ACBSP Accreditation of NAU–Yuma’s Business Administration programs
About ACBSP accreditation
The business programs at NAU-Yuma are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This accreditation was awarded in 2011 and applies specifically to the following programs:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science (BS, LSCM)
- Applied Business Management, Bachelor of Science (BS, BM)
- Master of Global Business Administration (MGBA)
For information regarding complaint processes, accreditation status, and reporting, please visit the ACBSP site, call (913) 339-9356, use ACBSP’s form or write to ACBSP U.S. World Headquarters, 8101 College Blvd, #100, Overland Park, KS 66210.

2023-2026 reports
ACBSP accredited program performance at NAU–Yuma
Student achievement – graduation by program and year
| Degree Program | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAS in ABM/ITM* | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| BAS in LSCM | 10 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| BBA | 167 | 159 | 163 | 153 | 118 | 140 | 111 | 96 | 65 |
| MGBA** | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
*The ABM and ITM programs were consolidated into one program.
** The MGBA program started in Fall 2016.
Student achievement – retention by program and year
BAS in ABM*
| Year | HC | RET_1YR | GRAD_1YR | RET_2YR | GRAD_2YR | RET_3YR | GRAD_3YR | RET_4YR | GRAD_4YR | RET_5YR | GRAD_5YR | RET_6YR | GRAD_6YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2014 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Fall 2015 | 7 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 42.9% |
| Fall 2016 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Fall 2017 | 5 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
| Fall 2018 | 5 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | ||
| Fall 2019 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | ||||
| Fall 2020 | 3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Fall 2021 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fall 2022 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | ||||||||||
| Fall 2023 | 5 |
*The ABM and ITM programs were consolidated into one program.
BAS in ITM*
| Year | HC | RET_1YR | GRAD_1YR | RET_2YR | GRAD_2YR | RET_3YR | GRAD_3YR | RET_4YR | GRAD_4YR | RET_5YR | GRAD_5YR | RET_6YR | GRAD_6YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2014 | 7 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 14.3% | 57.1% | 14.3% | 57.1% | 0.0% | 71.4% |
| Fall 2015 | 10 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Fall 2016 | 7 | 71.4% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 571% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 0.0% | 57.1% |
| Fall 2017 | 6 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.2% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Fall 2018 | 6 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% | 83.3% | ||
| Fall 2019 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | ||||
| Fall 2020 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||||
| Fall 2021 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fall 2022 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fall 2023 | 0 |
BAS in LSCM
| Year | HC | RET_1YR | GRAD_1YR | RET_2YR | GRAD_2YR | RET_3YR | GRAD_3YR | RET_4YR | GRAD_4YR | RET_5YR | GRAD_5YR | RET_6YR | GRAD_6YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2014 | 24 | 58.3% | 4.2% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 4.2% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 0.0% | 54.2% |
| Fall 2015 | 24 | 75.0% | 4.2% | 25.0% | 45.8% | 12.5% | 66.7% | 4.2% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 70.8% | 0.0% | 75.0% |
| Fall 2016 | 19 | 78.9% | 0.0% | 31.6% | 47.4% | 10.5% | 68.4% | 0.0% | 78.9% | 5.3% | 78.9% | 0.0% | 84.2% |
| Fall 2017 | 15 | 86.7% | 6.7% | 33.3% | 60.0% | 6.7% | 86.7% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% | 93.3% |
| Fall 2018 | 20 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 55.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | ||
| Fall 2019 | 16 | 50.0% | 12.5% | 31.3% | 37.5% | 6.3% | 43.8% | 12.5% | 43.8% | ||||
| Fall 2020 | 21 | 81.0% | 0.0% | 38.1% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Fall 2021 | 10 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 30.0% | ||||||||
| Fall 2022 | 11 | 63.6% | 0.0% | ||||||||||
| Fall 2023 | 11 |
BBA
| Year | HC | RET_1YR | GRAD_1YR | RET_2YR | GRAD_2YR | RET_3YR | GRAD_3YR | RET_4YR | GRAD_4YR | RET_5YR | GRAD_5YR | RET_6YR | GRAD_6YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2014 | 145 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 36.6% | 42.1% | 11.0% | 64.1% | 4.8% | 71.7% | 1.4% | 73.8% | 1.4% | 75.2% |
| Fall 2015 | 148 | 75.7% | 1.4% | 31.8% | 39.9% | 9.5% | 60.1% | 6.1% | 65.5% | 3.4% | 68.9% | .07% | 71.6% |
| Fall 2016 | 116 | 81.0% | 0.9% | 32.8% | 44.8% | 6.9% | 68.1% | 5.2% | 71.6% | 3.4% | 72.4% | 0.9% | 75.9% |
| Fall 2017 | 98 | 74.5% | 0.0% | 35.7% | 34.7% | 10.2% | 58.2% | 4.1% | 66.3% | 1.0% | 68.4% | 1.0% | 68.4% |
| Fall 2018 | 102 | 80.4% | 0.0% | 32.4% | 44.1% | 12.7% | 63.7% | 4.9% | 71.6% | 2.9% | 72.5% | ||
| Fall 2019 | 72 | 80.6% | 1.4% | 33.3% | 40.3% | 5.6% | 63.9% | 5.6% | 65.3% | ||||
| Fall 2020 | 68 | 63.2% | 2.9% | 26.5% | 36.8% | 4.4% | 60.3% | ||||||
| Fall 2021 | 61 | 63.9% | 0.0% | 32.8% | 26.2% | ||||||||
| Fall 2022 | 50 | 78.0% | 0.0% | ||||||||||
| Fall 2023 | 56 |
MGBA
| Semester | HC | RET_1YR | GRAD_1YR | RET_2YR | GRAD_2YR | RET_3YR | GRAD_3YR | RET_4YR | GRAD_4YR | RET_5YR | GRAD_5YR | RET_6YR | GRAD_6YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2016 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Fall 2017 | 4 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Fall 2018 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Fall 2019 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fall 2020 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||||
| Fall 2021 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | ||||||||
| Fall 2022 | 7 | 28.6% | 42.9% | ||||||||||
| Fall 2023 | 5 |