Originally known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies (FAS), it was renamed in 1995 after Seymour Schulich, a major benefactor who has donated $15 million to the school.

In December 2017, the $120 million York University Station opened directly across from the Seymour Schulich Building's main entrance.

The $50 million 67,000 square-foot facility was designed by the firm Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, it has received LEED Gold certification.

[8] Centered around an atrium, the building houses a Seattle's Best Coffee café, a student marketplace, a fitness and wellness centre, and a landscaped outdoor courtyard.

iBBA students are required to complete one semester of study abroad at one of Schulich's partner schools and to take a foreign language course every year.

Undergraduate students in the BBA and iBBA programs also have the option of pursuing a Certificate in Managing International Trade and Investment.

Select undergraduate students also have the option of completing a joint degree with the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.

All six members of the alliance rank among the world's top 100 schools, according to their participation in key rankings—Financial Times, Business Week, and The Economist.

Each of these organizations solicits membership from newly admitted students at the Club Fair, which takes place during the first week of classes.

The Schulich School of Business releases a quarterly alumni magazine called the Exchange (stylized as in all lowercase).