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Academic Department

Finance

Learn how organizations invest capital, manage risk, and create long-term value.

Finance

    Make Smarter Financial Decisions

    Every business decision has a financial dimension. Finance helps you understand how organizations raise capital, evaluate opportunities, manage risk, and create long-term value in a changing global economy.

    Finance graduates help shape markets, guide investments, and fuel growth at investment banks, asset management firms, Fortune 500 companies, and financial institutions around the world.

    Across our undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, you'll explore topics including:

    • Corporate finance and capital structure

    • Financial markets and institutions

    • Financial modeling and valuation

    • International finance

    • Investment analysis and portfolio management

    • Risk management and derivatives

    Academic Programs in Finance

    Build a strong foundation in financial theory and practice through programs that emphasize analytical rigor, quantitative skills, and real-world application across banking, investments, corporate finance, and financial markets.

    Academics

    Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

    The department offers educational opportunities at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, combining rigorous academic preparation with applied experience in corporate finance, investment analysis, and financial markets.

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    Smeal Finance Department Annual Update

    Explore success stories, student profiles, faculty research, and how alumni and advisory board support continue to drive excellence in the Finance department.

    Annual Update

    Work Like a Finance Professional

    Manage investment portfolios, trade with professional market data, model complex transactions, and connect with industry leaders through experiences that reflect the work of modern finance professionals.

    Finance by the Numbers

    Rankings, research, and industry-connected learning opportunities reflect the finance department's impact in financial markets, investments, corporate finance, and risk management.

    #13

    Undergraduate Finance - Public Business Schools
    U.S. News & World Report

    #21

    Accounting & Finance - U.S.
    QS World University Rankings

    #25

    Worldwide Research Performance
    UT-Dallas Worldwide Business Research Rankings

    Research That Moves Finance Forward

    Faculty examine asset pricing, corporate financial policy, investment management, securities regulation, and financial institutions. Their work influences financial theory, market practice, and public policy while expanding the understanding of global capital markets.

    Meet the Finance Department

    Browse faculty profiles, research interests, publications, and contact information for our faculty, staff, and doctoral students.

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