Saint Leo University · Donald R. Tapia College of Business

Doctorate in Business Administration

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration

Overview

A 57-credit online DBA with an estimated 3-4 years to complete and a required dissertation project, oriented to teaching, academic leadership and industry roles.

Official program name: Doctorate in Business Administration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Business Administration
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — DBA (professional doctorate)
Awarding institution: Saint Leo University — Donald R. Tapia College of Business
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: St. Leo, Florida, United StatesWhere the institution or the unit that runs the program is based. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll.
Subject: Business Administration · dedicated degree
Credits: 57 hoursUS credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Est. time to complete: 3-4 years
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Language of instruction: EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

The program page lists online delivery only.

Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects, awarded by institutions with legal recognition in their country. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus attendance, placements, schedule and time zones are shown separately, each only as the institution states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus visits: Campus attendance: not verified
Placement / internship: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits, in-person exams or placements are required. Ask the institution before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Dissertation

Required dissertation project
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waiver-available and not-required items are shown exactly as the institution states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Interview: RequiredPersonal interview with the Director of Graduate Admission
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GMAT/GRE and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the institution printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the institution for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Recognition, accreditation and eligibility

Separate questions: is the awarding institution legally recognized to award this degree, is the business school accredited, and who may enroll in this online program?

Legal recognition of Saint Leo University

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1967 · next review 06/01/2027
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Authority in United States
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school and program accreditation

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Business-school accreditation — Accredited
“Undergraduate and master's programs in the Donald R. Tapia School of Business are accredited by ACBSP (initial accreditation November 2014).”
Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Held by the business school. A school-level accreditation does not by itself mean that every program is covered.

Recognition in the institution's own country does not guarantee that the degree is recognized for employment, licensing or further study everywhere. Check with the relevant body where you plan to use it.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
saintleo.edu/about/accreditations — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
saintleo.edu/admissions/graduate/business — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
saintleo.edu/programs/business-degrees/bachelors-degree-marketing — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
saintleo.edu/programs/business-degrees/doctorate-business-administration — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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