Alums of Worcester Polytechnic awarded the Foisie Business School’s academic advisors the highest marks in our survey Foisie Business School
ACADEMIC ADVISING
Alumni were asked to appraise their school’s academic and career advising services on a 10-point scale in two questions.
- How would you appraise the effectiveness of the business program’s academic advising?
- How would you appraise the effectiveness of the business program’s career advising?
How would you appraise the effectiveness of the business program’s academic advising? |
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| 2025 Overall Rank | School | Academic Advising |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 9.3 |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | 9.2 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh | 9.2 |
| 23 | Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.1 |
| 28 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | 9.1 |
| 86 | University of the Pacific (Eberhardt) | 9.1 |
| 31 | Binghamton University | 9.0 |
| 2 | Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson) | 9.0 |
| 19 | University of Illinois (Gies) | 9.0 |
| 48 | Butler University (Lacy) | 8.9 |
| 29 | Fordham University (Gabelli) | 8.9 |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 8.9 |
| 18 | Wake Forest University | 8.9 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.8 |
| 73 | Iona University (LaPenta) | 8.8 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.8 |
| 25 | Bucknell University (Freeman) | 8.7 |
| 72 | Hult International Business School | 8.7 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 8.7 |
| 40 | University of Houston (Bauer) | 8.7 |
| 21 | University of Miami (Herbert) | 8.7 |
| 20 | William & Mary (Mason) | 8.7 |
| 38 | Elon University (Love) | 8.6 |
| 4 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 8.6 |
| 27 | Trinity University (Neidorff) | 8.6 |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 8.6 |
| 24 | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | 8.6 |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 8.6 |
| 3 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | 8.6 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (McIntire) | 8.6 |
| 83 | Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) | 8.5 |
| 59 | Hofstra University (Zarb) | 8.5 |
| 5 | New York University (Stern) | 8.5 |
| 95 | University of Akron | 8.5 |
| 49 | University of Dayton | 8.5 |
| 52 | University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.5 |
| 33 | University of Georgia (Terry) | 8.5 |
| 87 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Cameron) | 8.5 |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 8.5 |
| 51 | Bryant University | 8.4 |
| 8 | Emory University (Goizueta) | 8.4 |
| 67 | Saint Louis University (Chaifetz) | 8.4 |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.4 |
| 17 | University of Richmond (Robins) | 8.4 |
| 16 | Boston University (Questrom) | 8.3 |
| 79 | Ohio University | 8.3 |
| 92 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | 8.3 |
| 50 | Texas A&M University (Mays) | 8.3 |
| 11 | University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.3 |
| 61 | Florida Southern College (Barnett) | 8.2 |
| 36 | Purdue University (Daniels) | 8.2 |
| 75 | Texas State University (McCoy) | 8.2 |
| 89 | Texas Tech University (Rawls) | 8.2 |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire (Paul) | 8.2 |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 8.2 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | 8.1 |
| 69 | Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.1 |
| 37 | Fairfield University (Dolan) | 8.1 |
| 88 | Florida International University | 8.1 |
| 45 | Miami University (Farmer) | 8.1 |
| 78 | Roger Williams University (Gabelli) | 8.1 |
| 35 | Tulane University (Freeman) | 8.1 |
| 26 | Lehigh University | 8.0 |
| 43 | Providence College | 8.0 |
| 85 | Sacred Heart University | 8.0 |
| 91 | Saint Joseph’s University (Haub) | 8.0 |
| 39 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.0 |
| 53 | The College of New Jersey | 8.0 |
| 54 | University of Tennessee (Haslam) | 8.0 |
| 70 | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | 8.0 |
| 32 | University of Washington (Foster) | 8.0 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 8.0 |
| 76 | Marian University (Indianapolis) | 7.9 |
| 96 | Oregon State University | 7.9 |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | 7.9 |
| 82 | Ithaca College | 7.8 |
| 81 | University of Denver (Daniels) | 7.8 |
| 56 | University of San Diego (Knauss) | 7.8 |
| 57 | University of South Carolina (Darla Moore) | 7.8 |
| 12 | Villanova University | 7.8 |
| 93 | American University (Kogod) | 7.7 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University (Coles) | 7.7 |
| 71 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Trulaske) | 7.7 |
| 13 | Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 7.6 |
| 44 | Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick | 7.6 |
| 80 | Rutgers Business School – Newark | 7.6 |
| 94 | University of Kentucky (Gatton) | 7.6 |
| 90 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 7.6 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount University | 7.5 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) | 7.5 |
| 97 | San Jose State University (Lucas) | 7.5 |
| 99 | Iowa State University (Ivy) | 7.4 |
| 64 | St. John’s University (Tobin) | 7.4 |
| 65 | Duquesne University (Palumbo Donahue) | 7.3 |
| 68 | Michigan State University (Broad) | 7.3 |
| 77 | Seattle University (Albers) | 7.3 |
| 62 | University of St. Thomas (Opus) | 7.3 |
| 66 | Seton Hall University (Stillman) | 7.2 |
| 100 | University of Kansas | 7.1 |
| 46 | Lipscomb University | 6.9 |
| 74 | Towson University | 6.9 |
| 101 | San Diego State University (Fowler) | 6.7 |
| 102 | Adelphi University (Willumstad) | 6.3 |
| 103 | University of Texas at Arlington | 4.0 |
Only eight undergraduate programs achieved a score of 9.0 or above from alums for the effectiveness of career advising. Gies College of Business was one of them. Jeremiah Cox/Gies College of Business
How would you appraise the effectiveness of the business program’s career advising? |
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| 2025 Overall Rank | School | Career Advising |
| 48 | Butler University (Lacy) | 9.3 |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | 9.3 |
| 28 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | 9.2 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.2 |
| 23 | Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.1 |
| 86 | University of the Pacific (Eberhardt) | 9.1 |
| 2 | Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson) | 9.0 |
| 19 | University of Illinois (Gies) | 9.0 |
| 29 | Fordham University (Gabelli) | 8.9 |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 8.9 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh | 8.9 |
| 20 | William & Mary (Mason) | 8.9 |
| 73 | Iona University (LaPenta) | 8.8 |
| 40 | University of Houston (Bauer) | 8.8 |
| 3 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | 8.8 |
| 18 | Wake Forest University | 8.8 |
| 31 | Binghamton University | 8.7 |
| 25 | Bucknell University (Freeman) | 8.7 |
| 11 | University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.7 |
| 4 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 8.6 |
| 49 | University of Dayton | 8.6 |
| 24 | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | 8.6 |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 8.6 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (McIntire) | 8.6 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 8.6 |
| 38 | Elon University (Love) | 8.5 |
| 8 | Emory University (Goizueta) | 8.5 |
| 59 | Hofstra University (Zarb) | 8.5 |
| 72 | Hult International Business School | 8.5 |
| 17 | University of Richmond (Robins) | 8.5 |
| 51 | Bryant University | 8.4 |
| 5 | New York University (Stern) | 8.4 |
| 79 | Ohio University | 8.4 |
| 67 | Saint Louis University (Chaifetz) | 8.4 |
| 61 | Florida Southern College (Barnett) | 8.3 |
| 50 | Texas A&M University (Mays) | 8.3 |
| 95 | University of Akron | 8.3 |
| 33 | University of Georgia (Terry) | 8.3 |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 8.3 |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 8.3 |
| 83 | Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) | 8.2 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.2 |
| 45 | Miami University (Farmer) | 8.2 |
| 13 | Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 8.2 |
| 27 | Trinity University (Neidorff) | 8.2 |
| 52 | University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.2 |
| 21 | University of Miami (Herbert) | 8.2 |
| 87 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Cameron) | 8.2 |
| 12 | Villanova University | 8.2 |
| 37 | Fairfield University (Dolan) | 8.1 |
| 76 | Marian University (Indianapolis) | 8.1 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 8.1 |
| 35 | Tulane University (Freeman) | 8.1 |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.1 |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire (Paul) | 8.1 |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 8.1 |
| 54 | University of Tennessee (Haslam) | 8.1 |
| 16 | Boston University (Questrom) | 8.0 |
| 65 | Duquesne University (Palumbo Donahue) | 8.0 |
| 88 | Florida International University | 8.0 |
| 26 | Lehigh University | 8.0 |
| 46 | Lipscomb University | 8.0 |
| 96 | Oregon State University | 8.0 |
| 36 | Purdue University (Daniels) | 8.0 |
| 92 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | 8.0 |
| 39 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.0 |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | 8.0 |
| 70 | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | 8.0 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | 7.9 |
| 69 | Drexel University (LeBow) | 7.9 |
| 68 | Michigan State University (Broad) | 7.9 |
| 43 | Providence College | 7.9 |
| 75 | Texas State University (McCoy) | 7.9 |
| 99 | Iowa State University (Ivy) | 7.8 |
| 82 | Ithaca College | 7.8 |
| 91 | Saint Joseph’s University (Haub) | 7.8 |
| 89 | Texas Tech University (Rawls) | 7.8 |
| 57 | University of South Carolina (Darla Moore) | 7.8 |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 7.8 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount University | 7.7 |
| 44 | Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick | 7.7 |
| 64 | St. John’s University (Tobin) | 7.7 |
| 71 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Trulaske) | 7.7 |
| 56 | University of San Diego (Knauss) | 7.7 |
| 80 | Rutgers Business School – Newark | 7.6 |
| 85 | Sacred Heart University | 7.6 |
| 53 | The College of New Jersey | 7.6 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University (Coles) | 7.5 |
| 100 | University of Kansas | 7.5 |
| 32 | University of Washington (Foster) | 7.5 |
| 78 | Roger Williams University (Gabelli) | 7.4 |
| 94 | University of Kentucky (Gatton) | 7.4 |
| 90 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 7.4 |
| 62 | University of St. Thomas (Opus) | 7.3 |
| 93 | American University (Kogod) | 7.2 |
| 97 | San Jose State University (Lucas) | 7.2 |
| 81 | University of Denver (Daniels) | 7.2 |
| 77 | Seattle University (Albers) | 7.0 |
| 74 | Towson University | 7.0 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) | 6.9 |
| 66 | Seton Hall University (Stillman) | 6.3 |
| 102 | Adelphi University (Willumstad) | 6.2 |
| 101 | San Diego State University (Fowler) | 5.5 |
| 103 | University of Texas at Arlington | 3.4 |
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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