Accreditations & Accolades

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Accreditation

Bowling Green State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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The Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business holds dual accreditation in business and accounting from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Dual accreditation is achieved by only 1 percent of business schools worldwide.

Accolades

  • BGSU has received praise for its quality and affordability from Business Insider

  • The only Ohio institution with Quality Matters Online Learner Support Certification

  • Ranked #1 university in Ohio for student experience (The Wall Street Journal, 2024)

  • BGSU's Schmidthorst College of Business is consistently ranked among top business programs by Poets&Quants, U.S. News and World Report, the Princeton Review, and Bloomberg Businessweek

  • BGSU’s Schmidthorst College of Business has been praised for its quality by both U.S. News & World Report and Military Times

  • Ranked #4 for Ohio public universities for the “Online MBA Programs” by US News and World Report (2024)

  • Nationally ranked among the best “Online MBA Programs” by US News and World Report (2024)

  • US News and World Report (2024) ranked the Online MBA #2 in Ohio for student engagement based on the extent to which an online program enables students to effectively interact with instructors and classmates as they would in an on-campus environment.

  • Online MBA program ranks #1 in Ohio and #33 nationally, according to Poets&Quants (2024), based on the University's commitment to rigorous academic standards, student experience, and employment outcomes.

  • Ranked #2 in the U.S. and #1 in the Midwest for veterans and active military students by Military Times in their 2023 “Best for Vets: Colleges” category

  • Ranked among the top 100 for “Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans” by U.S. News & World Report (2024)

  • Nearly 1 in 10 students admitted into the MBA program at BGSU are active-duty military members or veterans.

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