University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
The mission of the Mendoza College of Business is to build a premier Catholic business school that fosters academic excellence, professional effectiveness and personal accountability. Mendoza strives to be faithful to the Catholic ideals for community, human development and personal integrity, while respecting the faith traditions of others. Dean Carolyn Woo, Martin J. Gillen Dean and Ray and Milann Siegfried Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, leads a renowned faculty of teachers and scholars. Founded in 1921, the College is home to more than 2,200 students engaged in undergraduate, graduate and executive studies.
International students comprise about 22 percent of the MBA student body, hailing from more than 15 countries. Mendoza places an emphasis on providing an excellent business education that puts priority on ethics and values. MBA students learn leadership skills so that they can solve some of the toughest problems in business, and do so with a consciousness of how their actions impact the larger community.
The curriculum provides a balanced mastery of all functional areas of business—finance, accounting, marketing and management. Signature courses in Problem-Solving and Innovation gives students the tools to diagnose problems, understand the critical issues and frame innovative solutions. Further, students are exposed to the complexities of global business through a series of engagements with leaders worldwide. Immersions in Asia, Latin America and Europe provide opportunities to experience other cultures first-hand. Signature lecture series, such as Ten Years Hence, bring in internationally renowned experts to discuss some of the most vital trends and issues facing the current age. Students also have the opportunity to broaden their problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills by participating in service projects in locations ranging from Jamaica, South Africa, Mexico, to here in the Midwest. In the classroom, “live case” experiences allow MBA students to analyze, investigate and offer solutions for real-life problems presented by executives from some of the largest global organizations, including GE, Hewlett-Packard and OfficeMax.
The Mendoza College graduate degrees include: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) and a Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA). The College also offers an Executive MBA in Chicago and on the Notre Dame campus, as well as additional non-degree and custom executive education courses. Joint-degree programs are available in science, engineering and juris doctor. Building a strong social network is important to the MBA program as well. There are club activities relating to careers in technology, investments, marketing, entrepreneurship or other timely interests. Students participate in a wide variety of competitive and non-competitive sports, including all-night soccer matches and Notre Dame's annual Bookstore Basketball tournament. The Notre Dame MBA graduate becomes part of the most extensive network of alumni clubs in higher education, with more than 120,000 members in 281 chapters—59 of which are international. Long after graduation, Mendoza alumni turn to each other for career counseling, professional networking and trusted friendships.
Ranking
Business Week: 26; Financial Times: 65; US World: 39; Which MBA?: 32
Accreditation
AACSB
