<p>I think you should dig a little deeper into how the rankings are determined before you jump ship on Illinois business school.
“the student survey score counts for 30 percent of the final ranking, with the recruiter survey score contributing 20 percent. Starting salaries and the MBA feeder school measure contribute 10 percent each. The academic quality measure supplies the remaining 30 percent.”</p>
<p>Student surveys make up 30% of the final ranking. I think that is a big percentage and can move a school up a down the rankings pretty easily. I wonder what students they are surveying? </p>
<p>Anyway… I would not make a decision based on a Business Week ranking. It is a culmination of everything. If you like rankings I would look at more than one. Also, I would consider all the pros and cons of all the schools and make your educated decision from there.</p>