Trulaske earns national recognition in 2027 U.S. News rankings
The University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business continues to earn national recognition, ranking No. 51 among public undergraduate business programs in the newly released 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Trulaske’s School of Accountancy also earned a spot among the nation’s leading public undergraduate accounting programs at No. 22.
The recognition comes as Mizzou continues its own rise in the U.S. News rankings. The university climbed to No. 95 among national universities — a 44-spot jump since 2020 — and ranks among the top 13 Best Value Public Universities.
For Balaji Rajagopalan, dean of the Trulaske College of Business, the rankings reflect a broader commitment to preparing students for a business world that continues to change.
“Technology is rapidly reshaping occupations and changing the skills business leaders will need to succeed,” Rajagopalan said. “Our three pillars — Transformative Technology, Experience-Centered Learning and Entrepreneurial Mindset — guide our efforts to prepare students not simply for the jobs of today, but for a future that is still unfolding.”
Those three areas — Transformative Technology, Experience-Centered Learning and Entrepreneurial Mindset — form the pillars of Trulaske’s Vision 2030 strategic plan.
Students are already putting those priorities into action.
Through Trulaske’s commitment to transformative technology, students are learning to work with AI and other emerging tools while developing the judgment needed to use them effectively. Marketing professor Anuj Kapoor, for example, is teaching students to use AI without surrendering the fundamental skills they need to evaluate its output.
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Experience-centered learning puts students to work on consequential problems before graduation. Students in the Allen Angel Capital Education Program help manage real investment capital, while international internships, corporate partnerships and career pathways give students opportunities to connect classroom learning directly with the workplace.
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And an entrepreneurial mindset is helping students turn ideas into businesses. Andrew Rubin arrived at Mizzou with a spice company he started in high school. Mentorship, coursework and entrepreneurship resources at Trulaske helped him scale State Street Spices and land a deal that will put his products in roughly 250 World Market stores nationwide.
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Those experiences are supported by a broader career ecosystem that connects Trulaske students with more than 1,500 recruiting companies annually. The college reports that 96.7% of its 2025 graduates achieved a successful career outcome.
Together, the rankings and outcomes reinforce a philosophy that has guided Trulaske for more than a century: Give students a strong business foundation, surround them with opportunities to put it into practice and prepare them to make an impact wherever their careers take them.
That philosophy is at the heart of Making Changemakers, Trulaske’s newly launched campaign celebrating both the people who are shaping the future of business and the community that helps make their impact possible.
“Making Changemakers is both who we are and what we do,” Rajagopalan said. “We see it in students who recognize possibility and act on it, in faculty whose teaching and research expand what we know and in alumni and friends who lead, create, give back and open doors for others. Rankings are one measure of our progress. The Changemakers who leave Trulaske prepared to make a difference are the measure that matters most.”