Rawls College of Business

Rawls College of Business
Former names
Division of Commerce (1942–1956)
College of Business Administration (1956–2000)
TypePublic business school
Established1942 (1942)
Parent institution
Texas Tech University
DeanMargaret L. Williams
Academic staff
121
Students5,132[1]
Undergraduates4,466[1]
Postgraduates805[1]
Location, ,
U.S.

33°35′16″N 101°52′45″W / 33.587846°N 101.879256°W / 33.587846; -101.879256
CampusUrban
Websiterawlsbusiness.ba.ttu.edu

The Rawls College of Business (officially Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, commonly referred to as Rawls Business) is the business school of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Rawls Business offers curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate students (including doctoral) and received its initial business accreditation in 1958 from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Established in 1942, Texas Tech's business school was originally known as the Division of Commerce. In 1956, the school was renamed the College of Business Administration. Following a $25 million gift from alumnus Jerry S. Rawls in 2000, the school was renamed as Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration.[2]

The college is organized into five departments, called areas, and a separately accredited professional accounting school.[3] Rawls Business also offers dual degrees in conjunction with architecture, agriculture, foreign language, law, medicine, pharmacy, and environmental toxicology. The MD/MBA in Health Organization Management (HOM) allows medical students the opportunity to obtain both an MD and MBA degree over four years and is ranked in 2009 by Business Week as 19th among such programs.[4] The International Business program helps Rawls Business students study abroad. In addition, the Executive Education Department develops seminars, conferences, and training programs for professionals and managers in business, government, and industry.

  1. ^ a b c "Total Enrollment by College – Fall 2015". www.irim.ttu.edu. Texas Tech Institutional Research. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech University". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  3. ^ "Rawls College of Business Administration: Welcome". Texas Tech University. Archived from the original on 2002-08-14. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  4. ^ Cranford, Leslie (2009-03-23). "Rawls College of Business Programs Nationally Ranked". Texas Tech Today. Retrieved 2009-03-24.