Dean's Blog
There is nothing quite as consistently satisfying as McCombs' stellar reputation in accounting education.
As a Tier 1 business school, McCombs attracts some of the brightest students in the world. Our goal is to prepare these students for the working world by providing hands-on learning opportunities and valuable business experience.
School fuels the entrepreneurial spirit that keeps Austin at top of Forbes rankings.
Recent recruiter and student satisfaction surveys show many strengths in the Texas BBA program, plus areas to improve, including an increased focus on entrepreneurship and international business; and restructuring the BBA core curriculum.
Several recent fundraising milestones emphasize the important work being done at the school, from entrepreneurship and real estate programs to creating scholarships and reconnecting with alumni. We should all be proud.
Dean Gilligan shares his thoughts on the research prowess of McCombs faculty, who landed the school a 9th-place spot worldwide in the latest UT Dallas ranking of business school faculty research productivity.
A roundup of recent rankings shows McCombs' strength in everything from undergraduates to Executive MBAs, and from entrepreneurship to ethics.
McCombs is one of the nation's best values among elite business schools. This plus the fact that we're among a select group of b-schools accredited by AACSB International means our alumni made an excellent "purchasing decision."
McCombs is a top-10 research-producing school in the U.S. Does that matter to executives or business students? Professor Leon Lasdon's operations modeling fortifies the argument that yes, research has a return on investment.
A new study confirms that a balanced academic approach of excellent teaching and rigorous research pays dividends for business students, resulting in as much as a 21 percent increase in starting salary.
