Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business

R.B. Pamplin College of Business
TypePublic business school
Established1965
Parent institution
Virginia Tech
EndowmentIncrease$1.04 billion (parent institution)[1]
DeanRobert Sumichrast
Undergraduates3,845
Postgraduates389
Location, ,
US
Websitewww.pamplin.vt.edu

The R.B. Pamplin College of Business (commonly known as Pamplin College of Business or Pamplin), is Virginia Tech's business school. Founded in 1965, it has more than 41,000 alumni. The current Dean is Saonee Sarker. In 1986 the college was renamed following a donation from alumnus Robert B. Pamplin and his son Robert B. Pamplin Jr.[2]

The college offers three different kinds of Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, three different Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA) degrees, and a Master of Accounting and Information Systems (MACIS) degree. In addition, Pamplin offers two PhD degrees, non-degree executive development programs, and majors and minors for undergraduate students. Pamplin jointly offers a Master of Information Technology (MIT) degree with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.[3] The most recent national U.S. News & World Report rank shows Pamplin's undergraduate program is 23rd among public institutions and the Evening MBA Program is ranked 16th overall.[4]

  1. ^ "Factbook: Financial Overview". Virginia Tech Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "History of R.B. Pamplin Corp. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com.
  3. ^ "About the joint partnership".
  4. ^ "US News Rankings".