Ranking of U.S. Hospitality Undergraduate Programs: 2000–2001

Within the field of hospitality education, administrators and educators have been searching and debating for a means to compare their own resources and capabilities with their fellow peers. Previous research focused on the perception of individual hospitality programs. This study surveyed over 121 four-year hospitality institutions with a response rate of 39.7% in order to quantitatively rank programs based on five main criteria including curriculum, faculty, the student body, resources, and alumni/funding contributions. Results were measured using a predetermined quality point scale and the top 25 undergraduate hospitality programs were ranked according to their overall cumulative score.