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FT MBA rankings

MBA ranked fifth in the world for third year running and first outside the US

The Financial Times MBA rankings, published on 29 January, once again rate London Business School 5th in the world and 1st outside of the US. The top five schools in the world are Wharton, Columbia, Harvard, Stanford and London, respectively.

The 2007 FT ranking rests on data provided by business schools and their alumni who graduated three years ago. It is assessed in three main categories - alumni career progress, diversity, and idea generation.

The report highlights that 96% of our MBA graduates accepted job offers by three months after graduation, and our alumni reported a 122% salary increase over their pre-MBA salary. On diversity, we remain one of the most diverse schools and are ranked fifth for the international mobility of our graduates.

Julia Tyler, Associate Dean of the MBA programme says she's "delighted" to be ranked among the top-five schools. "This is a tribute to the successes of our students and alumni, and the dedicated faculty and staff who support them," she says. "It's very encouraging to see that we have scored an average rank over the last four years of fifth - the only non-US school to have achieved this."

"We are especially proud of our alumni - not only the class of 2003 but also the earlier classes - all of whose achievements are reflected in this continuing success. A big thank you to them for completing the FT survey as well as to staff throughout the School who spent a huge amount of time crunching the data."

Zeger Degraeve, Deputy Dean, Programmes, adds: "Whatever our position in the FT or any other ranking, our focus is on continual improvement and achieving our Vision to be the pre-eminent global business school. We will continue to help our students to develop the skills and capabilities required to succeed in a complex global business environment."

The full report is available online from the FT website.

For a full list of recent rankings, please see the rankings round-up.

Created: Monday 29 January 2007 03:00

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