Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) was established in 1920.

It was renamed in 1926 as the Athens School of Economics and Business, a name that was retained until 1989 when it assumed its present name, the Athens University of Economics and Business. 

It is the third oldest University in Greece and the oldest one in the general fields of Economics and Business.

Up to 1955 the School offered only one degree in the general area of Economics and Commerce.

In 1955 it started two separate programs leading to two separate degrees: one in Economics and the other in Business Administration.

In 1984 the School was divided into three Departments, namely the Department of Economics, the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Statistics and Informatics.