<p>Working Professional MBA Students (and recent graduates) </p>
<p>The latest US News MBA Rankings were released late last night. Of the 1,400+ b-schools that offer MBA programs in the US alone, 425 of these MBA programs are surveyed and considered for ranking by US News, with the Top 50 schools being officially recognized in these rankings.</p>
<p>This year, the UF MBA Program moved up (3) more spots to #34 overall (up from #37 last year and #41 in 2006). This marks the fourth consecutive year that our program has moved forward in the US News MBA rankings. </p>
<p>Among public b-schools, we moved up 4 spots to #14 (#18 last year). We are in the Top 5 in the Southeast, and UF continues to be the only ranked MBA program in Florida.</p>
<p>Additionally, three of our academic departments were ranked in the Top 20 business specialties rankings (Top 10 among public b-schools):</p>
<pre><code> #14 Marketing (#5)
#14 Accounting (#7)
#19 Finance (#7)
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<p>This is a yet another strong result for us, and a testament to the great progress that our program continues to make. I have said many times that rankings alone do not define any MBA program, ours included. Having said this, improved rankings do have a positive impact on our program in many different ways. Our forward momentum in the US News rankings will have a positive impact on our future student recruiting efforts in all programs (full-time, executive, professional, internet, etc). It will strengthen our ties with our own UF MBA alumni base. Most importantly it will continue to improve our reputation in the corporate marketplace, a reputation that we all share and build together. This is good news for all of us.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about these MBA rankings, or any other aspect of our MBA program/strategy, please do not hesitate to email or call me directly. </p>
<p>Have a great weekend and GO GATORS! AlexS</p>
<p>Alexander Sevilla</p>
<p>Assistant Dean & MBA Director</p>
<p>Florida MBA Programs</p>
<p>The University of Florida</p>
<p>(352) 392-7992 x1206</p>
<p><a href="mailto:alex.sevilla@cba.ufl.edu">alex.sevilla@cba.ufl.edu</a></p>