AACSB International

The body that decides what a serious business school is, and has held that gate for more than a century.

15named by AI
25named by peers

Peer societies

Five societies AACSB International is read alongside.

Who backs AI

Every company AACSB International names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
Bloomberg.comMeeting sponsorAAJA ACL AFP BF BDA +3
EABMeeting sponsorASSA AACRA AACC ACOE AMA +2
CengageMeeting sponsorAAA NCGE NGS
Quinncia IncMeeting sponsorNACE NCDA
RisepointMeeting sponsorANCC CGS
TurnitinMeeting sponsorAALIH ISTIE
Acuity InsightsMeeting sponsorAAMC
AllCampusMeeting sponsorAMA
Coursera for CampusMeeting sponsorACOE
PebblePadMeeting sponsorCAEP
QS Quacquarelli Symonds LimitedMeeting sponsorNAIE
EduvantisMeeting sponsorOnly AACSB International, so far
Marketplace SimulationsMeeting sponsorOnly AACSB International, so far
OES Learning SolutionsMeeting sponsorOnly AACSB International, so far
Peregrine Global ServicesMeeting sponsorOnly AACSB International, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

2026 Deans Conference sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Deans Conference (Orlando, October 2026) sponsors only; universities, business schools and nonprofits omitted.

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Who backs AACSB International's peers, but not AACSB International

Companies named publicly by at least one of AACSB International's five peer societies, and not found in AACSB International's reviewed public records.

CompanyCAEPCHEAAMAACNPeers
240 TutoringNamed1 of 4
Benchworks by ElentraNamed1 of 4
Breakout LearningA La Carte1 of 4
Certiphi Screening, Inc.Named1 of 4
CredamoGold1 of 4
ElsevierA La Carte1 of 4
ETS/PraxisNamed1 of 4
Hurst Review ServicesNamed1 of 4
Liaison InternationalNamed1 of 4
LumiveroNamed1 of 4
MonsoonSIMA La Carte1 of 4
New Media News TVNamed1 of 4
NurseThinkNamed1 of 4
Passage PreparationNamed1 of 4
PearsonNamed1 of 4
PeopleGrove / CORENamed1 of 4
SchoolSimsNamed1 of 4
Scrubin UniformsNamed1 of 4
Taylor & FrancisA La Carte1 of 4
Uniform AdvantageNamed1 of 4
VizientNamed1 of 4
VosaicNamed1 of 4
WatermarkNamed1 of 4
Weave EducationPlatinum Sponsor1 of 4
WileyA La Carte1 of 4

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The outside view

The body that decides what a serious business school is, and has held that gate for more than a century.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Inward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Citadel

Led from the center, built to endure.

The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.

Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.

Strengths

→Decisions are clear and rarely second-guessed.
→Members trust that the institution will still be standing tomorrow.
→Strong operations keep the core running without drama.

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