Rankings

Mays is recognized among the top public business schools for its undergraduate program, MBA program, and faculty research contributions.

Undergraduate Program

• 18th public (48th overall), Bloomberg Businessweek (2011)
• Tied 22nd public (tied 36th overall), U.S. News & World Report (2012)

Full-Time MBA Program

• 1st U.S. overall (4th in world), Best Value for Money, Financial Times (2012)
• 1st U.S. public (6th U.S. overall), Aims Achieved, Financial Times (2012)
• 2nd U.S. overall, Salary Percentage Increase, Financial Times (2012)
• 2nd U.S. public (7th U.S. overall), Employment at Three Months, Financial Times (2012)
• 4th U.S. public (13th overall), Quality of Graduates, Bloomberg Businessweek (2010)
• 6th U.S. public (9th overall), Placement after Three Months, U.S. News & World Report (2012)
• 6th U.S. public (42nd in world), Best Global MBAs for Mexicans, Expansión (2012)
• 7th U.S. public (51st in world), Financial Times (2012)
• 8th best-administered program, The Princeton Review (2007)
• 8th best campus facilities, The Princeton Review (2007)
• 9th U.S. public (24th overall), Forbes (2011)
• 9th U.S. public (29th overall), Poets and Quants (2010)
• 10th in student competitiveness, The Princeton Review (2007)
• 11th U.S. public (30th overall), Bloomberg Businessweek (2010)
• 11th public regional (23rd regional), Wall Street Journal (2007)
• 14th U.S. public (tied 32nd overall), U.S. News & World Report (2012)

Executive MBA Program

• 1st overall, Return on Investment, The Wall Street Journal (2008)
• 10th public U.S. program (27th in the U.S., tied 54th in the world), Financial Times (2011)
• Recognized as a top worldwide executive MBA program, Bloomberg Businessweek (2011)

PhD Program

• 9th U.S. public (15th in the U.S., 28th world), Financial Times EMBA rankings (2006)

Faculty Scholarship

• 12th U.S. public, faculty research downloads (28th U.S., 37th world), Social Science Research Network (2006)
• 13th U.S. public (24th in the U.S., 31st in the world), Financial Times EMBA rankings (2006)

Department of Accounting

• 2nd U.S. public program (10th overall globally), Financial Times (2010)
• 3rd public program in faculty research over the past six years (tied 5th overall), Accounting Program Research Rankings by Topical Area and Methodology, Brigham Young University (2009)
• 5th public graduate program (8th overall), Public Accounting Report (2010)
• 6th CPA pass rate for first time candidates, National Association of State Boards of Public Accountancy (2006)
• 5th public undergraduate program (7th overall), Public Accounting Report (2010)
• Tied 12th public graduate program (tied 28th overall), U.S. News & World Report (2012)
• 14th public doctoral program (20th overall), Public Accounting Report (2010)
• Tied 15th public undergraduate program (tied 26th overall), U.S. News & World Report (2012)

Department of Finance

• 4th public program (5th overall), The Wall Street Journal Top 25 Recruiter Picks (2010)

Department of Information and Operations Management

• Tied 3rd public, scope of program (Tied 4th overall), AMR Research - Leading U.S. Supply Chain Programs (2009)
• Tied 6th public, industry value (Tied 7th overall), AMR Research - Leading U.S. Supply Chain Programs (2009)
• 7th public, leading supply chain program (8th overall), AMR Research - Leading U.S. Supply Chain Programs (2009)
• Tied 8th public, depth of program (Tied 9th overall), AMR Research - Leading U.S. Supply Chain Programs (2009)

Department of Management

• 3rd U.S. public (tied 7th globally) among top innovation management universities, Journal of Product Innovation Management (2012)
• 6th among most-cited universities for scholarly influence in management literature 1981-2004, Journal of Management (2008)
• Tied 8th public undergraduate program (tied 11th overall), U.S. News & World Report (2012)
• Four of the world's top innovation management scholars based on eight top management and marketing journals 1991-2010, Journal of Product Innovation Management (2012): Michael A. Hitt, Sanjay Jain, Xenophon Koufteros and Venkatesh Shankar
• Three of the most-cited authors in management literature 1981-2004, Journal of Management (2008): Murray R. Barrick, Luis Gomez-Mejia and Michael A. Hitt

Texas A&M University

• 2nd best U.S. university, The Wall Street Journal Top 25 Recruiter Picks (2010)
• 4th best U.S. public university (5th overall), The Washington Monthly (2009)
• 6th nationally for PhDs awarded to Hispanics, Black Issues in Higher Education (2003)
• 8th for enrollment of Hispanic women, Hispanic Outlook (2004)
• 11th for conferring bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic women, Hispanic Outlook (2004)
• Tied 22nd public (tied 61st overall), U.S. News & World Report (2010)
• Top 25 university for Latinos, Hispanic magazine (2004)