{"id":515421,"date":"2025-10-20T15:37:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/?p=515421"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T01:16:04","slug":"stats-strengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/stats-strengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Stats &amp; Strengths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding: 30px\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"layout-default has-three-fact wp-block-ncst-fact-list\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-three-text-color wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\">\n      <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M0 24H21.9375L23.0892 20.3039L21.7439 13.5839L24 6.86391L23.3761 5.37609L22.2239 6.48L22.6561 3.64781L21.0722 0L16.0312 5.04L13.343 4.75219L9.55125 9.36L4.8 13.0561L4.75313 13.103C4.54683 13.3066 4.42653 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class=\"layout-default has-one-fact wp-block-ncst-fact-list\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\">\n      \n<a \n    class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/business-management\/\"\n          >\n              <h2 class=\"fact__heading\"><strong><strong>New Academic Departments<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n            <p class=\"fact__support\">\n              <span class=\"text\">Poole reorganized Business Management into three specialized departments: Finance, Marketing, and Information Technology, Analytics and Operations (ITAO).<br>Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n          <\/p>\n      <\/a>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"layout-default has-two-fact wp-block-ncst-fact-list\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\">\n      \n<a \n    class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-four-text-color wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/mac.ncsu.edu\/why-jenkins-mac\/rankings-and-accreditation\/\"\n          >\n      <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M12 0.587814L14.8406 9.3061H24L16.5553 14.6939L19.3959 23.4122L12 18.0244L4.60406 23.4122L7.44469 14.6939L0 9.3061H9.15937L12 0.587814Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n    <\/span>\n              <h2 class=\"fact__heading\"><strong>No. 3 Online Master of Accounting Program in the U.S. (<em>University HQ<\/em>,<em> 2025<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n            <p class=\"fact__support\">\n              <span class=\"text\">View the rankings<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use 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