The Carroll School of Management at Boston College is ranked in the top 10 among U.S. undergraduate business programs by Poets & Quants, a news website focused on business education.
Participating for the first time in the survey, the Carroll School program ranked 9th in the website鈥檚 latest list, released in December 2018, of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools, which is based on data reported by the schools and their alumni through extensive surveys that have been developed in collaboration with deans and administrators.
Among questions to alumni, the Carroll School ranked highest when graduates were asked if they would recommend the program to a friend or colleague. The Carroll School received a score of 9.9; the average across all 88 schools 鈥� and nearly 6,000 respondents 鈥� was 9.33.
Alumni answered 16 questions. On quality of teaching, the Carroll School received an A+ grade, ranking second with a score of 9.59.
For the questions to alumni that asked 鈥淗ow would you judge the business program鈥檚 alumni network and connections that can help you throughout your career?鈥� and 鈥淗ow accessible and willing were the school鈥檚 alumni in helping you connect with potential employers?,鈥� the Carroll School ranked second with ratings of 9.48 and 9.47 respectively.
The website noted Boston College is an example of a school that provides a top-shelf experience to students, with a聽 signature program that highlights the undergraduate experience. The publication singled out the Carroll School鈥檚 Portico program, which introduces first-year students to fundamental aspects of management study as well as perspectives on ethics and social issues.
鈥淲e nurture them from the start in terms of living in a community with high reaching goals,鈥� Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs Ethan Sullivan told the publication. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not afraid to talk to them about capitalism as a change for social good.鈥�
One graduate gave Portico this review: 鈥淚 was a Portico TA (teacher's assistant) which allowed me to not only teach and mentor freshmen business students but also revisit the business ethics and philosophy topics in the senior Portico TA capstone class that brought a new lens and meaning to topics we learned in our first year.鈥�
View all of the questions in the Poets&Quants survey and response rankings .
Ed Hayward | University Communications