Syracuse Sun

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management's undergraduate business program has climbed to No. 40 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. This marks a significant rise from its previous positions at No. 47 last year and No. 51 two years ago, representing the highest ranking for Whitman by U.S. News in over a decade.

The rankings are determined through a survey of deans and senior faculty members at each of the 532 undergraduate business programs accredited by AACSB International. These individuals rate the quality of all programs they are familiar with on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished).

Whitman shares its current position with the University of Rochester, the University of Pittsburgh, South Carolina, and George Washington University, all of which received a peer ranking of 3.5 out of 5. Last year, Whitman's score was 3.4.

Additionally, Whitman's Entrepreneurship program has also seen an improvement, now ranked No. 21, up from No. 27 last year.

Interim Dean Alexander McKelvie commented on this achievement: "We are pleased with this latest achievement for the Whitman School and appreciate the further validation from our peers. The addition of this strongest ranking in more than a decade, along with our other programmatic rankings, are continued proof points that Whitman is a school on the rise."

Lindsay Quilty, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Whitman, added: "Whitman is a school to watch. I’m confident that the investments we have made to our undergraduate program place our academic student community among the best in the nation. Our new placement in the U.S. News ranking is external validation of the success of our future-focused curriculum and high-impact student experience."