Accreditation and Rankings
Triple Accreditation
Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis is accredited by the three most recognized business school accreditation organizations. As of June 2023, just over 120 of the nearly 13,000 business schools in the world had earned this honor—that’s about 1% of all business schools.
AACSB International
Accreditation from the world's leading accrediting association for business schools certifies that Olin’s programs meet or exceed a wide range of rigorous quality standards for curriculum, research, admissions, graduation requirements and resources.
AMBA
AMBA accredits postgraduate business programs at more than 260 business schools in more than 75 countries, with a philosophy focused on accreditation impact, employability and learning outcomes. This accreditation certifies that Olin’s MBA programs reflect changing trends and innovation in the postgraduate education sector.
EQUIS
EQUIS accreditation ensures rigorous quality control, benchmarking a school against international standards in terms of governance, programs, students, faculty, research, internationalization, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, as well as engagement with the world of practice.
Recent Rankings
Not only is Olin Business School part of Washington University—itself a top 20 university—but our programs are recognized the world over for their contributions to real business application, research and innovation. Whether you come through our doors as an undergraduate student, a master’s or doctoral candidate, or a working professional at the height of your career, you can count on receiving a highly respected education from one of America's most lauded business schools.
Undergraduate
#11 undergraduate business program, Poets & Quants, 2024
#13 undergraduate business program, US News & World Report, 2023
#8 undergraduate program for entrepreneurs, Princeton Review, 2023
Full-Time MBA
#26 best business school, US News & World Report, 2024
#1 MBA for entrepreneurs, Poets & Quants, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
#28 best MBA program, Poets & Quants, 2023–24
#4 graduate entrepreneurship programs, Princeton Review, 2023
#49 global MBA program (#25 in US), Financial Times, 2024
#30 Best B-Schools, Bloomberg Businessweek, 2023–24
#19 globally, The Economist, 2022
#15 domestically, The Economist, 2022
MBA program of the year, Poets & Quants, 2019
Professional MBA
#8 best part-time MBA program, Fortune, 2024
#23 best part-time MBA program, US News and World Report, 2024
Executive MBA
#18 US EMBA program, #11 in US, The Economist, 2020
#23 global EMBA (Shanghai), Financial Times, 2021
Specialized Master’s
#2 global Master of Accounting program, TFE Times, 2023
#2 global Master of Finance program, TFE Times, 2023
#12 Graduate Supply Chain program, Gartner, 2022
Executive Development
#14 open enrollment executive education program, Financial Times, 2020