Schools
Golden Gate University is primarily a post-graduate institution focused on professional training in law and business, with its smaller undergraduate programs linked to its larger graduate and professional schools.
Its four schools, with the year a university degree was first offered in the area are as follows:
- School of Law (1901)
- Edward S. Ageno School of Business (1908)
- School of Accounting (1908)
- School of Taxation (1970)
The School of Law offers the JD, LLM, and JSD (Doctor of Juridical Science) degrees, while the Ageno School of Business offers the degrees of BA, BS, MS, MBA, PMBA, and DBA (Doctor of Business Administration). The School of Taxation offers an MS in Taxation and the School of Accounting offers the MAc (Master of Accountancy).
As of June 2012, the Ageno School of Business was ranked 182 on the Social Science Research Network's list of the Top 500 U.S. Business Schools.
The University has no residential students, being entirely a "commuter school" located in the heart of the business district of San Francisco with a major student demographic being returning students and working professionals. Golden Gate University is a public-benefit, not-for-profit institution.
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