The Farmer School of Business at Miami University finished No. 45 on Poets&Quants’ 2025 ranking of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the U.S. In our three methodological categories, it finished No. 61 in Admission Standards, No. 46 in Career Outcomes, and No. 20 in Academic Experience (based solely on our alumni survey).
The B-school’s acceptance rate for the fall 2024 incoming class was 63.4%, and the class also reported an average SAT score of 1240. Its six-year graduation rate is 85%.
In career data, 96% of Class of 2024 graduates and 76% of Class of 2023 grads completed at least one business-specific internship before graduation. Some 96.6% of 2024 grads found jobs within three months, compared to 86.5% of 2023 grads.
Average salary for the most recent graduates was $71,392, with 35% of them reporting an average signing bonus of $5,592. The top employers included EY, PwC, Deloitte, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Abercrombie, Terillium, Plante Moran, Fifth Third Bank, Procter & Gamble, and Fidelity Investments.
FIRST-YEAR INTEGRATED CORE
All FSB students participate in hands-on learning, starting their first year. FSB students can choose from eight different disciplines including Accountancy, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems & Analytics, Human Capital Management and Leadership, Marketing, and Supply Chain & Operations Management.
Every first-year business student works with real business clients as part of the First Year Integrated Core curriculum. The FSB business education is designed around five key learning goals – Critical & Creative Thinking, Technology, Communication & Collaboration, Globalization and Diversity, and Ethics, which help lay the groundwork for everything students engage in during their time at Farmer.
“Every possible interview question an employer asks you, the First-Year Integrated Core sets you up to answer them – to think critically about your role in a team and how the people you work with will impact you and your development,” says a current FSB student.
OVER 80% ENGAGE IN SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
One of the main benefits of the FSB program is the sheer number of opportunities for students to explore their potential and apply their knowledge. Some 82.46% of surveyed alumni reported engaging in a “signature experience” that was a key part of their business learning whether through project work, global immersion trip, or capstone.
One alumni, whose team also traveled to Napa, highlighted the real-world experience of the capstone project.
“The client interaction, high level strategic work, primary customer research, degree of teamwork, and final client presentation all provided a very realistic consulting experience that helped prepare me for the work I now do every day as a consultant,” the 2018 alumni said.
These kinds of real, tangible experiences are widespread in every business discipline at Farmer. For instance, the “Entrepreneurial Consulting” course features a full three-week client project where students use creative problem solving, design thinking and other applied creativity tools to create innovative solutions. The J-term trip includes a week in the Bay Area where students travel to San Francisco to meet with leading creatives and innovative companies and present their solutions to the client.
“It’s so important to get that real world experience early on because this is exactly what the world is going to look like once we leave,” said a current student. “The P&G Case Competition was all collaborative, and about taking existing problems and how we can think outside of the box and solve them. I think it really simulates what the real world will look like and gives us a glimpse into our professional goals and what achieving those professional goals will look like.”
“The San Francisco Digital Innovation program was life-changing,” another 2018 alumni said. “I spent a semester in SF with a cohort. 80% of the time was spent working for startups through internships, and 20% was a capstone class. I found my love of product management through this program and it launched my career.”
At the FSB, students are given a strong, goal-oriented foundation in business. No matter what path or discipline FSB students choose to pursue, they are given a variety of experiential opportunities to gain real-world experience and excel in their chosen career.
ALUMNI SAY
“We had FYIC at Miami which groups you with a specifically chosen team that attend the same 4 classes together. It taught very early on what it was like to be a team player and and how to work with others. It was truly a great learning opportunity and allows you to practice key business skills in a safe environment with low stakes. Separately, in our derivatives call (Future, Forwards and Swaps) we would have real time market simulations and trade as different “firms”. It was difficult but the experience brought a different perspective of what we were really doing and the weight to different trades and how to mitigate risk.”
“Real work for Fortune 500 businesses – amazing to get in front of executives at major companies. The entrepreneurship classes also got us in front of people in desired fields, great connections. Learned so much and still use it today!”
“Was a part of the China Business Program, the final trip was unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19, but the Chinese language and international business classes were very enriching and gave me a huge appreciation for working with people from other nations and cultures.”
“The people at the school when I was a freshman and sophomore were some of the most kind and empathic people I have ever met. Without certain people I would not have an equity research internship/ full time equity sales job. They taught be a sense of urgency that the teachers didn’t understand since they are a bit removed from the internship process. Women in Finance and Miami’s Investment Banking Club were the top prestigious business clubs that would teach through upperclassman the process of how to land top firm internships. I could not speak more highly of the people I have met at the time that would still take a my call at any given moment.”
“Truly amazing experience. Came out of the business school with confidence and ability to deal with ambiguity. Amazing community of professors who want their students to succeed. Loved the real-life projects.”
“The Farmer School of business does a tremendous job of preparing students for the business world. Simultaneously, they do an exceptional job at developing well-rounded students.”
