Babson has been ranked #23 on the BusinessWeek 2009 ranking of “The Best Undergraduate Business Schools.” Babson has moved up 5 spots from #28 in 2008 and 10 total spots in just two years.  

Other rankings of area schools include Boston University at #43, Bentley at #33, Northeastern at #27, and Boston College at #17.

BusinessWeek ranked 101 colleges that met stringent quality criteria. To identify the best business programs, BusinessWeek used five measures, including a survey of more than 85,000 graduating seniors at top schools and a poll of undergraduate recruiters. BusinessWeek also calculated letter grades on teaching quality, facilities and services, and job placement based on the student survey.

This year’s ranking continues to provide an indication of the strength of Babson’s faculty and overall academic program, the continued momentum of our students’ appreciation for our facilities, services and programs, and strong reputation in the recruiter and employer marketplace:

• recruiter survey – up 22 spots from 2008
  
• student survey – remained steady at #21 in the ranking, up 35 spots in two years’ time  and included an A+ on teaching quality and an A+ on facilities and services (up from a C in 2007)
  
• academic quality – up 8 spots from 2008, thanks to an average SAT of 1254 and 86.1 % of students with internships.

BusinessWeek’s complete ranking of the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Schools is available in their March 9, 2009 issue.  The complete list of the top undergraduate business schools, as well as school profiles, Q&As, and interactive tools can be found at BusinessWeek.com at http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate.

“While these rankings do not change how we prepare and teach our students, they do remain an external measure that prospective students and their parents use to evaluate colleges. The ranking data provide an opportunity to assess how the marketplace evaluates what we do while offering some insights into areas where we can seek improvement. We will continue our efforts of steady improvement and look forward to even higher rankings in the years to come,” said President Leonard Schlesinger.

“What is personally so exciting to us about this ranking is that it provides strong validation of our excellence across the campus – in academics, in student life and in our facilities and services. Thank you for all you have done to help achieve this recognition, while at the same time making Babson a truly unique and special place,” said Dennis Hanno, Dean of the Undergraduate School.