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Indiana State University's Scott College of Business has been recognized for the seventh straight year (2013 edition) as one of the nation's outstanding business schools by The Princeton Review.  The high quality of our Master of Business Administration program continues to draw attention from students in the program, as "small classes, great teachers, good assistantships and affordable tuition," were cited as reasons for its place among the best in the country.

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US News & World Report recognized (2012 and 2011) Indiana State University's Scott College of Business in the top tier ranking for "Best Business Programs". Our undergraduate business program was ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2011. To appear on the survey, programs must be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Networks Financial Institute, an outreach of Indiana State's Scott College of Business, garnered third place in the 2010 Innovation in Business Education Award by the Mid-Continent East Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. NFI received the award for its Networks Professional Development Program, a multi-year, coached, experiential professional development program designed for high potential undergraduate business majors at Indiana State.

Financial Services is one of two Indiana State University programs to be recognized as Programs of National Distinction. This includes:  the university’s nationally recognized insurance and risk management program; Networks Financial Institute, funded by Lilly Endowment combined grants of $32 million; The Gongaware Center for Insurance and Financial Services, created by a $5 million gift from Don and Pat Gongaware; and The Minas Center for Investment and Financial Education, supported by an endowment from Randall and Nancy Minas to enhance investment and financial education.

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Sycamore Business Advisors -- a program in our Scott College of Business that pairs teams of undergraduate students seeking experience with companies seeking solutions has been recognized for its innovation.  Arthur Sherwood and David F. Robinson, professors of management, received second prize in the Innovation in Business Education Award competition for their entry, "Sycamore Business Advisors Capstone Program." The award was given by the Mid-Continent East chapter of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).  

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Our Insurance and Risk Management program was recognized as among the best eight programs in the nation's by Risk Management magazine (September 2008).  The program was profiled in this national publication for corporate risk managers with other top programs such as the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Georgia, Temple University in Philadelphia, St. John's University in New York City, among others.

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The Master of Business Administration program in Indiana State University’s Scott College of Business has one of the highest rankings in the country when it comes to student satisfaction. The program is one of 15 named to The Princeton Review’s “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” in the general management category. The honors list is one of six categories to appear in the April 2009 issue of Entrepreneur, the nation’s leading publication for and about entrepreneurs.

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