The Mays Business School at Texas A&M University finished No. 50 on Poets&Quants’ 2025 ranking of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the U.S. In our three methodological categories, it finished No. 50 in Admission Standards, No. 74 in Career Outcomes, and No. 28 in Academic Experience (based solely on our alumni survey).
The B-school’s acceptance rate for the fall 2024 incoming class was 29.8%, and the class also reported an average SAT score of 1273. Its six-year graduation rate is 87.3%.
In career data, 67.9% of Class of 2024 graduates and 75.2% of Class of 2023 grads completed at least one business-specific internship before graduation. Some 76% of 2024 grads found jobs within three months, compared to 82.5% of 2023 grads.
Average salary for the most recent graduates was $71,640, with 56.2% of them reporting an average signing bonus of $9,537. The top employers included 49 Financial, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, Opportune, Dell Technologies, PepsiCo, Deloitte, PwC, Fidelity Investments, Sendero, Goosehead Insurance, Sewell, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo.
A CULTURE OF SERVICE
Selfless service is heavily integrated both the opportunities available for Mays students as well as the culture at Mays.
The Nonprofit and Social Innovation Certificate is one of the ways Mays students can tailor their education towards a career in service. The certificate includes 13 hours of coursework and an internship with a social purpose organization.
Students can also enroll in the “Strategic Philanthropy” course where they actively engage in entrepreneurial activities and contribute over $100,000 annually to a local non-profit organization.
Mays Business School has launched new initiatives to enhance student success and professional development. The Reliant Student Experience Office, formerly the Student Transformation Center, now oversees prospective student experiences, leadership development, student success programs, and professional development efforts in partnership with the Texas A&M University Career Center.
The school’s Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) degree, introduced in Fall 2023, offers a customizable business education, allowing students to combine core business knowledge with a minor, certificate, or specialized electives to tailor their degree. The program is particularly flexible for pre-professional students, such as those pursuing pre-med or pre-health tracks, by integrating non-business prerequisite courses into their degree plan. BSB students cannot double-major in Mays’ Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programs but gain a broad-based business education designed to prepare them for diverse career paths.
Mays Business School continues to expand career-focused initiatives with the launch of Aggies in Consulting in Fall 2024. This interdisciplinary program is designed for students pursuing careers in management consulting, combining academic rigor, hands-on professional development, and direct industry engagement. The program equips students with critical problem-solving skills and consulting acumen, preparing them to excel in highly competitive consulting roles.
A STRONG NETWORK
The values of Mays help contribute to its strong alumni network. That might be because of the number of resources Mays provides its students to connect with alumni. When alumni were asked how they would rate the opportunities given to them in the business program to nurture and improve their soft skills, they ranked the program a 9.08 out of 10.
Mays Career Coordinators are specifically dedicated to serving Mays students by offering targeted services and resources. Through Career Coordinators, Mays students can outline a career management plan based on career goals.
HireAggies is another resource available for Mays students to build connections. The online system connects students to job postings for both full-time and internships as well as contact information for thousands of employers to assist in the development of professional networks.
The Business Student Council hosts one of the largest business career fairs in the country, attended by more than 700 employing organizations last fall and 500 last spring.
The AggiExternship program, hosted by the career center, provides the opportunity for students to participate in multiple one-day visits to companies to gain insight from professionals in their fields of interest.
Other opportunities include industry seminar presentations, panel programs, and case competitions.
ALUMNI SAY
“Many consulting projects that put students face to face with real companies and real connections. Valuable experience and connections.”
“The 4 level Consulting class and extracurricular consulting club associated with Mays were incredibly key to deciding what I wanted my post grad job to be and set me up for a successful interview in which I could show my skills and knowledge of consulting and business acumen.”
“I traveled to rural Panamá through TAMU Global Business Brigades, and had the opportunity to consult local community banks in Ipetí Emberá. It was an incredible way to experience and see firsthand how the world of finance can transform a community’s ability to spur and sustain opportunity.”
“I participated in a cross-continent supply chain project with European students that informed my understanding of how to navigate and lead a team of people from vastly different backgrounds and working styles.”
“During my time at A&M, Mays’ business honors program advisors were nothing short of excellent! As a first-gen college student, they were incredibly supportive and took the time to help me map out my professional future.”
“Although I did not end up originally where I expected (I wanted to do investment banking in NYC), I had the opportunity to join a large restructuring firm instead and got the opportunity to work on the FTX restructuring. I would not have had this opportunity if not for my connections at A&M.”
