Purdue dropped in FT 2016 MBA rankings

I would agree to the fact that rankings are in fact not the true indicator of a school's potential. Each ranking use different set of indicators to create the list. Since international's can't visit US/Europe schools, these ranking's are a major indicator to decide which programs to target. Also the truth is that Ad-Com's do target to improve their rankings by improving avg GMAT or increasing diversity etc.
I know friends studying at Purdue and it's a grim atmosphere there as the schools perception has been on the downward slide for the past few years.
PS: The perception of an international student will definitely change. Which will in-turn reflect on the quality of applying.

Really? I have friends in the FT MBA program right now and both of them said that they had to turn down interview opportunities because there were so many companies coming to recruit from Purdue. (they are first year students) Im sure it depends largely on what field you are looking to go into post MBA. My friends I spoke with are both going into Marketing, but I would assume if you were trying to get into one of the big consulting companies then Purdue's reputation "slipping" might be more worry some for you. At any rate I don't think that companies are looking at the Financial times rankings and saying "hmmm well purdue is not listed on here this year so we won't hire anybody from Purdue"

Admittedly going to the right school can open doors, but who you are and what value you can add as an employee is much more important in getting a job than what school you went to.

I completely agree with your reasoning.

However, we need opportunities in order to be noticed by employers.

International students do not have as much time and resources to do it on their own completely. They rely largely on the institutes ability to attract employers.

I hope what you say is right i.e employers would not "act" on these rankings, otherwise it will become a strict deterrent for International Students, who decide to apply in great part looking at these rankings

Wise words. I guess it is important for any student to consider more than one set of rankings, as they all vary.

Location of your MBA program is much important than ranking of that program. In my opinion MBA schools located in commercial cities such as New York, Chicago, San Jose etc can offer you better jobs and internship opportunities than MBA school in cities focused on non commercial activities. Companies from New York rarely come to Washington, D.C to recruit international student. Thus, do not stick only to ranking. Location is the most most important factor that can help get job later.

Generally, Do not pay attention much to rankings. FT is global ranking in which you can certainly find business schools better than some American schools. Purdue is famous for operations and supply chain. However, pay attention to the school performance. Along the past four years, there were less student enrolled in the full time MBA for the following year. In the same time, the job opportunities for international students is not good. review the last employment report. Although the class is small, the percentage is too low 81% as total rate. I do not pay high attention to internships as those are bounded by summer time and most schools secure 100% internships for its students.

https://www.krannert.purdue.edu/masters ... a/home.asp

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