TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama moved up four places to No. 29 among public universities in the just-released 2013 BloombergBusinessweek rankings, and it moved up seven places to No. 73 among all business schools.
Culverhouse was No. 33 among public universities in the 2012 BloombergBusinessweek rankings and No. 80 overall.
“Our goal is to be in the top 25 among public institutions,” said Dr. J. Michael Hardin, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce. “We are pleased with this new position, but, as with any ranking, it takes hard work to move upward and dedication to maintain and improve your ranking. We have to continue to be innovative with our curriculum and activities and make sure we remain relevant in today’s evolving economic environment.”
The Alabama business school earned a high ranking from students, coming in at No. 35 among all institutions.
“That ranking is particularly encouraging,” Hardin said, “because students are why we do what we do.”
Among Southeastern Conference schools, Culverhouse ranked behind Texas A&M, Florida and Georgia, and ahead of Missouri, South Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana State and Kentucky. No other SEC schools were among the 124 undergraduate business programs ranked.
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