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Chicago Booth鈥檚 125th Anniversary

Celebrating 125 years of ideas, innovation, and impact.

Maroon and gray logo of Chicago Booth鈥檚 125 Year Anniversary

Booth is a business school of firsts. A community of curious thinkers and bold doers. A global network of innovative alumni and analytical thought leaders who have shaped markets, policy, and industry in profound ways.

Throughout 2023, Chicago Booth celebrated its 125th anniversary. From events across the globe to an oral history project for our alumni to activities on social media and retrospective features, we showcased the impact of Booth over the past 125 years, celebrated this important milestone as a community, and presented to you how Booth is poised to continue to impact the future.

Booth Firsts, Booth Breakthroughs

Innovating and setting new precedents is in our DNA. Discover how we have pioneered business education and thought leadership throughout our history.

University of Chicago campus shot from above in black and white

1916

First to create a comprehensive business education.

1916
Black and white image of a stack of books on business practices

1920

First to create a PhD program in business.

1920
Open book flipping through pages on a table

1928

First to create an academic business journal.

1928
Portrait of Ursula Batchelder Stone, the first woman to earn a PhD in business from a U.S. university

1929

First university to grant a PhD in business to a woman.

1929
Vintage shot of UChicago students working in a classroom as one smiles at the camera

1943

First to create an executive MBA program.

1943
Vintage shot of four University of Chicago students in a classroom sitting on a desk

1970

Booth students founded the National Black MBA Association.

1970
Vintage photo of George Stigler teaching in front of a chalkboard

1982

First business school faculty member to win a Nobel Prize.

1982
Boat sailing in Asia

2000

First US business school with campuses on three continents.

2000
Nobel laureate photo wall in the Harper Center

2022

Tenth faculty member becomes a Nobel laureate.

2022