More 2012 Economist MBA Rankings Data

We already analyzed The Economist’s rankings of the top 25 global MBA programs; now we’re going to provide insights from the Poets & Quants article, “The Economist’s Winners & Losers.” In short, volatility is the name of the game.

23 of the 100 top global MBA programs saw double-digit changes (jumps or falls) this year.
The awards for the biggest falls go to University College Dublin’s Smurfit School and Vlerick Leuven, both of which dropped 25 places.
In the U.S., USC Marshall takes the loser’s cake with a 21-spot drop from 22^nd to 43^rd place. Penn State’s Smeal School of Business dropped 18 places from 50^th to 68^th.
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmadehad wins points for the biggest jump, going from 28^th place in 2011 to 56^th place this year (22 places). The next biggest jump was Lancaster University Management School which went from 100^th to 80^th place over the course of the year.
The biggest jumpers in the U.S. were Temple University Fox (89^th to 77^th), Cornell Johnson (25^th to 15^th), and Georgetown McDonough (44^th to 35^th).
Newcomers to the top 100 list include Arizona State (59^th), Texas Christian (71^st), the International University of Japan (79^th), St. Gallen University (81^st), WHU Germany (87^th), the International University of Monaco (97^th), and Case Western Reserve Weatherhead (100^th).

Please see our article on The Economist’s top 25 MBA programs for 2012 for more information.

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