About

The Williams College of Business is the nationally known business college at Xavier University. The University has received accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for all of our Williams College of Business majors. We are also ranked by the Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report for several business specializations. 

Our faculty educate students of business, enabling them to improve organizations and society, consistent with the Jesuit tradition. For undergraduates, the college builds on Xavier's strong liberal arts program to provide each student with excellent technical skills in his or her specific major as well as those soft skills that are applicable for any career. In fact, 98 percent of students are employed, are attending grad school or are volunteering within six months of graduation. For MBAs, the college strengthens student proficiencies in the core competencies and enhances students' business acumen.

The Williams College of Business is named for Cincinnati’s iconic Williams Family. William Williams was chairman of Western & Southern Life Insurance, as well as part owner of the Cincinnati Reds, while wife Helen, an Edgecliff graduate, was a trustee of St. Margaret Hall, Wilberforce University and Summit Country Day school.