University of Florida undergrad business programs among nation’s best

The University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business is in the top 25 for undergraduate business programs, including the national top 10 for its accounting, real estate and marketing degrees housed in the Heavener School of Business and Fisher School of Accounting.

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The University of Florida’s undergraduate business programs are among the nation’s best, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. Among the universities ranked on the “2026 Best Colleges” list, the UF Warrington College of Business offers a national top 25 undergraduate business degree and several top 10 business programs. 

The University of Florida Warrington College of Business programs in accounting, finance, marketing and real estate outranked several of the nation’s best universities. At least one of those Warrington programs ranked higher than its equivalent program at the University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Cornell University, University of California – Berkeley, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, New York University and Georgia Tech.

Among the undergraduate business programs ranked by U.S. News, the University of Florida maintained its position as the #1 university in the state of Florida, leading all undergraduate business programs as well as the discipline-specific programs of accounting in the Fisher School of Accounting and finance, marketing and real estate in the Heavener School of Business.

“These outstanding rankings reflect our unwavering commitment to academic excellence and student success,” said Saby Mitra, Dean of the Warrington College of Business. “Having three programs in the national top 10, real estate, accounting, and marketing, demonstrates the exceptional quality of education we provide. Our faculty and staff work tirelessly to ensure our students graduate with the skills and connections needed to lead in today’s competitive business environment.”

Undergraduate Business Programs in the Heavener School of Business

Overall: #24

Among publics: #14

Real Estate

Overall: #6

Among publics: #3

Ranked ahead of: University of California – Berkeley, University of Texas – Austin, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, University of Miami and University of Michigan. 

Accounting in the Fisher School of Accounting

Overall: #8

Among publics: #5

Ranked ahead of: University of Notre Dame, New York University, University of California – Berkeley, University of Virginia and Emory University.

Marketing

Overall: #10

Among publics: #8

Ranked ahead of: University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Texas A&M, Cornell University and MIT. 

Finance

Overall: #29

Among publics: #11

Ranked ahead of: Georgia Tech, Penn State, Boston University, Purdue University, Emory University and Texas A&M. 

Overall, the University of Florida was ranked the #7 public school in the nation, tied with the University of Texas – Austin, and the #30 best national university. It was also named the #14 best college for veterans and #15 most innovative school in the nation.To calculate these rankings, U.S. News surveyed deans and senior faculty members at each of the 452 undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in the spring and early summer of 2025.

These deans and faculty members – two at each AACSB-accredited business program – were asked to rate the quality of all programs with which they were familiar on a scale from 5 (outstanding) to 1 (marginal). The undergraduate business school rankings were based solely on the judgements of deans and senior faculty members at peer institutions.