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2026 Business Assessment Results Highlight Academic Excellence at Lutgert College of Business

October 20, 2026  / Lutgert News  / Tags: Finance, Undergraduate, Assessment, Analytics & Informatics, Economics, Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Computer Information Systems, Testing, Accounting

Spring 2026 results highlight strong performance among graduating seniors in accounting, economics, finance, information systems and other business disciplines.

Graduating seniors from Florida Gulf Coast University's Lutgert College of Business (LCOB) demonstrated strong academic performance on the Spring 2026 ETS Business Major Field Test (BMFT), with several programs ranking among the top 10% nationally in their respective disciplines.

A total of 438 LCOB graduating seniors completed the assessment, which evaluates students' knowledge across core business disciplines. Their performance was compared against a national benchmark of 67,824 students from 344 universities who completed the assessment between 2021 and 2025.

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Highlights of Student Achievement

Several LCOB programs achieved notable results, reflecting students' knowledge in their areas of specialization.

Accounting

Accounting seniors delivered some of the college's strongest results, achieving:

• • • Top 1% in Accounting
    • Top 5% in Overall BMFT Score
    • Top 7% in Finance
    • Top 10% in Legal and Social Environment
    • Top 10% in International Business

Accounting students also ranked within the top 25% nationally in Information Systems, Quantitative Business Analysis, Management and Marketing.

Economics and Quantitative Economics

Students majoring in Economics and Quantitative Economics demonstrated strong analytical and global business knowledge, ranking:

• • • Top 2% in Economics
    • Top 2% in International Business
    • Top 6% in Quantitative Business Analysis

Finance

Finance seniors ranked in the top 3% nationally on finance-related questions, demonstrating strong knowledge of their discipline.

Computer Information Systems and Analytics & Informatics

Seniors in Computer Information Systems and Analytics & Informatics ranked in the top 7% nationally in Information Systems.

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management seniors achieved top-quartile rankings in several business disciplines:

• • • Top 13% in Legal and Social Environment
    • Top 18% in Quantitative Business Analysis
    • Top 23% in Information Systems

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Measuring Business Knowledge Beyond the Major

The ETS Business Major Field Test is a graduation requirement for LCOB students and serves as an indirect assessment of learning for the college's Business Common Core curriculum.

While the results highlight strong achievement within individual majors, the assessment also provides insight into students' broader understanding of business concepts, from finance and management to economics and quantitative analysis.

Across all 438 graduating seniors, Finance and Quantitative Business Analysis produced the college's strongest overall national percentile rankings, placing in the top 35% and top 53%, respectively.

Students also demonstrated their highest percentages of correct responses in Management (54%), Marketing (51%), Legal and Social Environment (49%) and Economics (49%). These results illustrate the importance of examining both raw scores and national percentile rankings when assessing student learning.

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Supporting Continuous Academic Improvement

The assessment provides LCOB faculty and academic leadership with valuable information to evaluate how effectively the Business Common Core and prerequisite courses prepare students with foundational business knowledge.

By comparing student performance with a substantial national benchmark, the college can identify areas of academic strength and opportunities for continued curriculum development.

These results underscore the accomplishments of LCOB's graduating students while reinforcing the college's commitment to assessing student learning, strengthening academic programs and preparing graduates with knowledge that extends beyond their individual areas of specialization.