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2121 I Street
N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052
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Global MBA Rankings 2009

Rankings at a glance
Rank in 200985
Rank in 200871
Rank in 200767
3 year average rank74
CountryU.S.A.
Audit year[1]2007
Alumni career progress
Salary today (US$)101,530
Weighted salary (US$)101,530
Salary percentage increase91
Value for money rank78
Career progress rank90
Aims achieved rank42
Placement success rank58
Employed at three months (%)88 ( 93)
Alumni recommend rank82
Diversity
Women faculty (%)30
Women students (%)45
Women board (%)14
International faculty (%)30
International students (%)27
International board (%)0
International mobility rank62
International experience rank91
Languages[2]0[2]
Idea generation
Faculty with doctorates (%)93
FT doctoral rank30
FT research rank82
Weighted salary (US$) chart

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Footnotes

1. KPMG reported on the results of obtaining evidence and applying specified audit procedures relating to selected survey data provided for the Financial Times 2009 MBA ranking for selected business schools. Enquiries about the assurance process can be made by contacting Michelle Podhy and Patrick Gaudet of KPMG by e-mail at pgaudet@kpmg.ca. The specified audit procedures were carried out between November 2008 and December 2008. The audit date published denotes the survey for which the specified audit precedures were conducted.

2. These schools run additional courses for MBA students for which additional language skills are required. These figures are included in the calculations for the ranking but are not represented on the table to avoid confusion.

Online MBA 2009 Listing

Rankings at a glance
Principle countryUS
Programme nameHealth Care MBA
Number of enrolled online MBA students198
Intakes per year6
International accreditation (AACSB, Amba, Equis, EFMD Cel)AACSB
Time limit for study (years)5
Average time to complete (years)2
Percentage complete in 5 years87
International students (%)0
Examinations required[1]varies
Online examinations[2]y
Percentage of teaching materials online100
Percentage of online coursework100
Online teamwork with other MBA students[2]y
Local study centres[2]y
Students required to study in local study centres[2]n
Students required to study on university campus[2]n
Regions where MBA is supportedNorth America
Programme websitewww.mbahc.info /

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1. Y = yes, n = no, n/a = not applicable or not available

2. y = yes, n = no, n/a = not applicable or not available.

Online MBA 2009 Listing (2)

Rankings at a glance
Principle countryUS
Programme nameThe World Executive MBA
Number of enrolled online MBA studentsn/a[1]
Intakes per year1
International accreditation (AACSB, Amba, Equis, EFMD Cel)AACSB
Time limit for study (years)1
Average time to complete (years)n/a[1]
Percentage complete in 5 yearsn/a
International students (%)-[2]
Examinations required[3]varies
Online examinations[4]y
Percentage of teaching materials online76
Percentage of online coursework76
Online teamwork with other MBA students[4]y
Local study centres[4]y
Students required to study in local study centres[4]n
Students required to study on university campus[4]n
Regions where MBA is supportedAsia, Europe, North America
Programme websitebusiness.gwu.edu / grad / wexmba /

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Footnotes

1. New programme

2. n/a

3. Y = yes, n = no, n/a = not applicable or not available

4. y = yes, n = no, n/a = not applicable or not available.

Global MBA Rankings 2008

Rankings at a glance
Rank in 200871
Rank in 200767
Rank in 200675
3 year average rank71
CountryU.S.A.
Audit year[1]2007
Alumni career progress
Salary today ($)102,852
Weighted salary (US$)102,852
Salary percentage increase100
Value for money rank72
Career progress rank44
Aims achieved rank40
Placement success rank58
Employed at three months (%)87 (100)
Alumni recommend rank79
Diversity
Women faculty (%)27
Women students (%)41
Women board (%)11
International faculty (%)24
International students (%)36
International board (%)2
International mobility rank55
International experience rank76
Languages[2]0[2]
Idea generation
Faculty with doctorates (%)97
FT doctoral rank15
FT research rank98

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2121 I Street
N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052

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Footnotes

1. KPMG reported on the results of obtaining evidence and applying specified audit procedures relating to selected survey data provided for the Financial Times 2008 MBA ranking for selected business schools. Enquiries about the assurance process can be made by contacting Michelle Podhy and Patrick Gaudet of KPMG by e-mail at pgaudet@kpmg.ca. The specified audit procedures were carried out between November 2007 and January 2008. The audit date denotes the year that the most recent selected survey data was subject to specified audit procedures.

2. These schools run additional courses for MBA students for which additional language skills are required. These figures are included in the calculations for the ranking but are not represented on the table to avoid confusion.

Global MBA rankings 2007

Rankings at a glance
Current rank67
Rank in 2006[1]75
Rank in 2005[1]97
3 year average rank[1]80
Country[1]U.S.A.
Audit year[2]2007
Alumni career progress
Salary today (US$)95,633
Weighted salary (US$)95,633
Salary percentage increase103
Value for money rank64
Career progress rank43
Aims achieved (%)80
Placement success rank72
Employed at three months (%)88 (91)
Alumni recommend rank86
Diversity
Women faculty (%)27
Women students (%)39
Women board (%)9
International faculty (%)23
International students (%)36
International board (%)0
International mobility rank58
International experience rank94
Languages[3]0[3]
Idea generation
Faculty with doctorates (%)98
FT doctoral rank10
FT research rank62

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2121 I Street
N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052

Further Information

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Footnotes

1. These data are for information only and are not used in the rankings.

2. KPMG reported on the results of obtaining evidence and applying specified audit procedures relating to selected data provided for the Financial Times 2007 MBA survey ranking for selected business schools. Enquiries about the process can be made by contacting Michelle Podhy and Patrick Gaudet of KPMG by email at mpodhy@kpmg.ca. The specified audit procedures were carried out between November 2006 and January 2007. The audit date denotes the survey for which the specified audit procedures were conducted.

3. These schools run additional courses for MBA students for which additional language skills are required. These figures are included in the calculations for the ranking but are not represented on the table to avoid confusion.