Accreditation and Rankings
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.
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 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
#18 (tie) undergraduate business program, US News & World Report, 2025
#11 undergraduate business program, Poets & Quants, 2024
#5 undergraduate program for entrepreneurs, Princeton Review, 2025
Full-Time MBA
#26 best business school, US News & World Report, 2024
#21 best MBA program, Poets & Quants, 2024–25
#21 best MBA program, Fortune, 2025
#3 MBA for entrepreneurs, Poets & Quants, 2025
#4 graduate entrepreneurship programs, Princeton Review, 2023
#2 best MBA program for consulting, Fortune, 2025
#6 best MBA program for international business, Fortune 2025
#9 Best MBA program for healthcare management, Fortune 2025
#49 global MBA program (#25 in US), Financial Times, 2024
Flex 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
#3 global EMBA (Shanghai), Financial Times, 2024
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