Front entrance of Scheller College of Business

About the College

At the Intersection of Business and Technology

Established over a century ago, the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is a leader in education, research, and innovation that advances business and improves the human condition. Strategically positioned at the intersection of business and technology, Scheller develops forward-thinking leaders who know how to harness technology to create value and drive meaningful impact.

The College is located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta’s Technology Square, home to the highest concentration of startups, corporate innovators, and academic researchers in the Southeastern U.S. This places students at the center of a vibrant innovation ecosystem with abundant experiential learning opportunities. Scheller's strategic location, combined with top-ranked career services and an expansive alumni network, connects students with leading companies in Atlanta and around the world.

Scheller offers AACSB-accredited B.S., M.S., MBA, Ph.D., Graduate Certificate, and Pathway programs, along with interdisciplinary and dual degree programs in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Colleges of Computing, Design, Engineering, and Liberal Arts, and the Morehouse School of Medicine. The College also delivers open enrollment and custom corporate Executive Education programs for individuals and organizations.

The College manages its broad portfolio of programs, curriculum, and research through eight academic areas: Accounting, Finance, Information Technology Management, Law and Ethics, Marketing, Operating Management, Organizational Behavior, and Strategy and Innovation. Scheller is also home to 11 globally recognized centers and initiatives, with focus areas in fintech, global business, sustainability, technology innovation, and more.

Currently, the College serves 2,227 students, including 1,500 undergraduates and 727 graduate students, supported by 95 full-time faculty members, 108 staff, and a global alumni community more than 28,000 strong.

The College was established more than a century ago in 1912 as the School of Commerce. In 1933, the Board of Regents consolidated Georgia’s higher education system, and the School of Commerce moved to the University of Georgia in Athens. However, to meet the need for management training in technology, an Industrial Management program was established at Georgia Tech, with a master's degree in the subject becoming the first professional management degree offered in the state in 1945. In 1969, the School of Industrial Management became the College of Industrial Management, and the professional degree became the Master of Science in Management in 1985. In Fall 2002, this degree became the MBA. The Ph.D. program was initiated in 1970.

In 1989, the College of Industrial Management was combined with the social sciences, humanities, and economics departments to form the Ivan Allen College of Management, Policy and International Affairs. By 1998, the College of Management once again separated from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts to become its own college.

On November 6, 2009, the College of Management received an anonymous gift of $25 million. The donor was later identified as Ernest Scheller, Jr., a Georgia Tech alumnus with a degree in Industrial Management and former chairman of Silberline Manufacturing, a Philadelphia-based paint pigment manufacturer. Scheller used $20 million of his donation as a one-to-one challenge grant to inspire charitable gifts and commitments from other donors. Fundraising for the challenge concluded on June 30, 2012.

In June 2012, the College announced a second gift of an additional $25 million from Mr. Scheller, Jr. This combined $50 million gift became the largest cash gift in Georgia Tech's history.

The College of Management was renamed the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business, and his donations have been used to double the College's endowment, enrich academic programs, grow the faculty, strengthen the Ph.D. programs, and build the College’s impact on future generations.

Our Home in Tech Square

In 2000, Georgia Tech undertook a $180 million building project in Atlanta called Technology Square, a fusion of business, education, research, and retail space in Midtown Atlanta. This new multi-building complex became home to the Scheller College of Business.

On November 24, 2006, Scheller dedicated the 2,000-square-foot Ferris-Goldsmith Trading Floor. The trading floor includes 54 dual-display computers as well as electronic stock information on walls. The floor is used to train all levels of management students to use financial analysis and electronic trading tools. Business faculty use the facility to research improved human performance in trading environments as well as create new financial service models.

In September 2018, Georgia Tech announced the beginning of the Tech Square Phase III initiative. The two-tower complex will add more than 400,000 gross square feet of space to Tech Square. One of the two planned high-rises, Scheller Tower, will be a new resource for the Scheller College of Business that expands the College's footprint within Tech Square.

Scheller Faculty Retreat, 2024

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About the College

At the Intersection of Business and Technology

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