The famous Crim Dell Bridge on the William & Mary campus. The Mason School of Business earned the highest marks from alumni for faculty quality and accessibility this year.
FACULTY QUALITY & ACCESSIBILITY
Good professors are worth their weight in gold – both in the classroom and out.
We ask alumni to rate their business school professors on a 10-point scale with the following questions:
- How would you rate the quality of teaching in business courses?
- Were business school faculty members available for informal discussions and mentoring outside of class (e.g., providing guidance on career development, personal growth, or academic progress)?
How would you rate the quality of teaching in business courses? |
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| 2025 Overall Rank | School | Quality Of Teaching |
| 20 | William & Mary (Mason) | 9.6 |
| 48 | Butler University (Lacy) | 9.5 |
| 73 | Iona University (LaPenta) | 9.5 |
| 19 | University of Illinois (Gies) | 9.5 |
| 28 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | 9.4 |
| 21 | University of Miami (Herbert) | 9.4 |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 9.4 |
| 17 | University of Richmond (Robins) | 9.4 |
| 3 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.4 |
| 51 | Bryant University | 9.3 |
| 2 | Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson) | 9.3 |
| 23 | Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.3 |
| 92 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | 9.3 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (McIntire) | 9.3 |
| 18 | Wake Forest University | 9.3 |
| 25 | Bucknell University (Freeman) | 9.2 |
| 4 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 9.2 |
| 5 | New York University (Stern) | 9.2 |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 9.2 |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 9.2 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh | 9.2 |
| 37 | Fairfield University (Dolan) | 9.1 |
| 61 | Florida Southern College (Barnett) | 9.1 |
| 29 | Fordham University (Gabelli) | 9.1 |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.1 |
| 49 | University of Dayton | 9.1 |
| 33 | University of Georgia (Terry) | 9.1 |
| 24 | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | 9.1 |
| 86 | University of the Pacific (Eberhardt) | 9.1 |
| 16 | Boston University (Questrom) | 9.0 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | 9.0 |
| 38 | Elon University (Love) | 9.0 |
| 8 | Emory University (Goizueta) | 9.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | 9.0 |
| 72 | Hult International Business School | 9.0 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount University | 9.0 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 9.0 |
| 27 | Trinity University (Neidorff) | 9.0 |
| 40 | University of Houston (Bauer) | 9.0 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.0 |
| 54 | University of Tennessee (Haslam) | 9.0 |
| 65 | Duquesne University (Palumbo Donahue) | 8.9 |
| 50 | Texas A&M University (Mays) | 8.9 |
| 52 | University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.9 |
| 11 | University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.9 |
| 87 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Cameron) | 8.9 |
| 45 | Miami University (Farmer) | 8.8 |
| 75 | Texas State University (McCoy) | 8.8 |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.8 |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire (Paul) | 8.8 |
| 56 | University of San Diego (Knauss) | 8.8 |
| 57 | University of South Carolina (Darla Moore) | 8.8 |
| 70 | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | 8.8 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 8.8 |
| 93 | American University (Kogod) | 8.7 |
| 31 | Binghamton University | 8.7 |
| 88 | Florida International University | 8.7 |
| 76 | Marian University (Indianapolis) | 8.7 |
| 96 | Oregon State University | 8.7 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) | 8.7 |
| 85 | Sacred Heart University | 8.7 |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | 8.7 |
| 12 | Villanova University | 8.7 |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 8.7 |
| 83 | Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) | 8.6 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.6 |
| 59 | Hofstra University (Zarb) | 8.6 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University (Coles) | 8.6 |
| 26 | Lehigh University | 8.6 |
| 79 | Ohio University | 8.6 |
| 43 | Providence College | 8.6 |
| 36 | Purdue University (Daniels) | 8.6 |
| 89 | Texas Tech University (Rawls) | 8.6 |
| 81 | University of Denver (Daniels) | 8.6 |
| 71 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Trulaske) | 8.6 |
| 62 | University of St. Thomas (Opus) | 8.6 |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 8.6 |
| 69 | Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.5 |
| 68 | Michigan State University (Broad) | 8.5 |
| 91 | Saint Joseph’s University (Haub) | 8.5 |
| 35 | Tulane University (Freeman) | 8.5 |
| 95 | University of Akron | 8.5 |
| 44 | Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick | 8.4 |
| 66 | Seton Hall University (Stillman) | 8.4 |
| 46 | Lipscomb University | 8.3 |
| 13 | Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 8.3 |
| 67 | Saint Louis University (Chaifetz) | 8.3 |
| 97 | San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.3 |
| 53 | The College of New Jersey | 8.3 |
| 32 | University of Washington (Foster) | 8.3 |
| 99 | Iowa State University (Ivy) | 8.2 |
| 82 | Ithaca College | 8.2 |
| 77 | Seattle University (Albers) | 8.2 |
| 100 | University of Kansas | 8.2 |
| 94 | University of Kentucky (Gatton) | 8.2 |
| 80 | Rutgers Business School – Newark | 8.1 |
| 64 | St. John’s University (Tobin) | 8.0 |
| 39 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.0 |
| 78 | Roger Williams University (Gabelli) | 7.9 |
| 101 | San Diego State University (Fowler) | 7.9 |
| 74 | Towson University | 7.9 |
| 90 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 7.7 |
| 102 | Adelphi University (Willumstad) | 7.2 |
| 103 | University of Texas at Arlington | 5.4 |
Were business school faculty members available for mentoring outside of class? |
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| 2025 Overall Rank | School | Faculty Mentorship |
| 92 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | 10.0 |
| 25 | Bucknell University (Freeman) | 9.8 |
| 73 | Iona University (LaPenta) | 9.6 |
| 17 | University of Richmond (Robins) | 9.6 |
| 20 | William & Mary (Mason) | 9.6 |
| 28 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | 9.5 |
| 27 | Trinity University (Neidorff) | 9.5 |
| 19 | University of Illinois (Gies) | 9.5 |
| 21 | University of Miami (Herbert) | 9.5 |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 9.5 |
| 48 | Butler University (Lacy) | 9.4 |
| 2 | Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson) | 9.4 |
| 38 | Elon University (Love) | 9.4 |
| 29 | Fordham University (Gabelli) | 9.4 |
| 23 | Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.4 |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.4 |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 9.4 |
| 3 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.4 |
| 86 | University of the Pacific (Eberhardt) | 9.4 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (McIntire) | 9.4 |
| 18 | Wake Forest University | 9.4 |
| 82 | Ithaca College | 9.3 |
| 76 | Marian University (Indianapolis) | 9.3 |
| 43 | Providence College | 9.3 |
| 51 | Bryant University | 9.2 |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | 9.2 |
| 72 | Hult International Business School | 9.2 |
| 49 | University of Dayton | 9.2 |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 9.2 |
| 12 | Villanova University | 9.2 |
| 65 | Duquesne University (Palumbo Donahue) | 9.1 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount University | 9.1 |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire (Paul) | 9.1 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh | 9.1 |
| 8 | Emory University (Goizueta) | 9.0 |
| 4 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 9.0 |
| 59 | Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.0 |
| 67 | Saint Louis University (Chaifetz) | 9.0 |
| 87 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Cameron) | 9.0 |
| 31 | Binghamton University | 8.9 |
| 26 | Lehigh University | 8.9 |
| 78 | Roger Williams University (Gabelli) | 8.9 |
| 89 | Texas Tech University (Rawls) | 8.9 |
| 95 | University of Akron | 8.9 |
| 52 | University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.9 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.9 |
| 16 | Boston University (Questrom) | 8.8 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | 8.8 |
| 37 | Fairfield University (Dolan) | 8.8 |
| 61 | Florida Southern College (Barnett) | 8.8 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University (Coles) | 8.8 |
| 45 | Miami University (Farmer) | 8.8 |
| 5 | New York University (Stern) | 8.8 |
| 79 | Ohio University | 8.8 |
| 66 | Seton Hall University (Stillman) | 8.8 |
| 35 | Tulane University (Freeman) | 8.8 |
| 81 | University of Denver (Daniels) | 8.8 |
| 33 | University of Georgia (Terry) | 8.8 |
| 40 | University of Houston (Bauer) | 8.8 |
| 11 | University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.8 |
| 62 | University of St. Thomas (Opus) | 8.8 |
| 54 | University of Tennessee (Haslam) | 8.8 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 8.8 |
| 85 | Sacred Heart University | 8.7 |
| 53 | The College of New Jersey | 8.7 |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | 8.7 |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.7 |
| 24 | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | 8.7 |
| 71 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Trulaske) | 8.7 |
| 56 | University of San Diego (Knauss) | 8.7 |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 8.7 |
| 68 | Michigan State University (Broad) | 8.6 |
| 13 | Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 8.6 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 8.6 |
| 91 | Saint Joseph’s University (Haub) | 8.6 |
| 39 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.6 |
| 50 | Texas A&M University (Mays) | 8.6 |
| 75 | Texas State University (McCoy) | 8.6 |
| 100 | University of Kansas | 8.6 |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 8.6 |
| 70 | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | 8.6 |
| 69 | Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.6 |
| 93 | American University (Kogod) | 8.5 |
| 83 | Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) | 8.5 |
| 96 | Oregon State University | 8.5 |
| 36 | Purdue University (Daniels) | 8.5 |
| 44 | Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick | 8.5 |
| 57 | University of South Carolina (Darla Moore) | 8.5 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.4 |
| 88 | Florida International University | 8.4 |
| 64 | St. John’s University (Tobin) | 8.2 |
| 94 | University of Kentucky (Gatton) | 8.1 |
| 80 | Rutgers Business School – Newark | 8.0 |
| 97 | San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.0 |
| 77 | Seattle University (Albers) | 8.0 |
| 74 | Towson University | 8.0 |
| 32 | University of Washington (Foster) | 8.0 |
| 99 | Iowa State University (Ivy) | 7.9 |
| 46 | Lipscomb University | 7.9 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) | 7.9 |
| 90 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 7.8 |
| 101 | San Diego State University (Fowler) | 7.7 |
| 102 | Adelphi University (Willumstad) | 7.4 |
| 103 | University of Texas at Arlington | 5.0 |
OVERALL EXPERIENCE SATISFACTION? (Page 1)
WAS THE DEGREE WORTH THE TIME AND COST? (Page 2)
FACULTY QUALITY & ACCESSIBILITY (Page 3)
ADVISING QUALITY (Page 4)
BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK (Page 5)
CLIMBING THE LADDER (Page 6)
CAREER OUTCOMES (Page 7)
SKILL DEVELOPMENT (Page 8)
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE (Page 9)
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