The Carlson School PhD program in business administration attracts students with outstanding undergraduate records, graduate coursework, and work experience. Students with diverse backgrounds and perspectives come from many different countries and US states.

Each PhD student shares an office with one other doctoral student. Offices are furnished with a state-of-the-art Dell desktop computer for each student, desks, filing cabinets, and phones. Students also have access to PhD computer labs with B&W and color printers and a color scanner.