BusinessWeek magazine has ranked Babson Executive Education #6 among top U.S. Custom Programs and #11 among top Custom Programs worldwide.

Babson Executive Education is ranked ahead of programs such as those at Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), and Columbia University.

“This BusinessWeek ranking reflects the quality of the custom programs that Babson Executive Education develops for its clients,” said Dean Elaine Eisenman. ”Over the past year, the Babson Executive Education team has adapted Babson’s core strength of entrepreneurial thought and action in our work with custom clients to create programs that create opportunity and value creation. This year’s Business Week rankings have validated our ability to help our clients grow during the uncertainty and turbulence which has characterized the markets of the past year.“

The ranking is based on an online survey of corporate executive education clients.  BW calculates a total score for each provider.  Every No. 1 ranking by a survey respondent is worth 10 points, every No. 2 ranking is worth nine points, every No. 3 ranking is worth eight points, and so on. The total score for each provider is multiplied by the number of companies ranking it and divided by the number of companies that indicated familiarity with it. That number then forms the basis for the ranking.  If the provider is not mentioned by more than 10 companies it is dropped from consideration for the current ranking year.  Full ranking results are available at http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/.

Babson Executive Education (BEE) helps clients succeed intentionally by developing leaders who drive growth and value creation.  BEE’s commitment to the client’s growth makes it unique by helping it develop and implement innovative methods and entrepreneurially inspired strategies that accelerate growth. BEE blends world-class innovative teaching with excellence in custom executive education, research, consulting, and coaching.  For more information on BEE, please visit http://execed.babson.edu/default.aspx