Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

The Carlson School of Management was founded in 1919 in response to requests from business people in the Twin Cities to establish a business school at the University of Minnesota. From the beginning, members of the business community worked in partnership with the school's faculty and students by providing classroom speakers, internships, employment opportunities, and scholarships. In that first year, 14 faculty members instructed 88 students. 

In 1920, the University of Minnesota became the 18th school to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Since then, the school has undergone five name changes and has been housed in five locations. Today, the Carlson School has nearly 5,000 students, 55,000 alumni, twelve degree programs, 103 tenure-track and 39 full-time instructional faculty members

The school offers a bachelor's, MBA, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs hosted domestically and abroad (Warsaw, China, Vienna). Dual-degree programs include a JD/MBA, MD/MBA, MHA/MBA, and a MPP/MBA. Other programs include a Master of Arts in Human Resources and Industrial Relations (MA-HRIR), a Master of Business Taxation (MBT), and a Master of Accountancy (MAcc).

In the 2017 CEOWORLD magazine ranking of the top 50 American college for an accounting degree, Carlson School of Management, ranked 2 just behind BYU School of Accountancy.

Best in the USA, MBA, Bloomberg - Rank 11

Best in the USA, MBA, Financial Times - Rank 27

Global MBA, QS, 2023 - 57

Global MBA, Financial Times - 81

According to Carlson , 97.8 percent of students seeking employment last year were placed within three months of graduation.