Purdue Fort Wayne’s Doermer School of Business earns accreditation extension

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Doermer School of Business has earned a five-year extension of accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The decision follows a February 2023 campus visit and assessment. All undergraduate and graduate business programs PFW offers have been AACSB accredited since 1988.

Fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide attain this accreditation, and Doermer School of Business is the only business school in the 11-county northeast Indiana region to be AACSB-accredited.

Accredited institutions must demonstrate excellence in all areas – including strategic management and innovation, teaching, research productivity, curriculum development, academic and professional engagement, and student learning. Each AACSB-accredited school must also undergo a continuous improvement review process every five years involving a self-evaluation report and an evaluation by three deans from other AACSB-accredited schools.

“It is gratifying to have such a successful accreditation review visit,” said Melissa Gruys, dean of the Doermer School of Business. “I want to congratulate and extend our sincere thanks to the alumni, students, faculty, and staff involved in the visit for their hard work in making this outcome a reality. Everyone came together with dedication and motivation.”

Achievements for this review period include first-time Certified Public Accountant pass rates among the top 15% of universities nationwide for the past four years (and most recently, the highest rates of Indiana public institutions); the undergraduate online business program with marketing and management majors ranking 44th by U.S. News and World Report; and an international travel program in which the business school, donors, and grants fund student expenses.

To learn more, contact Gruys, [email protected], or Elva A. Resendez, [email protected], director of accreditation for the Doermer School of Business.

For additional information, contact Blake Sebring at [email protected] or 260-385-0092 (mobile).