VCU School of Business

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business is at the forefront of business education and opportunity creation.

Since 1937, the School of Business has grown into a nationally ranked, globally recognized institution. With over 40,000 alumni, our graduates have built careers and hold leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies, investment firms, startups and more.
 

Our Vision

We envision a world where life-changing access to business education is available to all– leading to the creation of world-changing opportunities for all.

Our Mission

Our mission is to catalyze opportunity creation for our students, faculty, staff and the organizations and communities they serve.


Offering a wide range of programs at the bachelor's, master's, certificate and doctoral levels, the School of Business ranks in the top 6 percent of business schools worldwide due to its accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. 

The school maintains strong ties with the business community surrounding our campus and provides students with transformative educational experiences that bridge learning and career success.  
 

Accreditation

The School of Business is fully accredited by AACSB International, the highest standard for business schools worldwide. The school earned accreditation in 1992, and its accounting program followed in 1997. Only 1,037 business schools–about 6 percent globally–hold AACSB accreditation. Even fewer, just 195, hold separate accreditation for both business and accounting, placing the VCU School of Business in the top 1.22 percent of business schools worldwide.

VCU also became the first business school in the nation to be accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET–the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in computing, engineering and applied sciences.

Rankings

Top 6%

Business Schools

AACSB

Best

Online MBA

The Princeton Review, 2025

Top 50

Online MBA

The Princeton Review, 2024-25

#26

Executive MBA

Fortune, 2024

#39

Online MBA

Fortune, 2024

#42

Part-Time MBA

Fortune, 2024

#58

Part-Time MBA

U.S. News & World Report, 2025

#65

Online MBA

U.S. News & World Report, 2025

Opportunity 2030

The School of Business has embarked on a strategic initiative called Opportunity 2030, built around the theme of "Unlimited Opportunity Creation." This theme is at the core of our vision for Opportunity 2030, which aims to establish a thriving academic community where students and alumni can identify and take advantage of business opportunities so they can create opportunities throughout their lives. 

Our focus on the following key areas uniquely positions our students to become catalysts for opportunity creation:

  1. Exposing students to the opportunities of a business education
  2. Developing them into well-rounded professionals
  3. Innovative and impactful transdisciplinary research excellence
  4. Staying connected with our alumni and business partners

Learn more about our strategic plan

Impactful Research

As part of an R1 university, the School of Business is home to research that drives new thinking in business and policy. Our nationally and internationally recognized work contributes to VCU’s mission to improve lives and address societal challenges through transdisciplinary research, innovation and collaboration.
 

Research News

Behind every breakthrough is a question worth asking–and at the School of Business, our faculty, staff and students ask some of the most timely, challenging and unexpected ones. These stories offer a closer look at the people, ideas and moments driving our research forward. 

Learn more about research news

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Centers, Institutes and Labs

Look past the lecture halls at the School of Business, and you will find a network of spaces that feel more like working studios than classrooms. Together, they form the school’s unofficial engine room–where ideas get tested and put to work. 

Learn more about centers, institutes and labs

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Student Success

Students at the School of Business don’t navigate their academic and professional path alone. Advisors, career coaches and program staff stay closely involved–from choosing a major to preparing for job interviews. Support comes in many forms–career fairs, resume workshops and one-on-one advising. Students leave with a plan and the confidence that comes from putting their skills to use.
 

Career Outcomes

Where students go after graduation says a lot about the education they received–and the opportunities they were prepared to pursue. School of Business graduates build careers across a range of industries, including finance, marketing, accounting and real estate. Many pursue graduate or professional degrees. Others launch startups. What connects them is a readiness to take the next step with real experience and direction.

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The data below represents the first landing spot for May 2024 graduates within six months of completing their degrees, based on information collected by the VCU First Destination Survey.

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

Graduate Career Outcomes

  

Once a Ram, Always a Ram

The Business Alumni Society helps keep more than 40,000 Business Rams connected to each other and their alma mater through reunions, career networking, travel opportunities, mentoring, watch parties and more.

Learn more about alumni resources

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School of Business Foundation

Founded in 2005, the VCU School of Business Foundation manages private assets and provides leadership from the corporate community to advance the mission of the School of Business.
 

Snead Hall

Snead Hall, home to the VCU School of Business, opened in 2008. Named in honor of 1976 graduates Thomas G. Snead Jr. and Vickie M. Snead, the building features:

  • Welcome Center, Business Career Services, Undergraduate Academic Advising
  • Office of Student Engagement
  • VCU Financial Success Center by Virginia Credit Union
  • Office of Graduate Studies
  • Care Room
  • Technology and Support Center
  • Central atrium with a student commons and café
  • Auditorium, collaborative learning spaces, tiered case study classrooms and team-building rooms
  • Faculty and staff offices