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| Farmer School of Business | |
|---|---|
| Name | Farmer School of Business |
| Established | 1960s |
| Type | Public business school |
| Parent | Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) |
| City | Oxford, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Dean | Robert S. Mercer |
| Students | 5,000 (approx.) |
Farmer School of Business
The Farmer School of Business is a collegiate business school at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. The school offers undergraduate and graduate programs and engages in partnerships with regional industries, multinational corporations, and public institutions such as Procter & Gamble, Kroger, General Electric, Bank of America, and U.S. Department of Defense. Its programming interfaces with professional organizations including American Marketing Association, Society for Human Resource Management, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and National Association of Colleges and Employers.
The institution traces its administrative lineage to broader curricular reforms at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in the mid-20th century, paralleling expansions at Harvard Business School, Wharton School, Kellogg School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Columbia Business School. Early benefactors included families active in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, and corporate donors resembling executives from Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Duke Energy, Coca-Cola, and General Motors. Campus developments mirrored nationwide trends led by figures associated with Joseph Schumpeter, Alfred Chandler, Milton Friedman, Peter Drucker, and Michael Porter. Governance and accreditation interactions involved AACSB International, U.S. Department of Education, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and state boards in Ohio. Periodic capital campaigns attracted participation from alumni involved with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and KPMG.
Academic units engage with curricular models similar to those at Harvard Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, Rotman School of Management, and IE Business School. Degree offerings include bachelor’s majors and minors in areas like Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, and Business Analytics—disciplines also emphasized at Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, and New York University. Graduate pathways include an MBA and specialized master’s programs parallel to options at Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Duke University, Cornell University, and University of California, Berkeley. Certificate and executive education programs work with partners such as Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Project Management Institute, Institute of Management Accountants, Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, and Institute for Supply Management.
The school occupies dedicated buildings on the Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) campus, proximate to landmarks like Shriver Center, King Library, Alumni Hall, Oxford Presbyterian Church, and athletic venues including Yager Stadium and Middletown Center. Classroom technology and trading-room facilities are comparable to installations at University of Notre Dame, Boston University, University of Texas at Austin, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Purdue University. The physical plant supports case-method instruction associated with Harvard Business School Case Study, experiential labs akin to MIT Media Lab collaborations, and incubation spaces like those at Stanford University and University of California, Los Angeles. Accessibility and sustainability efforts reference guidelines from U.S. Green Building Council and regional planners in Butler County, Ohio and Oxford, Ohio municipal authorities.
Faculty-led research spans finance, marketing, operations, and organizational behavior, contributing to journals such as Journal of Finance, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Marketing, Management Science, and Operations Research. Research centers and institutes partner with entities like Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration, Economic Development Administration, and philanthropic organizations including Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ford Foundation. The school’s centers mirror structures found at Wharton School, Sloan School of Management, Tuck School of Business, Haas School of Business, and Anderson School at UCLA, with thematic units addressing entrepreneurship ecosystems similar to Techstars, Y Combinator, and regional accelerators in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.
Student organizations include chapters and competitive teams affiliated with Beta Gamma Sigma, Enactus, Phi Beta Lambda, Investment Banking Club, Consulting Club, Delta Sigma Pi, and Toastmasters International. Extracurricular programming coordinates case competitions modeled after CFA Institute Research Challenge, McKinsey Case Competition, KPMG International Case Competition, Deloitte National Case Competition, and Global Management Challenge. Career development collaborates with employer partners including PwC, EY, KPMG, Deloitte, Accenture, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Amazon (company), Microsoft, Google, and Apple Inc..
Admissions criteria reflect standardized measures similar to those used by ETS (Educational Testing Service), Graduate Management Admission Council, College Board, and state higher-education authorities in Ohio. The school’s placement in national and regional rankings has been noted by outlets such as U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes (magazine), The Economist, Poets&Quants, and specialized listings from Princeton Review. Financial aid, scholarships, and fellowship awards often reference donors and sponsors comparable to those supporting programs at Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Indiana University Bloomington.
Alumni have entered roles across sectors represented by corporations and institutions such as Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Target Corporation, Walmart, General Electric, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Macy's, TD Bank, PNC Financial Services, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, The Home Depot, UPS, FedEx, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Boeing, Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Company, Intel, IBM, and Oracle Corporation. Career services track placement with professional associations like National Association of Colleges and Employers, Society for Human Resource Management, Association for Financial Professionals, and corporate partners in Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, Cleveland, and Indianapolis.