Over 100 years ago, founding dean John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. declared that "the primary purpose of business is service to mankind," Mendoza College of Business has carried that charge forward as its guiding imperative: Grow the Good in Business. As Notre Dame's business school, Mendoza is distinct among top programs — educating principled, mission-driven scholars and leaders who see business not just as a career, but as a means of contributing to the common good.
MISSION
As a leading business school guided by the University’s Catholic identity, the Mendoza College of Business seeks to grow the good in business to improve the human condition in an ever-changing society. Through impactful research and educational programs, we contribute to the formation of ethical business leaders who integrate the mind and the heart, and have the competence to see and the courage to act.
VISION
The Mendoza College of Business will be a premier global business school widely recognized for innovative research, rigorous educational programs and formative student experiences, all informed by our Catholic character. Mendoza will be the business school of choice for talented students, faculty and staff who are called to serve and have a desire to advance the human community through business as a force for good.
Mendoza Overview
1921
Founded at Notre Dame
5
Academic Departments
1962
65+ Years of AACSB Accreditation
2
Ph.D. Programs
8
Graduate Business Programs
5
Undergraduate Majors
Dean’s Vision
“I anticipate a growing recognition of the critical role that business schools play in developing leaders who understand the purpose and responsibility of business toward contributing to everyone in society … This charge applies to educating students as future leaders and to business research that critically examines and ethically shapes emerging trends and developments such as generative AI.”
Dean Martijn J. Cremers Martin J. Gillen Dean and Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance
The College of Business at Notre Dame wasn’t founded as a school, but as a force.
From its beginnings over 100 years ago, founding dean John Francis Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C., believed the College served a higher purpose in forming students to become future leaders who would contribute to human flourishing.