Recognition & Guidebooks

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

In 2011, the Foster College of Business Administration at Bradley received its fourth reaffirmation of full accreditation from AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - for both business and accounting programs. As only 633 of all business schools in the world have achieved business accreditation, and only 177 have achieved both accounting and business accreditation, this puts Bradley in an elite groups of schools.

Colleges of Distinction

Colleges of Distinction includes Bradley among a select group of less than 200 colleges with an excellent reputation among high school guidance counselors, education professionals, employers and graduate schools. The guide notes that “Bradley balances a wide variety of academic choice with small classes; hundreds of student organizations with a close-knit student community; and nationally-recognized faculty who focus on teaching.”

"E" Award

The International Trade Center in Bradley's Foster College of Business received the prestigious 2009 Presidential "E" Award for U.S. Exporters. Only 21 awards are being given nationally and the Bradley ITC is the only trade center in the country to be recognized. The President's "E" Award was created by Executive Order by President John F. Kennedy on December 5, 1961, to recognize persons, firms, or organizations which contribute significantly in the effort to increase United States exports. It is the highest U.S. Government recognition any U.S. entity may receive for supporting export activity.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur magazine ranked the Foster College's entrepreneurship program among the top 20 programs in the nation.

Forbes.com

Forbes.com ranks Bradley University among the top 10 percent of undergraduate colleges and universities in America. The Forbes website evaluated universities based on seven million student evaluations of courses and instructors, alumni recognized in Who's Who in America, the percentage of students who graduate in four years, average student debt, and students and faculty who have won distinguished national awards. In the last two years, examples of the impact being made nationwide by Bradley graduates include alumnae who have received a Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award.

Fulbright Scholarships

Bradley students and faculty continue to be awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for study abroad.

Innovation in Leadership of Business Education Award

Bradley's Executive MBA program has received the Innovation in Leadership of Business Education Award from the AACSB International. The award is given by the Mid-Continent East Division of AACSB. The Foster College was one of three schools to receive the award.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance

The University was ranked among the 50 best values in private universities by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Ranking are based on excellent academics while keeping costs to a minimum and other factors including faculty-study ratios and SAT scores. The only other schools in the top 50 from Illinois are Northwestern University, University of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology.

National Women's Hall of Fame

Bradley founder Lydia Moss-Bradley was selected for induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1998.

Petersons

Petersons 440 Colleges for Top Students selects Bradley from a group of more than 3,600 colleges and universities that “attract and admit an above-average share of the nation’s high achieving students.”

The Princeton Review

Again this year, Bradley was included in The Princeton Review's “The Best 376 Colleges.” The Princeton Review uses current student observations to describe the top 15% of universities in the nation. Bradley was cited for focusing on providing students with “everything they need to be successful.” Students surveyed said, “Bradley is all about teaching the individual student” and “developing one’s intellect for what comes next.”

Three Palmes Award

The Foster College of Business Administration received the 2009 Three Palmes Award for the second consecutive year. This award recognizes Bradley as having one of the top international business programs in the world due to our excellent accreditation, high ranking, our international awareness, and recommendations by the International Scientific Committee. The award is determined by a panel of nine international judges.

U.S. News & World Report

In America's Best Colleges 2012, U.S.News & World Report recognized Bradley as the top Illinois university of its type and number six overall among Midwest universities providing a full range of undergraduate and master's programs. Nationally, the College of Engineering and Technology was ranked 27th for undergraduate engineering schools. U.S. News also recognizes Bradley as the sixth highest Midwestern school in the ranking of Great Schools at Great Prices. This ranking compares a school's academic quality, as indicated by its ranking, to the net cost of attendance for a student receiving the average level of need-based financial assistance.

Bradley's Doctor of Physical Therapy program was ranked among the top 100 progams in the nation by U.S. News and World Report's 2013 issue of "America's Best Graduate Schools."