Acreditation ACBSP

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FCSH) of ESPOL holds the international accreditation of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for its business programs. According to the official ACBSP registry, the accreditation was granted in 2025, with a four (4) year term.

ACBSP-Accredited programs

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

ACBSP Quality Standards

Accredited programs are evaluated in accordance with ACBSP accreditation standards, which address key dimensions such as leadership, strategic planning, focus on students and stakeholders, assessment of student learning outcomes, faculty, curriculum, and business unit performance.
View ACBSP standards: https://acbsp.org/page/accreditation-standards

What Does This Accreditation Mean?

For the institution

It strengthens a culture of continuous improvement and quality assurance.
It supports evidence-based decision-making and systematic monitoring of results.

For students and alumni

It confirms that the programs meet international quality standards in business education.
It enhances the academic and professional recognition of the education received.

For faculty and administrative staff

It promotes the strengthening of academic practices, evaluation processes, and continuous improvement.

Publication of Student Achievement Results

In line with ACBSP’s emphasis on outcomes and transparency, FCSH publishes and regularly updates performance indicators such as graduation, admissions, and employability, as well as other available results, including student satisfaction surveys and assessments of competencies and learning outcomes.

Undergraduate programs

	Graduates by Program				First-year student enrollment
	2023		2024		2023		2024
	GOAL	RESULT	GOAL	RESULT	GOAL	RESULT	GOAL	RESULT
Bachelor in Business Administration	70	74	70	78	70	114	70	59
Bachelor in Auditing and Management Control	60	71	70	72	80	111	80	75
Bachelor in Tourism	40	43	50	44	65	63	65	62
Bachelor in Economics	70	76	90	93	90	94	90	84

Postgraduate programs

	Postgraduate by programs				First-year student enrollment
	2023		2024		2023		2024
	GOAL	RESULT	GOAL	RESULT	GOAL	RESULT	GOAL	RESULT
Master in Public Policy and Management	10	10	12	11	23	31	23	18
Master in Human Resource Management	25	27	20	20	23	23	23	18
Master in Finance	30	28	20	21	23	38	23	22
Master in Economics and Business Administration	10	16	12	11	23	38	23	23

	Employability
	2023		2024
	GOALS	RESULTS	GOALS	RESULTS
Undergraduate programs
Bachellor in Business administration	90%	76%	90%	96%
Bachelor in Auditing and managment control	90%	100%	90%	86%
Bachelor in Economics	90%	96%	95%	100%
Bachelor in Tourism	90%	60%	90%	77%
Graduate programs
Master in Economics and business administration	95%	67%	95%	100%
Master in Finance	95%	100%	95%	100%
Master in Human Resource Management	95%	100%	95%	88%
Master in Public Policy and management	95%	86%	95%	80%

Other Available Results

Official Verification with ACBSP

To consult the public record of the accreditation and the accredited programs, please visit ESPOL’s official profile on the ACBSP website: https://acbsp.org/members/?id=75057480

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