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UCLA Anderson School of Management

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Graduate business school of the University of California, Los Angeles

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Assets Under Control ▲: $100M
Reach ▲: 200.0K people
Power ▲: UCLA Anderson controls a six‑building, 285,000‑sq‑ft campus, a $96 million annual budget, and multiple graduate degree programs, backed by major private donations such as $100 million from Marion Anderson.
Influence ▲: Through its MBA, finance, analytics, and PhD programs, the school influences business education and corporate leadership across the United States, graduating hundreds of managers each year and producing research cited nationwide.
Network ▲: The school maintains strong ties with donors John E. Anderson, Marion Anderson, alumnus James A. Collins, the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, and architectural firms Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Gensler, linking it to both industry and academia.
Legacy ▲: Founded in 1935, the institution transitioned from an undergraduate to a graduate focus, received its current name in 1987, and has grown into a nationally recognized public business school with a long history of alumni impact.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.

About

UCLA Anderson is the graduate business school of UCLA, founded in 1935 and renamed after a $15 million donation from alumnus John E. Anderson in 1987. It offers MBA, executive, financial engineering, business analytics, and PhD programs across a six‑building, 285,000‑sq‑ft campus. The school operates largely self‑funded, with a $96 million budget in 2010‑11 and major private gifts such as a $100 million donation from Marion Anderson. Its programs enroll several hundred students annually and its research and alumni network shape business education nationally.