A Decade on Top

Businessweek magazine once again ranked Queen’s MBA as the top Canadian business school, finishing second overall for international schools in the biennial business school ranking released in November.

Now known as Bloomberg Businessweek, the ranking is based on three elements: a survey of the most recent MBA graduates (45%), a poll of corporate recruiters (45%), and a calculation of the school’s intellectual–capital rating (10%), based on the number of articles published by faculty in a list of 20 key publications.

“Ten years at the top of the world’s oldest business school ranking confirms what we have always known to be our strengths – academic excellence and exceptional student experience,” says Dean David Saunders. “While it is rewarding to be recognized for our success, our goal is to provide the best business education using the most innovative methods, regardless of ranking.”

Businessweek’s ranking of Queen’s corroborates a 2010 survey by Environics Research Group that revealed Canadian executives rank Queen’s as the business school with the most innovative programs, highest academic quality and best faculty, in addition to best preparing students for the global marketplace.