Knauss School of Business - University of San Diego

Knauss School of Business

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A Better Way to Business

We’re redefining business in our own way, on our own coastline. Where peace meets profit and ethics meets enterprise. Where students come together to create a more equitable and prosperous world for all. Because at the University of San Diego, we believe there’s a better way to business.

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Advancing Business for the Better

Rigorous academics, experiential learning and values-driven free enterprise converge at the University of San Diego's Knauss School of Business.

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Meet Your Future Network at One of California's Best Business Schools

Be welcomed into an inclusive ecosystem that nurtures your ideas and brings them to life. Whether you want to start your own company, become a Fortune 500 executive or carve out a new definition of success, start here.

Erika Rodriguez ’15

Erika puts her values into action by providing marketing services to clients who put people and planet before profit.

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David Jimenez Burgos ’18

David seized mentorship opportunities and used prize money from winning a USD pitch competition to start his software business while still a student.

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Shawna Fehrman-Lee ’14

The Peace Corps sparked Shawna's interest in supply chain, and an MBA prepared her to succeed as VP of Operations at HelloFresh.

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Rankings and Recognition

Every day, our students and alumni prove our vision that business can be a force for good. And so do our numerous rankings.

#2

Most Beautiful Campus in America

The Princeton Review

#2

Best Business School in California for Undergraduates

Poets&Quants

#4

For Undergraduate Study Abroad Participation

Institute for International Education

#11

Most Diverse MBA in the Nation

Bloomberg Businessweek

Top 50

Best Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs

The Princeton Review

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Enjoy a Wealth of Opportunity and Sunshine

With an average daytime temperature of 70.5 degrees and sunshine nearly 300 days per year, San Diego is one of the most beautiful places in the world. But it’s also a growing hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, with hundreds of startups now calling us home.

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Study in Our State-of-the-Art Space

The 120,000-sq.-ft. Knauss Center for Business Education is your innovation and collaboration ecosystem. It's where business meets purpose, and passion meets potential. Featuring active learning classrooms, state-of-the-art data analytics and finance labs and a student startup incubator.

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Push the Boundaries of Business — Literally

Where will your studies take you? The Knauss School offers incredible opportunities to learn global business firsthand. Choose from dozens of international internships, consulting projects and study abroad programs to round out your business degree and develop a career path that will help change the world.

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University of San Diego

Lighting the Way Forward

Since its founding in 1949, The University of San Diego has prepared generations of Toreros to lead inspired and meaningful lives. In the classroom and beyond, they endeavor to think critically, and express informed insights with courage and conviction.

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Innovators for Good

We’re ready to prepare you to leave a positive, powerful legacy as a future business leader. Are you ready to take the first step?

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