Mission Statement
The College of Business Administration (CBA) promotes economic efficiency and the free enterprise system by preparing competent and responsible business leaders through comprehensive educational programs, relevant research and professional service. The college mission is consistent with and central to the mission of The University of Akron.

The University is primarily a teaching institution, with a mission to train the region's future leaders. In our free society, effective leaders are indispensable, and effective business leaders are indispensable to the free enterprise system. The CBA trains a vital component of the region's business leaders and has contributed competent and responsible business leaders to all parts of this nation.

A Brief History of the CBA
The College of Business Administration was established in 1953 as a professional college of The University of Akron, dedicated to teaching, business research and public service. The new college had 14 full-time and 19 part-time faculty to instruct 107 full-time day and evening undergraduate students.

Graduate programs were introduced in 1958, and in 1966 the college's undergraduate programs received full accreditation by AACSB International. The graduate programs received AACSB International accreditation in 1976. Today, the College of Business Administration has 68 full-time and 32 part-time faculty, and a total enrollment of more than 1,800 graduate and undergraduate students. All courses are taught by full-time or part-time faculty members.