{"id":15126,"date":"2012-10-28T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T20:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=15126"},"modified":"2012-10-28T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T21:01:38","slug":"2012-economist-global-b-school-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2012-economist-global-b-school-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Economist Global B-School Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/global-economist.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-15127\" title=\"Economist Global B-School Rankings\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/global-economist-139x150.png\" alt=\"Economist Global B-School Rankings\" width=\"139\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The <em>Economist<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/whichmba\/which-mba-top-25\">top 25 full-time global MBA program rankings<\/a> offer few surprises. Here are a few points to note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>European b-schools in general dropped a few places from last year. Most notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/IMDbschool.aspx\">IMD<\/a>, ranked in third place in 2011, and dropped to tenth place in 2012. Cranfield got bumped off the list \u2013 in 2010, this British b-school was ranked #15; in 2011 it dropped to #23.<\/li>\n<li>York Schulich lost its footing the top ten by dropping from ninth to sixteenth place, leaving the top ten without a Canadian representative.<\/li>\n<li>New to the top ten this year is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MITSloan.aspx\">MIT Sloan<\/a>, which ranks as #7 \u2013 up from #11 in 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Another big jumper this year was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/CornellJohnson.aspx\">Cornell Johnson<\/a> which jumped up 10 spots, from #25 to #15.<\/li>\n<li>New schools in the top 25 this year are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/EmoryBusiness.aspx\">Emory Goizueta<\/a> (which jumped from #28 to #21), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/UCLAAnderson.aspx\">UCLA Anderson<\/a> (#27 last year and now at #23), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MichiganRoss.aspx\">Michigan Ross<\/a> (which moved up six places from #30 last year to #24 this year).<\/li>\n<li>Bumped from the top 25 this year: Cranfield (as mentioned above), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/USCMarshall.aspx\">USC Marshall<\/a> (#22 last year), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/DukeFuqua.aspx\">Duke Fuqua<\/a> (#20 last year). (See \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2011\/10\/19\/the-economist-posts-which-mba-2011-rankings\/\">The Economist Posts Which MBA? 2011 Rankings<\/a>\u201d for more on the 2011 rankings.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Complete <em>Economist<\/em> \u201cWhich MBA?\u201d 2012 Top 25 Rankings (2011 rank in parentheses)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/chicago.aspx\">Chicago Booth<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/DartmouthTuck.aspx\">Dartmouth Tuck<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/UVADarden.aspx\">UVA Darden<\/a> (4)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/HarvardHBS.aspx\">Harvard Business School<\/a> (5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Columbia.aspx\">Columbia Business School<\/a> (7)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/UCBerkeleyHaas.aspx\">UC Berkeley Haas<\/a> (6)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MITSloan.aspx\">MIT Sloan<\/a> (11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Stanford.aspx\">Stanford School of Business<\/a> (8)<\/li>\n<li>IESE (10)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/IMDbschool.aspx\">IMD<\/a> (3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/NYUStern.aspx\">NYU Stern<\/a> (12)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/LondonBusinessSchool.aspx\">London Business School<\/a> (13)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Wharton.aspx\">University of Pennsylvania Wharton<\/a> (15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/HECParis.aspx\">HEC Paris<\/a> (14)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/CornellJohnson.aspx\">Cornell Johnson<\/a> (25)<\/li>\n<li>York Schulich (9)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/CMUTepper.aspx\">CMU Tepper<\/a> (16)<\/li>\n<li>ESADE (17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/INSEAD.aspx\">INSEAD<\/a> (19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/NorthwesternKellogg.aspx\">Northwestern Kellogg<\/a> (18)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/EmoryBusiness.aspx\">Emory Goizueta<\/a> (28)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/IE.aspx\">IE Business School<\/a> (24)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/UCLAAnderson.aspx\">UCLA Anderson<\/a> (27)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MichiganRoss.aspx\">Michigan Ross<\/a> (30)<\/li>\n<li>Bath (21)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more insight into <em>The Economist\u2019s<\/em> rankings, please check out our interview with the man behind these rankings, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2012\/08\/30\/admissions-straight-talk-interview-with-bill-ridgers\/\"><em>The Economist\u2019s<\/em> Bill Ridgers<\/a><em>, <\/em>as well as<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2012\/10\/06\/how-mbas-grade-the-top-b-schools\/\"><em>Poets &amp; Quants\u2019<\/em> analysis<\/a> of the these rankings.<br \/>\n<em><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"full-image-block ssNonEditable\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-small-for-SF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4169\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Accepted.com\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-small-for-SF.jpg\" alt=\"Accepted.com\" width=\"111\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em> <em>Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Accepted.com's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/AboutUs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Services\/MBAProgramServices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">comprehensive packages<\/a>,<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>or provide targeted assistance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">picking perfect programs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/admissionsresume.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/essayediting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">preparing for intense interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2012\/10\/11\/2012-economist-global-b-school-ranking\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economist\u2019s top 25 full-time global MBA program rankings offer few surprises. 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