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NORTH AMERICAN MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE American University: Kogod Saint Mary's College of California Appalachian State University Seattle University: Albers Auburn University: Harbert Suffolk University Bentley University: McCallum Temple University: Fox Boston University: Questrom Texas A&M University-​College Station: Mays Bryant University Texas Christian University: Neeley California State University-​Chico University of Akron California State University-​Long Beach University of Alberta California State University-​Northridge University of Baltimore California State University-East Bay University of California at Davis California State University-San Bernardino University of California-San Diego: Rady College of William and Mary: Mason University of Cincinnati: Lindner Colorado Technical University University of Connecticut Drexel University: LeBow University of Delaware: Lerner Florida International University University of Louisiana-​Lafayette: Moody Fordham University University of Massachusetts-​Boston Georgia Institute of Technology: Scheller University of Massachusetts-​Lowell Georgia State University: Robinson University of Michigan-Flint Gonzaga University University of Nebraska-Omaha HEC Montreal University of New Mexico: Anderson Hofstra University: Zarb University of North Carolina-Charlotte: Belk Hult Internatonal Business School University of Oklahoma: Price Jacksonville University University of Oregon: Lundquist Kent State University University of Pittsburgh: Katz Loyola Marymount University University of Portland: Pamplin Loyola University Chicago: Quinlan University of South Florida: Muma Marquette University University of Tampa: Sykes Mercer University-Atlanta: University of Texas at Arlington Niagara University University of Texas-​Dallas : Jindal Northern Illinois University University of the Sciences Oakland University University of Vermont: Grossman Pepperdine University: Graziadio University of Washington: Foster Queens University of Charlotte University of West Georgia Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Lally University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Lubar Rochester Institute of Technology: Saunders Virginia Tech: Pamplin Saint Joseph's University: Haub

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Bowling Green State University Purdue University-West Lafayette: Krannert* Cleveland State University: Monte Ahuja University of Hawaii-​Manoa: Shidler Kennesaw State University University of Kentucky: Gatton Millsaps College University of Nebraska -Lincoln Northwest Missouri State University

EUROPEAN MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE Country Country Aston Business School UK Leeds University Business School UK Audencia Business school France Maastricht School of Management Germany Birmingham Business School UK MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy Bradford University School Nebrija Business School Spain of Management UK SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland Brunel Business School UK Toulouse Business School France Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany Toulouse Business School (with IIMB) India Durham University Business School UK Trinity College Dublin School EBS Business School Germany of Business Republic of Ireland École des Ponts Business School France United International Belgium, Italy EDHEC Business School France, Singapore Business Schools Japan, the Netherlands, and the UK Spain and Switzerland EU Business School Germany, Spain University of Exeter UK and Switzerland University of Liverpool Management School UK IE Business School Spain University of Sheffield Management School UK ISEG Portugal

MBA RANKINGS-THE REST OF THE WORLD TIER ONE

Country Country Central Queensland University Australia University of Chile Chile Griffith University Australia University of Otago Business School New Zealand IAE Business School Argentina University of South Australia Australia INCAE Business School Costa Rica University of Southern Queensland Australia La Trobe University Australia University of Waikato, Lagos Business School Nigeria Waikato Management School New Zealand RMIT University Australia University of Wollongong The Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo Sydney Business School Australia de México (ITAM) Mexico Victoria Graduate School of Business Australia The University of Adelaide Australia Western Sydney University Australia University Adolfo Ibáñez Chile

*Some data unavailable GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE Rank Country Rank Country 1 University of Ottawa: Telfer Canada =37 Saint Mary's College of California North America 2 Global OneMBA 38 Bradford University School of Management Dubai (Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP); 39 EBS Business School (with Durham) Germany Rotterdam School of Management, Brazil, China, Erasmus University (RSM); Mexico, the 40 University of Chile Chile Tecnológico de Monterrey (EGADE); Netherlands 41 Aston Business School UK University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC); and Xiamen University, and North 42 University of Oklahoma: Price North America School of Management (SMXMU)) America 43 University of Tampa: Sykes North America 3 SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland 44 Jacksonville University North America 4 EDHEC Business School France, Singapore 45 Mercer University-Atlanta: Stetson North America and the UK 46 IAE Business School Argentina 5 The Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo 47 Rochester Institute of Technology: de México (ITAM) Mexico Saunders North America 6 Temple University: Fox North America 48 Bradford University School of Management UK 7 Kennesaw State University North America 49 Villanova University North America 8 EU Business School Germany, Spain and 50 Boston University: Questrom North America Switzerland 51 University of Texas-Dallas: Jindal North America 9 École des Ponts Business School 52 University of Texas at Arlington North America Global Executive MBA France 53 Fordham University North America 10 Leeds University Business School UK 54 Oakland University North America 11 Rutgers Business School North America 55 University of Nebraska-Omaha North America 12 Georgia State University: Robinson North America 56 University of Sheffield Management School UK 12 Loyola Marymount University North America 57 University of Exeter UK 14 IE Business School Spain 58 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Chile =15 Hult Internatonal Business School North America 59 Virginia Tech: Pamplin North America =15 Maastricht School of Management Germany 60 University of Washington: Foster North America 16 Purdue University-West Lafayette: 61 University of Pittsburgh: Katz North America Krannert North America 62 Texas A&M University-​College Station: 17 University Adolfo Ibáñez (AMBA) Chile Mays North America 18 Audencia Business school France 63 University Adolfo Ibáñez Chile 19 Texas Christian University: Neeley North America 64 University of South Florida: Muma North America 20 IfM Institut für Management Austria 65 Auburn University: Harbert North America 21 INCAE Business School Costa Rica 66 Georgia Institute of Technology: 22 AIX Marseille Graduate School of Management France Scheller North America 23 University of California-San Diego: Rady North America 67 MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy 68 University of Alberta Canada 24 Stockholm School of Economics Sweden 69 25 Maastricht University The Netherlands Loyola University Chicago: Quinlan North America 26 Northern Illinois University North America 70 Lagos Business School Nigeria 27 Kent State University North America 71 University of Hawaii-​Manoa: Shidler North America 28 Trinity College Dublin School of Business Republic 72 Saint Joseph's University: Haub North America of Ireland 73 California State University-Long Beach North America 29 Pepperdine University: Graziadio North America 74 Solvay Brussels School 30 University of Wollongong of Economics and Management Belgium Sydney Business School Australia 75 Seattle University: Albers North America 31 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 76 College of William and Mary: Mason North America Lubar North America 77 Niagara University North America 32 Florida International University North America 78 Millsaps College North America 33 RMIT University Australia 79 University of Connecticut North America 34 University of Oregon: Lundquist North America 80 Suffolk University North America 35 University of Kentucky: Gatton North America 81 California State University-East Bay North America 36 Virginia Commonwealth University North America 82 Western Sydney University Australia =37 Saint Mary's College 83 University Adolfo Ibáñez Peru of California (Global EMBA) North America 84 Marquette University North America 85 University of New Mexico: Anderson North America

TIER TWO Rank Country Rank Country 86 Birmingham Business School UK 89 Cleveland State University: 87 Drexel University: LeBow* North America Monte Ahuja North America 88 Bowling Green State University North America 90 University of North Alabama North America 91 Hofstra University: Zarb North America

*Some data unavailable GLOBAL ONLINE MBA RANKINGS TIER ONE Rank Country Rank Country 1 EU Business School Germany, 21 Suffolk University North America Spain and Switzerland 22 Durham University Business School UK 2 SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland 23 Colorado Technical University North America 3 University of Otago Business School New Zealand 24 Mercer University-Atlanta: Stetson North America 4 Maastricht School of Management Germany 25 University of Cincinnati: Lindner North America 5 IE Business School Spain 26 University of Massachusetts-​Lowell North America 6 United International Belgium, Italy Japan, 27 Rochester Institute of Technology: Business Schools the Netherlands, Spain Saunders North America

and Switzerland 28 RMIT University Australia 7 INCAE Business School Costa Rica 29 Birmingham Business School UK 8 Nebrija Business School Spain 30 Washington State University: 9 University of South Australia Australia Carson EMBA North America 10 Temple University: Fox North America 31 Georgia WebMBA 11 University of Southern Queensland Australia (Columbus State University, =12 Audencia Business school France Georgia College, =12 Bradford University Business School UK Georgia Southern University, =13 The EuroMBA Kennesaw State University, (Aix-Marseille, University of West Georgia, Valdosta State University) North America Audencia Nantes, France, Germany, EADA, HHL Leipzig, 32 University of Liverpool Management School UK Kozminski University and the Netherlands, 33 Queens University of Charlotte North America Maastrict University) Poland and Spain =13 La Trobe University Australia 34 University of Delaware: Lerner North America 14 Washington State University: Carson North America 35 University of Baltimore North America 15 University of Massachusetts-Boston North America 36 Niagara University North America 16 Griffith University Australia 37 Aston Business School* UK 17 MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy 38 Saint Joseph's University: 18 Pepperdine University: Graziadio North America Haub EMBA North America 19 RMIT University EMBA Australia 39 University of the Sciences North America 20 Jack Welch Management Institute North America 40 University of South Florida: Muma North America

TIER TWO Rank Country Rank Country 41 California State University 49 Florida International University North America San Bernardino North America 50 Drexel University: LeBow* North America 42 Saint Joseph's University: Haub North America 51 University of Hawaii-Manoa: Shidler North America 43 Cleveland State University: 52 Virginia Commonwealth University North America Monte Ahuja North America 53 Central Queensland University Australia 44 American University: Kogod North America 54 University of North Alabama North America 45 University of Texas-Dallas: Jindal North America 55 Hofstra University: Zarb* North America 46 College of William and Mary: Mason North America 56 Kennesaw State University North America 47 University of North Alabama EMBA North America 57 Auburn University: Harbert North America 48 University of Washington: Foster* North America 58 Northwest Missouri State University North America

Based upon accreditation, quality of faculty, geography, and international standing, this GLOBAL DBA LISTING year’s Global DBA Listing is designed to showcase the market’s premier DBA providers.

Aston Business School IE Business School Baruch College, City University of New York: Zicklin Kennesaw State University: Coles Case Western Reserve: Weatherhead Maastricht School of Management Cranfield School of Management Rollins College: Crumer DePaul: Kellstadt SBS Swiss Business School Drexel University: LeBow Temple University: Fox Durham University Business School University of Dallas: Gupta École des Ponts Business School University of Manchester: Alliance EU Business School University of Missouri-St. Louis Georgia State University: Robinson Washington University in St. Louis: Olin Harvard Business School

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SCHOOL COUNTRY MBA EMBA Online MBA AIX Marseille Graduate School of Management France N/A 22nd N/A American University: Kogod North America Tier One N/A 44th Appalachian State University North America Tier One N/A N/A Aston Business School* UK Tier One 41st 37th Auburn University: Harbert North America Tier One 65th 57th Audencia Business school France Tier One 18th =12th Bentley University: McCallum North America Tier One N/A N/A Birmingham Business School UK Tier One 86th 29th Boston University: Questrom North America Tier One 50th N/A Bowling Green State University North America Tier Two 88th N/A Bradford University School of Management UK N/A 48th =12th Bradford University School of Management Dubai N/A 38th N/A Brunel Business School UK Tier One N/A N/A Bryant University North America Tier One N/A N/A California State University-​Chico North America Tier One N/A N/A California State University-​Long Beach North America Tier One 73rd N/A California State University-​Northridge North America Tier One N/A N/A California State University-East Bay North America Tier One 81st N/A California State University-San Bernardino North America Tier One N/A 41st Central Queensland University Australia Tier One N/A 53rd Cleveland State University: Monte Ahuja North America Tier One 89th 43rd College of William and Mary: Mason North America Tier One 76th 46th Colorado Technical University North America Tier One N/A 23rd Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany Tier One N/A N/A Drexel University: LeBow* North America Tier One 87th 50th Durham University Business School UK Tier One N/A 22nd EBS Business School Germany Tier One 39th N/A École des Ponts Business School France Tier One 9th N/A EDHEC Business School France, Singapore and the UK Tier One 4th N/A EU Business School Germany, Spain and Switzerland Tier One 8th 1st Florida International University North America Tier One 32nd 49th Fordham University North America Tier One 53rd N/A Georgia Institute of Technology: Scheller North America Tier One 66th N/A Georgia State University: Robinson North America Tier One 12th N/A Georgia WebMBA (Columbus State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southern University, Kennesaw State University, University of West Georgia, Valdosta State University) North America N/A N/A 31st Global OneMBA Brazil, China, (Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM); Mexico, Tecnológico de Monterrey (EGADE); the Netherlands University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC); and Xiamen University, School of Management (SMXMU)) and North America N/A 2nd N/A Gonzaga University North America Tier One N/A N/A Griffith University Australia Tier One N/A 16th AIX MarseillHEC Montreal Canada Tier One N/A N/A Hofstra University: Zarb* North America Tier One 91st 55th Hult Internatonal Business School North America Tier One =15th N/A IAE Business School Argentina Tier One 46th N/A IE Business School Spain Tier One 14th 5th IfM Institut für Management Austria N/A 20th N/A INCAE Business School Costa Rica Tier One 21st 7th ISEG Portugal Tier One N/A N/A Jack Welch Management Institute North America N/A N/A 20th Jacksonville University* North America Tier One 44th N/A

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SCHOOL COUNTRY MBA EMBA Online MBA Kennesaw State University North America Tier Two 7th 56th Kent State University North America Tier One 27th N/A La Trobe University Australia Tier One N/A =13th Lagos Business School Nigeria Tier One 70th N/A Leeds University Business School UK Tier One 10th N/A Loyola Marymount University North America Tier One 12th N/A Loyola University Chicago: Quinlan North America Tier One 69th N/A Maastricht School of Management Germany Tier One =15th 4th Maastricht University The Netherlands N/A 25th N/A Marquette University North America Tier One 84th N/A Mercer University-Atlanta: Stetson North America Tier One 45th 24th Millsaps College North America Tier Two 78th N/A MIP Politecnico di Milano Italy Tier One 67th 17th Nebrija Business School Spain Tier One N/A 8th Niagara University North America Tier One 77th 36th Northern Illinois University North America Tier One 26th N/A Northwest Missouri State University North America Tier One N/A 58th Oakland University North America Tier One 54th N/A Pepperdine University: Graziadio North America Tier One 75,24 18th Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Chile N/A 58th N/A Porto Business School Portugal N/A N/A N/A Purdue University-West Lafayette: Krannert* North America Tier Two 16th N/A Queens University of Charlotte North America Tier One N/A 33rd Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Lally North America Tier One N/A N/A RMIT University Australia Tier One 33rd 28th RMIT University (EMBA Online) Australia N/A N/A 19th Rochester Institute of Technology: Saunders North America Tier One 47th 27th Rutgers Business School North America N/A 11th N/A Saint Joseph's University: Haub North America Tier One 72nd 42nd Saint Joseph's University: Haub (EMBA online) North America N/A N/A 38th Saint Mary's College of California North America Tier One =37th N/A Saint Mary's College of California (Global EMBA) North America N/A =37th N/A SBS Swiss Business School Switzerland Tier One 3rd 2nd Seattle University: Albers North America Tier One 75th N/A Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management Belgium N/A 74th N/A Stockholm School of Economics Sweden N/A 24th N/A Suffolk University North America Tier One 80th 21st Temple University: Fox North America Tier One 6th 10th Texas A&M University-​College Station: Mays North America Tier One 62nd N/A Texas Christian University: Neeley North America Tier One 19th N/A The EuroMBA France, Germany, (Aix-Marseille, Audencia Nantes, the Netherlands, EADA, HHL Leipzig, Kozminski University and Maastrict University) Poland and Spain N/A N/A =13th The Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Mexico Tier One 5th N/A The University of Adelaide Australia Tier One N/A N/A Toulouse Business School France Tier One N/A N/A Toulouse Business School (with IIMB) India Tier One N/A N/A Trinity College Dublin School of Business Republic of Ireland Tier One 28th N/A United International Business Schools Belgium, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland Tier One N/A 6th

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SCHOOL COUNTRY MBA EMBA Online MBA University Adolfo Ibáñez Peru N/A 83rd N/A University Adolfo Ibáñez Chile Tier One 63rd N/A University Adolfo Ibáñez (AMBA) Chile N/A 17th N/A University of Akron North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Alberta Canada Tier One 68th N/A University of Baltimore North America Tier One N/A 35th University of California at Davis North America Tier One N/A N/A University of California-San Diego: Rady North America Tier One 23rd N/A University of Chile Chile Tier One 40th N/A University of Cincinnati: Lindner North America Tier One N/A 25th University of Connecticut North America Tier One 79th N/A University of Delaware: Lerner North America Tier One N/A 34th University of Exeter UK Tier One 57th N/A University of Hawaii-​Manoa: Shidler North America N/A 71st 51st University of Kentucky: Gatton North America N/A 35th N/A University of Liverpool Management School UK Tier One N/A 32nd University of Louisiana-​Lafayette: Moody North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Massachusetts-​Boston North America Tier One N/A 15th University of Massachusetts-​Lowell North America Tier One N/A 26th University of Michigan-Flint North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Nebraska-Lincoln North America N/A N/A N/A University of Nebraska-Omaha North America Tier One 55th N/A University of New Mexico: Anderson North America Tier One 85th N/A University of North Alabama North America N/A 90th 54th University of North Alabama (EMBA online) North America N/A N/A 47th University of North Carolina-Charlotte: Belk North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Oklahoma: Price North America Tier One 42nd N/A University of Oregon: Lundquist North America Tier One 34th N/A University of Otago Business School New Zealand Tier One N/A 3rd University of Ottawa: Telfer Canada N/A 1st N/A University of Pittsburgh: Katz North America Tier One 61st N/A University of Portland: Pamplin North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Sheffield Management School UK Tier One 56th N/A University of South Australia Australia Tier One N/A 9th University of South Florida: Muma North America Tier One 64th 40th University of Southern Queensland Australia Tier One N/A 11th University of Tampa: Sykes North America Tier One 43rd N/A University of Texas at Arlington North America Tier One 52nd N/A University of Texas-​Dallas : Jindal North America Tier One 51st 45th University of the Sciences North America Tier One N/A 39th University of Vermont: Grossman North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Waikato Waikato Management School New Zealand Tier One N/A N/A University of Washington: Foster* North America Tier One 60th 48th University of West Georgia North America Tier One N/A N/A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Lubar North America Tier One 31st N/A University of Wollongong Sydney Business School Australia Tier One 30th N/A Victoria Graduate School of Business Australia Tier One N/A N/A Villanova University North America N/A 49th N/A Virginia Commonwealth University North America N/A 36th 52nd Virginia Tech: Pamplin North America Tier One 59th N/A Washington State University: Carson North America N/A N/A 14th Washington State University: Carson (EMBA Online) North America N/A N/A 30th Western Sydney University Australia Tier One 82nd N/A

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