About Fox School of Business

Fox School Facts

History

Established in 1918

Accredited by the International Association for Management Education in 1973

The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management name was conferred in 1999

Enrollment

Over 6,500 full-time students

Degrees Awarded

  • BBA
  • MBA
  • MBA/MS
  • MS
  • PhD
Faculty

Fox has more than 155 full-time faculty

Alumni

More than 52,000 Fox alumni around the world

69% of the alumni reside in the Delaware Valley region

80% of the alumni reside in the Northeast

2.7% of the alumni live abroad

Undergraduate Program Ranking

Top 10 Undergraduate Business Programs in U.S.
US News & World Report

 

Specialty Programs Ranking

Top 10 Risk Management and Insurance Program in U.S.
US News and World Report

Top 5 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program in Nation
Entrepreneur Magazine/Princeton Review

Top 10 Graduate Entrepreneurship Program in U.S.
Entrepreneur Magazine/Princeton Review

International Business

Top 10 Undergraduate Program in the Nation
US News & World Report

Top 20 Graduate Programs in the Nation
US News & World Report

MBA Program

Top 50 in the U.S.
The Economist

Top 5 Programs in the U.S. for "Value for Money"

Financial Times

Student Professional Organizations

There are 22 student organizations at the Fox School, including:

  • Accounting Professional Society
  • American Marketing Association
  • Association for Management Information Systems
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Ambler Accounting Professional Society
  • Business Honors Student Association
  • College Council
  • Entrepreneurial Students Association
  • Financial Management Association
  • Gamma Iota Sigma, Professional Risk Management, Insurance & Actuarial Science Fraternity
  • International Business Association
  • Rho Epsilon - Real Estate Fraternity
  • MBA Student Association
  • National Asian American Society of Accountants
  • National Association of Black Accountants
  • Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics Society
  • Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, International
  • Phi Beta Lambda, National Business Fraternity of FBLA-PBL
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Ambler Campus
  • Student for Responsible Business
  • Toastmasters
Centers and Institutes

There are 14 centers and institutes at the Fox School, including:

  • Advanta Center for Research in Financial Institutions
  • Biostatistics Research Center
  • Center for Competitive Government
  • Center for Healthcare Research and Management
  • Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
  • Center for Student Professional Development
  • Center for Undergraduate Advising
  • Cochran Research Center
  • Graduate Career Management Center
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute
  • Institute of Global Management Studies
  • Irwin L. Gross Institute for Business and Information Technology
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Temple CIBER
Academic Journals

The Fox School is home to 9 prestigious national academic and professional journals:

 

  • Asia Pacific Journal of Risk Insurance
  • Atlantic Law Journal
  • Journal of Economics and Business
  • Journal of International Management
  • Journal of Product Innovation Management
  • Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion
  • Journal of Risk Finance
  • Risk Management and Insurance Review
  • Benefits Quarterly
Accreditation

AACSB International Seal Accredited by the AACSB International
(Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International)


Calendar Year

  • Fall Semester: September - December
  • Spring Semester: January - May
  • Summer Session: May - August
Mailing Address

Alter Hall
1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
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Contact Information

Tel: 215-204-7676
Fax: 215-204-5698

 

Last Updated: November 5, 2009