Olin Business School
| Motto | Creating knowledge... Inspiring individuals... Transforming business. |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1917 |
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Parent institution
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Washington University in St. Louis |
| Endowment | $249 million |
| Dean | Mark P. Taylor |
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Academic staff
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127 |
| Undergraduates | 763 |
| Postgraduates | 1,185 |
| Location |
St. Louis, Missouri, US 38°38′53″N 90°18′42″W / 38.6481°N 90.3116°WCoordinates: 38°38′53″N 90°18′42″W / 38.6481°N 90.3116°W |
| Business school rankings | |
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| Worldwide MBA | |
| Financial Times | 72 |
| U.S. MBA | |
| Bloomberg Businessweek | 26 |
| Forbes | 31 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 19 (full-time) 24 (part-time) |
| U.S. undergraduate | |
| Bloomberg Businessweek | 25 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 14 |
The Olin Business School is one of seven academic schools at Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1917, the business school was renamed for entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988. The school offers BSBA, Master of Business Administration (MBA), MS in Supply Chain Management, MS in Finance, Masters in Accounting, MS in Customer Analytics, MS in Leadership, Executive MBA, Doctor of Business in Finance (DBA) and PhD degrees. In 2002, an Executive MBA program was established in Shanghai, in cooperation with Fudan University.
The Olin Business School includes the 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2) Simon Hall, whose 1986 construction was largely funded by a gift from John E. Simon; Knight and Bauer Halls, whose 2014 construction was largely funded by gifts from Charles F. And Joanne Knight and George and Carol Bauer; and the Charles F. Knight Executive Education and Conference Center, all on the Danforth Campus.
Olin has about 19,190 alumni across the world. In the late 2000s, the business school’s endowment rose to $249 million (2007); annual gifts averaged $12 million per year.
On July 1, 2009, the school took over management of the Brookings Institute's executive management program.
At Olin, undergraduate students are admitted directly into the BSBA program as freshmen.
To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 120 units of coursework. 40% of classes must be outside the areas of business. Students can choose from eight different business majors: Accounting, Economics and Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Healthcare Management, Marketing, Leadership and Strategic Management, and Operations and Supply Chain Management. Olin students can also minor in International Business, the Business of Entertainment, or the Business of Sports Management.
Students declare their business administration major (or majors) during their sophomore year. Students can also earn a second major or minor from one of the university’s other schools, such as the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering & Applied Science, or Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Nonbusiness students from other WUSTL schools also can minor in the following business fields: Accounting, Business Economics, Business of Sports, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Business, Healthcare Management, International Business, Leadership, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Strategy.
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