The Eller College of Management (Eller) is a business school at the

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. The Eller College of Management began in 1913 as bachelor's degree program in commerce before becoming the University of Arizona School of Business and Public Administration in 1944. In 1999, the school was renamed the Eller College of Management in honor of its primary benefactor Karl Eller, an entrepreneur and alumnus of the University of Arizona. It is one of the largest colleges at the University of Arizona, with over 5,400 undergraduate students and nearly 700 graduate students. Eller employs over 130 faculty members, and as of 2016 offers programs in

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(MIS), Operations Management,

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and Management and Organizations. Its interdisciplinary program in Entrepreneurship has received high rankings. It is one of the first business schools in the U.S. to promote "social entrepreneurship and awareness" as part of the traditional business school curriculum. Admissions into Eller's undergraduate program is selective. Approximately 60% of students are admitted every semester to the "professional cohort". Since May 2022, the dean is Karthik Kannan. The Karl and Stevie Eller Professional Development Center opened in 2016.

Rankings

The most recent '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranks Eller 21st in undergraduate business programs in the U.S. (including public and private institutions), the highest ranking college at the

. According to U.S. News, Eller also boast the #2 Public

and ranked #16

programs nationally. The MIS program has been ranked in the Top 5 by U.S. News since the inception of the rankings, one of only three programs in the U.S. with such a distinction. Eller's programs in Supply Chain Logistics and

ranked top 20 and

ranked in the nation's Top 25 by U.S. News as of 2008. The Department of Management and Organizations also ranked in the nation's top 25 by U.S. News as of 2010 In 2009, the ''

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'' ranked Eller's MBA program 5th among U.S. public universities, 19th among all U.S. universities and 41st worldwide in its global rankings. The Entrepreneurship program was ranked 3rd worldwide in the ''Financial Times''. In 2005, Eller's MBA program was ranked in the Top 25 regional programs by recruiters in a poll conducted by ''

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''. ''U.S. News & World Report'' has ranked the MBA program among the Top 50 programs nationally for 12 consecutive years. ''

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'' magazine ranked the Eller MBA program 33rd overall for having the best return on investment (ROI), in its fourth biennial rankings of business schools 2005. The MBA program was also ranked 24th by ''

''s 2005 Interactive Regional Ranking.

Notable alumni

* Karl Eller – Arizona business leader and nationally recognized entrepreneur, was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame by the

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department stores * Arturo Moreno – Owner of the

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team, outdoor advertising entrepreneur *

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– Managing Partner, Majority Owner of the

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