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Cox Fact Sheet

Founded in 1920, SMU’s Cox School of Business is committed to providing students with an exceptional education that equips them with the skills and experiences they need to succeed. The Cox School today is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report.

Academic Programs
The Cox School offers a full range of business education programs to meet the needs of individuals and employers, including:

• BBA
• Full-Time MBA
• Professional MBA
• Executive MBA
• Master of Science in Management
• Master of Science in Accounting
• Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
• Executive Education (covering topics such as leadership, management, marketing, sales, finance, and energy)

The Cox Advantage
The Cox School offers several distinct advantages that enhance the overall educational experience students receive:

• Our strategic location in one of the world’s great economic centers allows students to regularly interact with business leaders and practitioners through speaker series, internships, and mentoring programs.
• Our small, private-school environment enables students to collaborate with each other and professors both inside and outside the classroom.
• Our strong professional network—which The Economist ranks #1 in the United States and #7 in the world for Potential to Network—provides students and alumni with access to social events, professional advice, and networking opportunities around the world.
• The Cox School has a long history of developing innovative programs that give students a leg up on their competition, including the Business Leadership Center, the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, the American Airlines Global Leadership Program, and the BBA Business Scholars Program.

Leadership
The Cox School is led by Dean Albert W. Niemi, Jr. Dean Niemi is an active teacher and scholar who has taught more than 15,000 students during his distinguished career and written six books and more than 200 articles for leading academic journals and business periodicals. Since arriving at the Cox School in 1997, he has increased the school’s endowment from $78 million to more than $150 million, creating 10 endowed faculty positions, seven endowed centers and institutes, and more than 60 scholarships. He also has raised $19 million to support construction of the new James M. Collins Executive Education Center, which opened in September 2005.

www.cox.smu.edu