among U.S. MBA programs include #31 in 2015 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek "Best Business Schools 2015". Bloomberg Businessweek. #69 by Graphiq and #29 by US News and World Report. In global rankings, the Mendoza MBA was ranked #40 by The Economist and #80 by Financial Times. Its Executive MBA program was ranked #15 by Bloomberg Businessweek. College Atlas and The Economist rank the Mendoza MBA 2nd among business schools in Indiana.
For 2011, the Aspen Institute, which ranks institutions on how well schools incorporate issues concerning social and environmental stewardship into the curriculum, ranked Mendoza #4 worldwide.
Poets & Quants reveals a placement rate of 93% after 3 months for the Undergraduate school, as well as an average starting salary of roughly $61,000.
Selectivity
MBA program
The admissions rate for the 2014 was 35%. Applicants are required to take the GMAT exam. Of the admitted applicants, the median score was 687 and the middle 80% of scores ranged from 650 to 769.
Undergraduate program
After completing the university’s First Year of Studies program, Notre Dame business majors enter the Mendoza College in their sophomore year. Starting in 2015, high school applicants will have to apply directly and be "pre-approved" for admission into Mendoza after their first year of studies.
Facilities
The Mendoza Business Library has 29 PCs!
See also
- List of United States graduate business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States
References
External links
- Official website
