William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration - Rankings

Rankings

The school consistently ranks among the top 30 business schools in the US. Most notably, it enjoys a distinguished reputation as a top 10 B-school in Finance, Accounting, and Managerial Economics concentrations. The Simon School faculty is known internationally for leading scholarship in management-related areas. Their cutting edge research is published in top-tier journals, and several members serve as editors of leading journals, including three published disciplines. Simon faculty members conduct research on issues which cross traditional functional lines.

Financial Times of London Global Rankings
Ranked annually among the top 30 US business schools since 1999.
No. 22 among US business school
No. 3 in the world for Finance
No. 4 in the world for Economics
No. 7 in the world for Accounting
No. 49 among the top B-schools in the world in the January 2012 survey

'U.S. News & World Report'
No. 37 in the 2012 Survey, up eight places from 45 in the April 2011
No. 14 in Finance
No. 20 in Accounting
No. 41 in Part-Time MBA

Businessweek (Biennial) November 2010 Simon was ranked No. 43 overall in the November 2010.
No. 1 for return on investment among private US business schools
No. 3 in Accounting
No. 3 in Teamwork
No. 5 for Analytical Skills
No. 6 for Operations
No. 7 for return on investment among US business schools
No. 8 for Innovative Curriculum
No. 13 in Finance
No. 16 for Competing Globally
Simon was ranked among the top 30 US business schools in 9 out of 13 surveys since this biennial ranking was established in 1986.

Forbes No. 32 in the August 2011 survey
No. 8 for "Most Satisfied MBAs" (January 2010)

Poets & Quants (December 2010)
No. 35 Overall

Other Simon Distinctions

• The Simon School is one of the most international business schools in the United States: Simon alumni hail from 83 different countries.
• 464 Simon School graduates are presidents of leading companies.
• 208 Simon School graduates are CEOS of leading companies.
• 178 Simon School graduates are CFOs of leading companies.
• 81 percent of 2009 Simon School students were placed 90 days after graduation.
• The Simon School was rated No. 7 for return on investment by Bloomberg BusinessWeek in 2011.
• Attracting and advancing women is a Simon School priority. Women comprise 50 percent of our M.S. class and 30 percent of our full-time M.B.A. students.
• Simon School faculty continue to make their mark as founders and editors of some of the world’s most highly acclaimed business publications, including the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Monetary Economics and the Journal of Accounting and Economics.
• The Simon School’s Frame, Analyze and Communicate (FACt) curriculum equips students with vital skills to help them solve unstructured problems and present workable solutions.
• Simon School Dean Mark Zupan has 875 personal meetings with students each year.