Making a difference in leadership: The Foster School and Bruce Avolio, professor of management and executive director of the new Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking, are intensifying Foster's efforts to lead the nation in leadership education.

The Foster Difference

Simply put, graduates of the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business are leaders who think differently and make a difference in the face of complex, unstructured, real-world problems. It is a leadership empowered by strategic thinking and steeped in the geographic beauty and culture of Seattle and the Northwest, where highly competitive and collaborative entrepreneurs shape the future alongside historic powerhouses  Amazon.com, Boeing, Microsoft, Paccar, Starbucks, and many more.

That’s the promise, now for the details:

Commanding Presence

  •  Our $95 million Paccar Hall, which opened in 2010, encompasses more than 135,000 square feet of state-of-the-art classrooms, breakout rooms, offices, computer labs, community areas, a 250-seat auditorium, a café, and atrium. Our newest building, Business Hall, opens this summer offering 65,000 square feet to house

     the dean’s office, MBA and undergraduate offices, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MBA and undergrad career centers as well as classrooms and an executive forum.

  • Foster consistently ranks in the top 10% by U.S. News & World Report at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with student job placement rates among the very best in the nation. A recent BusinessWeek survey ranked Foster in the top 10 for most innovative curriculum. We were also ranked in the top 10 for most improved business school. See all the Rankings.
  • Confidence in the Foster Difference has inspired more than 13,000 alumni and friends to invest $100 million into Foster faculty and programs and another $80 million for our paradigm-shifting facilities. Read about the Campaign. Connect with Foster Alumni.

More Foster Difference
Space Needle in SeattleUW Foster School of Business is located in Seattle, a city rich with natural beauty, a lively arts scene and wired with coffee. Explore Seattle.
​Learn more about the Foster MBA Program and Seattle's vibrant community in our new interactive viewbook.
Nature vs. Nurture of Money
Investment behavior is tied to genes more than parental nurturing, age, gender or any other factor. Why? Read new research co-authored by Stephan Siegel, assistant professor of finance.
Take a virtual tour of the Executive MBA ProgramTake a virtual tour of Executive MBA and find out if this program at the UW Foster School of Business is right for you. Watch the video.


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