The College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Management hold membership in the AACSB, International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This association is recognized by the National Commission on Accrediting and the U.S. Office of Education as the official accrediting agency for business at the collegial level. AACSB standards include an evaluation of faculty adequacy and competence; admissions standards and caliber of the student body; library facilities; physical plant and equipment; financial support of the institution; and the content and breadth of both the professional and nonprofessional curricular requirements.

The College of Business Administration was organized in 1936 under enabling legislation passed by the General Assembly of the state of Ohio. After starting with 300 students and four faculty members, the college now numbers approximately 4,000 undergraduate students, 500 master's students, 50 doctoral students and 56 faculty members.

The college may be contacted through the following:
College of Business Administration
P.O. Box 5190 Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242-0001
Web: http://business.kent.edu
Telephone: 330-672-2872
Fax: 330-672-4043