Robins School named #23 in BusinessWeek's 2007 rankings of top business programs
March 12, 2007
BusinessWeek magazine has ranked the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business one of the top undergraduate business programs in the country for the second year in a row.
In the magazine's 2007 list, the Robins School is ranked 23rd—up two spots from last year. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School came in first, followed by the University of Virginia, University of California-Berkeley, Emory University and University of Michigan. BusinessWeek ranked the Robins School as fourth best in the nation for academic quality and awarded it high marks for teaching quality (A+), facilities (A) and job placement (A).
"We are very pleased that the Robins School continues to be rated by our students and corporate recruiters as one of the top business schools in the country," said Jorge Haddock, the school's dean. "This ranking reflects the superb quality of our students, faculty and staff."
To identify the best undergraduate business programs, BusinessWeek conducted a survey of nearly 80,000 business majors at top schools and a poll of undergraduate recruiters. The magazine also looked at starting salaries for graduates and how many each school sent to top MBA programs. Finally, an academic quality score—a combination of five measures including average SAT scores and faculty-student ratios—identified schools with the smartest, hardest-working and best-served students.
The ranking is based on the "index number," which represents the sum of all five ranking measures. The magazine also calculated letter grades on teaching quality, facilities and services, and job placement based on the student survey. For a complete list of the rankings and additional information on BusinessWeek's methodology, visit bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/07rankings/.