Classes at School of Economics and Business Administration began in October 1987. Until the inauguration of Amigos Building, it occupied the "entrance East" of the Library Services, today Ismael Sánchez Bella building.

More than 700 people sat the Admissions Office exams for the first year of the newly opened School. The exam took place in July and the candidates were distributed in classrooms at Central Building and Architecture.

With School taking its first steps, it did not take long for the thesis to arrive. Those of Kepa Mirena Ormazábal, defended in 1990, and Francisco Javier Faulín Fajardo in 1991 were among the first.

In 1998, the I Forum of Students and Entrepreneurs was held. This forum gave rise, years later, to the Finance Club of School.

In 1999, the School launched the Master's Degree at Economics and Finance.

In 2000, School expanded its offerings professor to six bachelor's degrees: LADE, Economics, LADE Bilingual, Economics Bilingual, LADE + Law and Economics + Law.

The School launched in 2000 the Chair Quality Volkswagen-University of Navarra.
br> In 2012, the commitment and ties between the two entities were strengthened and new branches of partnership were sought: the Chair business Volkswagen was born.

In 2002, in order to facilitate a greater specialization of students and to better meet the needs demanded by the market, the School created four itineraries: Marketing, Finance, New Technologies and Economics International.

In 2004, School celebrated the I International Day. At that time, it had signed 40 exchange agreements with international universities. This number increases every year. Today there are 140.

In 2005, the Program was launched at partnership with IESE Business School, the University's Business School: students complete their training with a semester in Madrid, aimed at enhancing their professional skills. It is now the Madrid Business Program.

In 2010, the programs of study Banking Center of School was created. Its goal was the development of research in the field of Finance, of interest to the world of Banking and related sectors Economics, from an ethical perspective.

In 2010, the School launched the Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Regulation.

A year later, in 2011, the Master's Degree at Personnel Management Service in Organizations was created.

When the Amigos Building, designed by architect Juan Miguel Otxotorena, was inaugurated in 2012, the School moved there, along with Law and ISSA School of Applied Management (when the latter moved from San Sebastian in 2013).

In 2012, the School celebrated its 25th anniversary. Among the events organized was the presentation of two programs of study on the perception of the image of the Spain brand, which included a roundtable, moderated by journalist Rosa Mª Calaf and with the participation of Ingemar Naeve, president of Ericsson Spain; the designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, the chief correspondent of the Reuters agency in our country, Fiona Ortiz; the president of the US Chamber of Commerce in Spain, Jaime Malet; and Professor Francesc Pujol.

In 2012, the School founded the Marketing and Sales Club at the initiative of a group of students.

The first edition of the 'University of Navarra International Case Competition' (UNICC) was held in 2013. It is an annual international case competition that brings together university students from different countries.

In 2013 the 'Program in Economics, Leadership & Governance' was offered, a pioneer in Spain. It was the germ of the new diplomas of specialization that would be born in 2020.

In 2016, the 'Investment Society' was born at School, an initiative by students for students, which aims to spread the culture of finance and financial investments within the university community.

In 2017, the I Promotion of Economics celebrated its 25th anniversary, and the alumni were able to reconnect with professors and classmates. The Dean, Ignacio Ferrero, former student of that promotion, gave the session "25 years: yesterday and today of the School".

In 2018, the School became the first School of Economics in Spain to receive the accreditation EQUIS ('European Quality Improvement System').

In 2022 it was reaccredited.

In 2018, the University opened its postgraduate program headquarters in Madrid, where the Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Regulation and the Master's Degree in Personnel Management Service in Organizations moved to.

In 2020, the School developed 5 new diplomas from specialization: 'International Economics', 'Finance & Accounting', 'Innovation & Entrepreneurship', 'Data Analytics' and 'General Management'.