Marriott School of Business
Business school of Brigham Young University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Marriott School of Business is the business school of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and located in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1891 and renamed in 1988 after J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott International, and his wife Alice following their $15 million endowment gift to the school.
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Type | Private business school |
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Established | 1891 (1891) |
Religious affiliation | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Academic affiliations | Brigham Young University |
Endowment | $340.6 million[1] |
Dean | Brigitte C. Madrian |
Academic staff | 137 full-time[2] |
Undergraduates | 2,100[3] |
Postgraduates | 1,200[3] |
Location | , Utah , United States 40°15′2″N 111°39′8″W |
Website | marriottschool |
The school is housed in the N. Eldon Tanner Building and supports 137 full-time faculty and approximately 200 adjunct, part-time or visiting faculty, full-time staff and students who teach. It has approximately 2,100 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students, and approximately 62 percent of its student body are bilingual. As of 2019, its alumni base numbers 55,000.