The Princeton Review places IBS among best 301 business schools in United States; School maintains top 100 ranking worldwide by The Economist for third year in a row

Brandeis International Business School’s (IBS) academic success in global business education has been recognized by The Princeton Review and The Economist Intelligence Unit in their latest rankings of the best MBA programs offered in the United States and worldwide, respectively.

In its latest book, “The Best 301 Business Schools,” The Princeton Review named IBS as one of the best institutions to earn an MBA in the United States. The selection was determined based on the opinions of 19,000 American business school students on the academic programs and offerings, as well as through data provided by the institutions themselves. For the third year in a row, IBS was ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit as providing one of the world's top 100 full-time MBA programs. The Economist worldwide ranking is based on feedback from close to 19,000 MBA students and graduates as well as data provided by schools.

The Princeton Review reported students citing a true international focus at IBS where “globalization and economic interdependence are at the core of the program.” In addition, small class sizes were identified as a key benefit: “they give you the opportunity to participate in class discussions more often, which highly contributes to your communication skills and self-confidence.”

The Economist ranked IBS #80 worldwide, and took as its criteria four key reasons for pursuing an MBA:

• opening new career opportunities and/or furthering current career;
• personal development and educational experience;
• increasing one's salary; and
• the potential for networking

To read more about The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2009 ranking, click here.
www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba

To review the profile on Brandeis IBS, click here.
http://www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14527472

“I am delighted that these two prestigious publications have acknowledged the School’s efforts in staying current with the changing financial and economic environment,” said Bruce Magid, dean of Brandeis IBS. “Our students recognize that we provide an education which is both rigorous and highly relevant, providing them with the skills required to thrive in the global economy,” he continued.

IBS was one of 15 graduate schools of business named to last year’s "Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools" also published by The Princeton Review. The School was recognized in two categories, Finance and Global Management. The School entered The Economist ranking three years ago at #87.