IACBE Accreditation

Ensure the Quality of Your Business Degree with IACBE Accreditation

How do you know that the degree you earn is worth your investment? The Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation through IACBE, which provide assurance that academic programs are aligned with established principles of excellence in business education.

In short: There’s a standard that business and accounting programs are measured by and Franklin meets it.

Accredited Since 1999

Franklin University's business programs earned initial accreditation from IACBE, an authority on excellence in business education, in 1999.

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IACBE Accreditation

International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

The Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please view our IACBE member status page. 

Click here to see our IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement. 

For more information about the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, please visit www.iacbe.org.

Why IACBE Accreditation Matters

Franklin is one of 1,800 institutions worldwide that meet the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) standards for business excellence. Specialized accreditation is significant because it:

  • Validates the quality of Franklin’s business and accounting programs.
  • Affirms the university’s fulfillment of its mission to make high-quality education accessible to the broadest community of learners.
  • Proves that Franklin students achieve learning outcomes.

The IACBE Accreditation Process

IACBE accreditation is a quality assurance program for business process at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. The institution seeking accreditation voluntarily engages in external, independent review of its educational activities. The process requires the following steps:

  1. A self-study that identifies strengths, weaknesses and level of compliance with IACBE’s Accreditation Principles
  2. A site visit by an independent team of peer reviewers
  3. IACBE Board of Commissioners will review the self-study and the site visit team's report of findings to determine the accreditation status of the institution's business and accounting programs.

IACBE Accredited Degree Programs