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Ranked #1 in the World for Business School Rankings

Since its founding in 1946, Thunderbird has been synonymous with global leadership in business education.

This leadership is recognized by major publications around the world, which have consistently named Thunderbird as a leader in global business education. The following is a list of our current rankings.

Rankings

MBA Rankings

#1 "International" Full-time MBA
         #2 - University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
         #3 - University of South Carolina (Moore)
         #4 - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ross)
         #5 - Harvard University (MA)
U.S. News & World Report 2011 (15th consecutive #1 ranking)

#1 "Best in International Business" Full-time MBA
         #2 - University of South Carolina (Moore)
         #3 - Georgetown University (McDonough)
         #4 - INSEAD
         #5 - George Washington University
Financial Times 2010

#2 "Potential to Network"
The Economist 2009

#3 "Best Executive MBA Programs"
The Wall Street Journal 2008

Among the top 5 distance learning MBA programs in the world
The Economist 2010

#7 Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students
Princeton Review's "The Best 301 Business Schools: 2010 Edition"

#9 "The Best Business Schools of the World" (Full-time MBAs outside of Latin America)
AmericaEconomia 2009

#10 "Top 10 for Corporate Social Responsibility"
Financial Times 2010

#10 "Competing Globally" Full-time MBA
BusinessWeek 2008

#12 Executive MBA in the United States
Financial Times 2009

Among the top 15 schools for global management
Princeton Review's 2010 "Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools"

#18 "Return on Investment" Full-time MBA
BusinessWeek 2008

Executive Education Rankings

#1 "International Location" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2010

#1 "Quality of Participants" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2010

#1 "International Clients" Custom Programs
Financial Times 2010

#2 "Faculty Diversity" Custom Programs
Financial Times 2010

#2 "Preparation" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2010

#2 "Course Design" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2010

#2 "Teaching Materials" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2010

#5 Top Open Enrollment Programs in the world
Financial Times 2010

#8 Overall Executive Education
Financial Times 2010

#13 Custom Programs
BusinessWeek 2009

#20 Open Enrollment Programs
BusinessWeek 2009

#24 Custom Programs
Financial Times 2010


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