Warrington College of Business
National Ranking Standings
1995 – Present
Table of contents
Numerical rankings 1995 – present 1
(US News, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Academic Assessment Services, Public Accounting Report, Academy of Management Journal, Kiplinger’s, ComputerWorld, Journal of Business, Journal of Finance, Journal of Marketing Education)
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1995
Relative rankings in peer group 6
2005 US News Graduate Program/Faculty Rankings
2004 US News Undergraduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2004 US News Graduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2003 Wall Street Journal Top 50 MBA Programs
2003 Forbes Top 50 MBA Programs
2003 The Economist: Which MBA? Top 100 MBA Programs
2003 Academic Assessment Services Top 51 50 MBA Programs
2003 US News Undergraduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2003 US News Graduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2002 US News Undergraduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2002 US News Graduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2000 BusinessWeek Top 50 MBA Programs
1999 Computerworld 10 Techno MBA Programs
2001 Journal of Finance Faculty Productivity
2000 Journal of Marketing Education Faculty Research Productivity
2000 Forbes Top 50 MBA Programs
2001 Public Accounting Report Graduate/undergraduate Programs
2001 Accounting, Organization & Society Faculty Research Productivity
2000 Academy of Management Journal Faculty Research Productivity
1997 Journal of Business Value-Added Best MBA programs
1997 Public Accounting Report Graduate/undergraduate Programs
1996 US News Undergraduate Programs Ranking
1997 Marketing Faculty Research Productivity Ranking
1996 Accounting Faculty Research Productivity Ranking
1996 Best Marketing Doctoral program
1995 Finance Faculty Research Productivity Ranking
1995 Economics Faculty Research Productivity Ranking
Relative rankings among public schools 18
2005 US News Graduate Program/Faculty Rankings
2004 US News Undergraduate & Graduate Program/Faculty Rankings
2003 Wall Street Journal Top 50 MBA Programs
2003 Forbes Top 50 MBA Programs
2003 Which MBA? Top 100 MBA Programs
2003 Academic Assessment Services Top 51 50 MBA Programs
2003 US News Undergraduate & Graduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2002 US News Undergraduate & Graduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2001 Public Accounting Report Graduate/Undergraduate Programs
2001 US News Undergraduate & Graduate Program/Faculty Ranking
2000 BusinessWeek Top 50 MBA Programs
2000 US News Undergraduate Program/Faculty Ranking
Numerical rankings 1995 – present
2005
#53 Best Graduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2005
#18 Graduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2005
#24 Graduate Business Specialties: Finance. U.S. News & World Report, 2005
#14 Graduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2005
2004
#27 Best Undergraduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#10 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#10 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#10 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Real Estate, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#15 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Finance, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#19 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#20 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management Information Systems, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#27 Best Graduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#14 Graduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
#14 Graduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2004
2003
#22 Best Undergraduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#11 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#11 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#13 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Finance, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#20 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#43 Best Graduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#14 Graduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#13 Graduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#27 Graduate Business Specialties: General Management, U.S. News & World Report, 2003
#35 Top 50 MBA Programs-Corporate Recruiters Survey, The Wall Street Journal, 2003
#93 Top 100 MBA Programs Worldwide, The Economist, 2003
Best Distance Learning MBA Programs1: #1 in North America, #11 Worldwide, The Economist, 2003 (1 sole U.S. program selected)
#50 Top 50 MBA Programs—Return On Investment, Forbes, 2003
Top 50 Faculty Research Productivity, Academic Assessment Services, 2003
#26 Economics Faculty Research Productivity, Academic Assessment Services, 2003
#22 Finance Faculty Research Productivity, Academic Assessment Services, 2003
#5 Marketing Faculty Research Productivity, Academic Assessment Services, 2003
#29 Mgmt Science Faculty Research Productivity, Academic Assessment Services, 2003
#22 Organizational Behavior Faculty Research Productivity, Academic Assessment Services, 2003
2002
Best Distance Learning MBA Programs1: #1 in North America, The Economist, 2002 (1 sole U.S. program selected)
Top 25 Part-Time MBA Programs in North America, The Economist, 2002
Top 45 MBA Programs in North America, The Economist, 2002
#23*Best Undergraduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#10 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#16 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Finance, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#19 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#8 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#50 Best Graduate Business Program, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#25 Part-Time MBA Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
Top 25 Online MBA Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#14 Graduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#15 Graduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
#25 Graduate Business Specialties: Finance, U.S. News & World Report, 2002
2001
#15 Best Undergraduate Accounting Programs, Public Accounting Report, 2001
#5 Best Graduate Accounting Programs, Public Accounting Report, 2001
#21 Best Undergraduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2001
#8 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2001
#13 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S .News & World Report, 2001
#22 Undergraduate Business Specialties: General Mgmt., U.S. News & World Report, 2001
#14 Graduate Business Specialties: Accounting U.S. News & World Report, 2001
#16 Graduate Business Specialties: Marketing, U.S. News & World Report, 2001
#19 Graduate Business Specialties: Quantitative Analysis, U.S. News & World Report, 2001
2000
Top 50 MBA Programs, BusinessWeek, 2000
#20 Value-Added MBA Program, Forbes, 2000
#5 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Taxation, U.S. News & World Report, 2000
#7 Undergraduate Business Specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 2000
#19 Undergraduate Business Specialties: General Mgmt., U.S. News & World Report, 2000
#21 Best Undergraduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2000
#5 Highest Number of Authors in Top Three Marketing Journals, University of Washington Study, 2000
#5 Highest Number of Authors in Six Marketing Journals, Journal of Marketing Education, 2000
#8 Highest Number of Authors 1989– 1999, Journal of Finance, 2000
#27 Overall Research Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
#2 Marketing Faculty Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
#17 Accounting Faculty Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
#29 Finance Faculty Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
#24 Ins., IB & RE Faculty Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
#32 POM Faculty Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
#39 Management Science Faculty Productivity, Business School Research Productivity, Academy of Management Journal, 2000
1999
#10 Top-Techno MBA Programs, Computerworld, 1999
#6 Best Graduate Accounting Program, Public Accounting Report, 1999
#12 Best Graduate Accounting Program, Public Accounting Report, 1999
1998
#46 Best Graduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 1998
#14 Graduate business specialties: Accounting, U.S. News & World Report, 1998
#16 Graduate business specialties: Marketing, U.S .News & World Report, 1998
#22 Graduate business specialties: Finance, U.S. News & World Report, 1998
#24 Graduate business specialties: General Management, U.S.News & World Report, 1998
#5 Top 100 Values in State Universities, Kiplinger’s, 1998
#7 Best Graduate Accounting Programs, Public Accounting Report, 1998
#12 Best Graduate Accounting Programs, Public Accounting Report, 1998
1997
#9 Best MBA Programs, A Value-Added Ranking, Yale University Study, 1997
#1 Highest Number of Authors, Journal of Finance, 1997
#2 Marketing Research Productivity, AMA Proceedings, 1997
#38 Best Graduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 1997
1995
#33 Best Graduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 1995
*After 1998, US News & World Report Guides to Best Schools were titled by the upcoming year (ie., “2002 Guide” published in 2001)
Relative Rankings Among Peer Schools
2005 U.S. News Graduate Faculty Rankings
Best Graduate Programs / Accounting / Finance / Management / Management Information Systems / MarketingU.C. Berkeley / Texas / U.C. Berkeley / Michigan / Texas / Michigan
Michigan / Illinois / Michigan / U.C. Berkeley / Arizona**
Minnesota** / U.C. Berkeley
Ohio State / Michigan / Texas / North Carolina / Michigan / Texas
Minnesota**
North Carolina** / North Carolina / Indiana / Texas / Purdue / FLORIDA
Indiana**
Illinois**
Texas** / Indiana / Ohio State / Indiana / Indiana / Wisconsin
Purdue**
Washington** / Ohio State / Illinois / Minnesota / U.C. Berkeley / Indiana
Michigan State / FLORIDA**
Washington** / FLORIDA / Penn State / Illinois / North Carolina
Arizona / U.C. Berkeley / Arizona*
Iowa* / Arizona*
FLORIDA* / Washington / Minnesota
Wisconsin / Wisconsin / Michigan State*
Minnesota* / Illinois*
Iowa* / FLORIDA*
Iowa* / Illinois**
Ohio State**
Penn State / Iowa**
Michigan State** / North Carolina*
Penn State* / Michigan State*
Ohio State* / Michigan State*
North Carolina* / Arizona*
Iowa*
Iowa / Arizona*
Minnesota* / Purdue*
Washington* / Purdue*
Washington* / Ohio State*
Penn State* / Michigan State*
Penn State*
FLORIDA / Penn State*
Purdue* / Wisconsin* / Wisconsin* / Wisconsin* / Purdue*
Washington*
*Not Ranked
**Tie
2004 U.S. News Undergraduate Faculty Rankings
Best Undergraduate Programs / Accounting / Finance / Management / Management Information Systems / Marketing / Real EstateU.C. Berkeley / Illinois / Michigan / Michigan / Texas / Michigan / Wisconsin
Texas / Texas / U.C. Berkeley / U.C. Berkeley / Minnesota / U.C. Berkeley / U.C. Berkeley
North Carolina / Michigan / Texas / Indiana / Arizona / Texas / Ohio State
Indiana / Indiana / Indiana / North Carolina / Michigan / Indiana / Illinios
Illinois**
Wisconsin** / North Carolina / North Carolina / Texas / U.C. Berkeley / Wisconsin / Texas
Minnesota / FLORIDA / Ohio State / Ohio State / Indiana / FLORIDA**
Illinois** / FLORIDA**
Illinois**
Ohio State**
Penn State** / U.C. Berkeley / Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / Penn State / Arizona*
Indiana*
Purdue / Ohio State / Wisconsin / Wisconsin / Illinois / Ohio State / Iowa*
North Carolina*
Arizona**
Michigan State** / Iowa
Washington / FLORIDA / Illinois / FLORIDA
Wisconsin / Michigan State / Michigan*
Michigan State*
FLORIDA / Penn State**
Wisconsin** / Penn State / Minnesota / Iowa*
North Carolina* / Minnesota / Minnesota*
Purdue*
Iowa / Michigan State**
Minnesota** / Washington / FLORIDA**
Michigan State**
Washington** / Ohio State*
Penn State* / Washington / Washington*
Purdue* / Purdue / Purdue / Michigan State*
Washington* / Arizona*
Iowa*
Iowa*
Michigan State* / Arizona*
Iowa* / North Carolina*
Purdue*
*Not ranked
**Tie
2004 U.S. News Graduate Faculty Rankings
Accounting / Marketing / Best Graduate SchoolsIllinois / Michigan / U.C. Berkeley
Texas / U.C. Berkeley / Michigan
Michigan / Texas / Texas
North Carolina / FLORIDA / Ohio State
Indiana / Indiana / North Carolina
FLORIDA / North Carolina / Indiana
Washington / Wisconsin / Purdue
Ohio State / Michigan State / Minnesota
U.C. Berkeley / Illinois / FLORIDA
Penn State / Arizona* / Iowa
Arizona**
Wisconsin** / Iowa* / Penn State**
Illinois**
Michigan State*
Iowa* / Minnesota*
Ohio State* / Washington
Minnesota*
Purdue* / Washington* / Michigan State**
Wisconsin**
Arizona**
*Not ranked
**Tie
The Wall Street Journal Top 50 MBA Programs 2003 / Forbes Best MBA Programs: ROI 2003 / The Economist Which MBA? 100 Top MBA ProgramsMichigan / North Carolina / Michigan
North Carolina / Texas / Berkeley
Purdue / Michigan / Illinois
Indiana / Berkeley / Ohio
Texas / Iowa / Texas
Berkeley / Minnesota / Iowa
Michigan State / Indiana / North Carolina
Ohio / Penn State / Minnesota
FLORIDA / Purdue / Penn State
Minnesota / Wisconsin / Purdue
Illinois / Illinois / Indiana
Arizona* / Michigan State / Wisconsin
Iowa* / Arizona / FLORIDA
Penn State* / Washington / Arizona
Washington* / FLORIDA / Washington*
Wisconsin* / Ohio**
Not in Top 50 / Michigan State*
*Not ranked
**Tie
Faculty Productivity for 51 U.S. Business Schools – Academic Assessment Services, 2003
Acct / Economics / Finance / Info Systems / Marketing / Mgmt Science / OB / StrategyMichigan / Berkeley / Berkeley / Berkeley / FLORIDA / Ohio / Berkeley / Berkeley
Berkeley / Michigan / Ohio / Arizona / UNC / UNC / Michigan / Ohio
UNC / Arizona / Purdue / UNC / Michigan / Wisconsin / Iowa / Penn
Iowa / Indiana / Minnesota / Indiana / Minnesota / Berkeley / Indiana / UNC
Penn / Iowa / FLORIDA / Texas / Penn / Texas / UNC / Purdue
Minnesota / Illinois / Illinois / Minnesota / Iowa / Purdue / Texas / Minnesota
Arizona / FLORIDA / Michigan / Michigan / Illinois / Indiana / Mich St. / Michigan
Texas / Purdue / UNC / Illinois / Arizona / Iowa / Arizona / Indiana
FLORIDA* / Mich St* / Texas / Mich St / Wisconsin / Arizona / FLORIDA / Texas
Illinois* / Minnesota* / Arizona* / Penn / Berkeley* / FLORIDA / Penn / Arizona*
Indiana* / UNC* / Indiana* / FLORIDA* / Indiana* / Mich St. / Illinois / FLORIDA*
Mich St.* / Ohio* / Iowa* / Iowa* / Michigan* / Illinois* / Wisconsin / Illinois*
Ohio* / Penn* / Mich St.* / Ohio* / Ohio* / Michigan* / Ohio* / Iowa*
Purdue* / Texas* / Penn* / Purdue* / Purdue* / Minnesota* / Purdue* / Mich St.*
Wisconsin* / Wisconsin* / Wisconsin* / Wisconsin* / Texas* / Penn* / Minnesota* / Wisconsin*
Washington not included in survey
*Not ranked
**Tie
2003 U.S. News Undergraduate Faculty Rankings
Accounting / General Management / Marketing / FinanceIllinois / Texas / Texas / Texas
Texas / Indiana / Indiana / Indiana
Indiana / Illinois / Wisconsin / Illinois
FLORIDA / Ohio State / Illinois / Ohio State
Ohio State / Penn State / FLORIDA / FLORIDA
Penn State / Wisconsin / Ohio State / Penn State
Washington / FLORIDA / Penn State / Purdue
Wisconsin / Purdue**
Washington** / Arizona* / Washington**
Wisconsin**
Arizona**
Iowa** / Arizona* / Iowa**
Washington** / Arizona*
Purdue* / Iowa* / Purdue / Iowa*
*Not ranked