History
Syracuse University, founded in 1870, is a private, coeducational institution. The 200-acre campus is located in an urban area in Syracuse. Total undergraduate and graduate enrollment is 18,734.
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management was founded in 1948 and is located on the main campus, in its own building. Courses also are offered worldwide through the Independent Study MBA program. The basic educational approach is a blend of teaching styles that includes case method and lecture discussion and stresses both qualitative and quantitative methods of decision making. The program is characterized by a cooperative environment stressing teamwork and leadership development. A hallmark of the MBA program is the capstone integrative global entrepreneurship management project course in which students conceptualize and implement entrepreneurial concepts in start-up emerging small-business, corporate, and nonprofit centers.