UVA Darden School Rises to No. 3 in the World in the Economist 2014 Rankings
The Economist today released its annual 2014 ranking of the Top 100 international MBA programs and named the University of Virginia Darden School of Business No. 3 in the world. For the fourth consecutive year, Darden ranked No. 1 for Education Experience.
The ranking is the highest in the School’s history and moves Darden up from fourth position last year.
The Economist ranking methodology is based heavily on student and alumni experiences. In the specialty rankings, Darden ranked No. 1 in the world in the category of Personal Development and Educational Experience. The School also topped the international list for Diversity of Recruiters. Darden ranked in the Top Five for Opens New Career Opportunities and Student Rating of Alumni Effectiveness.
“Through the School’s high-engagement approach to learning, top-ranked faculty and dynamic network, we develop entrepreneurial, global and responsible leaders who step forward to improve the world,” said Darden Dean Bob Bruner. “This latest ranking is a validation of Darden’s extraordinary learning community, its accomplishments and its global reach.”
The Economist ranking surveys students and alumni and collects data from the business schools. The Economist‘s Which MBA? team evaluates career services, job placement, faculty and student quality and diversity, recruiter diversity and salary changes from before to after degree. The survey also collects data from the business schools, including the percentage of international students on campus, days spent by students outside of the United States, and the alumni giving percentage.
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences. Darden’s graduate degree programs (MBA, MSBA and Ph.D.) and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact. Darden’s top-ranked faculty, renowned for teaching excellence, inspires and shapes modern business leadership worldwide through research, thought leadership and business publishing. Darden has Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area and a global community that includes 18,000 alumni in 90 countries. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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