FT rankings - MGSM named among top 100 global business schools

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) has been ranked for the first time in the prestigious Financial Times Global MBA rankings. MGSM was ranked 99^th on the list of top global MBA schools, while its accountancy and finance programs were rated number five and number eight respectively in the top schools by subject rankings.

This is the 12^th year the Financial Times has produced a ranking of full-time MBA programs. Three main areas are analysed to create the top 100: alumni salaries and career development, the diversity and international reach of the business school and its MBA program, and the research capabilities of each school.

Rankings are based on data collected from two main sources: alumni and business schools. This year a total of 156 business schools met the criteria for participation and completed the survey.

Graduates are surveyed three years after they have completed their degree to assess the effect of the MBA on their subsequent career progression and salary growth. Thus in 2009 it was the 2006 full-time student cohort that was surveyed. To be ranked among the top 100 MBA programs in the world is a significant achievement for MGSM.

The London Business School claimed the coveted number one position followed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Media Contact: Lyn Danninger
(02) 9850 7257, lyn.danninger@pru.mq.edu.au