Yale SOM Rankings Update

Business School Rankings
Among the organizations that rank MBA programs, we have decided to report to the Yale SOM community on five major rankings: BusinessWeek, Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, and U.S. News & World Report.

Below you will find the most recent results and brief descriptions of their methodologies.

Edward A. Snyder
Dean, Yale School of Management

Financial Times
January 2012
The Financial Times has ranked Yale SOM 20th globally in its 14th annual ranking of 100 full-time global MBA programs. This is based on alumni career progression, school and program diversity, and research capabilities. Yale SOM is recognized as one of the top three schools worldwide in corporate social responsibility and one of the top ten schools in corporate strategy and economics, based on recommendations of surveyed alumni from the Class of 2008.

Economist
October 2011
The Economist has ranked Yale SOM 17th in North America and 26th globally in its annual ranking of 100 full-time global MBA programs. This is based on opening of new career opportunities, personal development and educational experience, increase in salary, and potential to network.

Forbes
August 2011
Forbes magazine has ranked Yale SOM 11th among major U.S. business schools based on the school's "return on investment." To calculate the ROI, Forbes surveyed graduates who received MBAs in 2006. Forbes compared their earnings in their first five years out of business school to their opportunity cost (two years of forgone compensation, tuition, and required fees).

US News & World Report
March 2011
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Yale SOM 10th in its annual ranking of business schools, up from 11th last year. The ranking is based on opinion and statistical indicators collected in fall 2010. The opinion of participating business school deans and directors surveyed in fall 2010 count for the peer assessment, while the opinion of participating MBA recruiters surveyed count for the recruiter assessment. The two most recent years' surveys (fall 2009 and 2010) were averaged to compute the recruiter assessment score. The statistical indicators are measured by "inputs" such as GPA, GMAT score, and acceptance rate, and "outputs" such as salaries students command after graduation and length of time to find jobs. Yale SOM has maintained the top specialty ranking in Nonprofit.

BusinessWeek
November 2010
BusinessWeek has ranked Yale SOM 21st in its biennial list of the top U.S. graduate business schools. Ninety percent of this ranking is based on the responses of students and recruiters. Each category counts for 45% of the total ranking. The Class of 2010 responses account for 50% of the student poll and the Classes of 2008 and 2006 (as recorded when they graduated) account for 25% each. Another 45% of the ranking is derived from recruiters' responses. The remaining 10% of the ranking is based on "intellectual capital," which measures "scholarship and ability to influence thinking in the business world." This portion reflects faculty representation in certain scholarly journals and book reviews selected by BusinessWeek.