Rankings & Acclaim
SMU Cox recognized by Forbes among top business schools for ROI
The SMU Cox School of Business creates and delivers our programs to meet the highest standard—the satisfaction and ultimate career success of our students. We’ve developed innovative resources, deepened our faculty strength and broadened our global reach. As we’ve evolved, it’s gratifying to know that our efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. Year in and year out, SMU Cox is well-represented in the rankings of top B-Schools for MBA, PMBA, EMBA and BBA in a wide range of categories.
Rankings won't totally capture the multi-dimensional character of an educational experience. But they can give you a sense of the quality you can expect when you pursue your business studies with us.
Full-time MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks SMU Cox #29 in the U.S.
The Economist ranks Cox #25 for potential to network
Entrepreneur magazine names the Cox School’s accounting program among the top 15 in the nation.
Hispanic Business ranks SMU Cox #20 as one of the top schools for Hispanic students, and
Poder 360 magazine ranks SMU Cox #18 as one of the top MBA programs for Hispanics.
Forbes ranks the SMU Cox MBA #25 in the U.S. for ROI.
Professional MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Cox #7 in the nation. Students praised the myriad of networking opportunities, mentorship program and industry connections in Dallas for setting the Cox School apart.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Cox #34 in the U.S.
Executive MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Cox #7 worldwide, with students noting the program’s outstanding teaching and curriculum.
U.S. News & World Report ranks the SMU Cox EMBA #21 in the nation.
MS in Accounting Rankings
SMU Cox was just named by Parade Magazine as one of seven schools on its College A-List for Business and Accounting.
SMU Cox is ranked #10 in the nation for undergraduate accounting by Bloomberg Businessweek in its 2010 specialty rankings, the highest of any university in the southwest. Additionally, the full-time and professional MBA programs which share electives with the SMU Cox MSA Program are ranked #12 and #15 in the nation.
SMU Cox MSA Program is ranked #17 among mid-size schools by Public Accounting Report. This recognition was the result of over 1,900 accounting educator survey responses answering the question "Which programs consistently turn out students capable of some day attaining partner status?"
SMU Cox is named one of the 15 best business schools nationwide in accounting, as part of The Princeton Review Annual Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools as reported in Entrepreneur magazine.
Congratulations to the SMU Cox NABA (National Association of Black Accountants) student team which recently won the national KPMG Case Competition in Houston! The team was comprised of three undergrad and two incoming MSA students. This follows on the heels of the SMU Cox ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting) Chapter being named national chapter of the year last year.
BBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks SMU Cox #30 in the nation, #10 for student satisfaction.
Fiske Guide to Colleges commends the Cox School’s strong ties with the Dallas business community, claiming, “SMU is all but the official alma mater of the Dallas business and professional elite.”
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Cox BBA program #40 in the nation.
