University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business
| Motto | Think differently, make a difference |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1918 |
| Dean | James (Jim) Jiambalvo |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Affiliations | University of Washington |
| Website | foster.uw.edu |
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The University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business is the business school at the University of Washington, Seattle. It was founded in 1917. The school has more than 50,000 alumni, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Enrollment each year is about 2,500 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs and more than 1,000 working professionals in its executive education seminars and lifelong learning programs.
Foster School of Business MBA program is ranked as 23rd in the nation by US News and 20th by Businessweek. The Financial Times B-School rankings 2014 ranks the Foster School of Business at #58 in the world. An objective ranking of Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index by Academic Analytics ranks University of Washington #1 in research productivity in Business Administration and #8 in marketing. U.S. News & World Report ranked Foster's Evening MBA program 8th among public universities in 2014.
On September 7, 2007, it was announced that the UW Business School would be named for Michael G. Foster.
The University of Washington Foster School offers an undergraduate degree in business, and has a full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, Global Executive MBA program, Evening MBA, Executive MBA, Hybrid MBA (online program), Technology Management MBA, and a doctoral program. The school also offers one-year master's programs in entrepreneurship, accounting, information systems, and supply chain management. For the 2015-2016 academic year, there are total of 102 full-time faculty with 44 endowed chairs, professorships, and research fellowships. The Financial Times ranked the Foster School 24th in the world for research in 2014 and 2015.
The University of Washington Foster School of Business campus comprises six buildings, five in Seattle, Washington, and one in Kirkland, Washington.
The following centers and specialty programs are part of the UW Foster School of Business.
Some achievements of the University of Washington Business School:
Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 122°18′26″W / 47.65889°N 122.30722°W
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