BW Ranking 2004

Grads commend Kellogg's teamwork-oriented culture. Recruiters say the innovative curriculum produces the best marketing and general management grads.

Ranks tops with recruiters for analytical skills and finance. Student raves across the board--from curriculum to career services--keep Chicago near the top.

Revamped career services and increased global presence gains school nine spots in grad poll. The perennial powerhouse still ranks tops with recruiters in all areas.

Grads maintain tech-savvy, entrepreneurial reputation with recruiters. Students deem their peers and the overall program top-notch.

Students still appreciate the high-powered network of alums but downgrade an unresponsive administration. Recruiters still give high marks overall.

Gets the most-improved award from recruiters who applaud grads' general management and operations skills. Students rate it tops in leadership training.

Sees a five-point jump in the corporate poll this year as recruiters take note of new curriculum. Grads compliment career services efforts and give high marks all around.

Recruiters look to Columbia for finance whizzes with a global perspective. Students like the diverse community but complain about teaching quality and cramped facilities.

Recruiters knocked MIT down three spots to No.9, but grads' support of the cutting-edge curriculum and faculty is unflinching, and faculty research is top-rate.

Grads enjoy close relationships with faculty and a close-knit campus community. Steadfast recruiters rely on Tuck's top-notch general management program.

Strong emphasis on leadership and teamwork rates high with students, but both grads and recruiters would like to see more global reach.

Students give high praise to Darden's faculty but long for a more diverse campus. Grads' teamwork and business ethics keep recruiters coming back.

Jumps two spots as grads credit improved teaching quality and a helpful career services office. Financial recruiting base remains solid.

Gets high marks for faculty research, but students rate profs low on the availability scale. Recruiters still come for general management experts.

Again takes No.1 grade with students for focus on technology and e-business but fails to place above average in other categories. Feeling among recruiters is mutual.

Although students say the administration is responsive, they want better teaching in core courses. Reputation in corporate world grows with a new dean.

Haas loses favor with grads and recruiters, bringing it down four spots. Students say faculty are less accessible but still rate the entrepreneurship program among the best.

Overall grad and corporate rankings inch upward. Core faculty earn an A+ from Kelley grads in a year when most MBAs grumble about poor teaching quality.

Dropped by a handful of recruiters since 2002. Grads express confidence in starting their own businesses with skills learned at McCombs.

Faculty research on the rise as Goizueta jumps up seven spots in intellectual capital. New leadership initiative inspires students.

As technology comes back into favor, recruiters remember an old favorite. Students appreciate the high-tech learning environment but lament the weak alumni network.

Snubbed by some recruiters who give grads low marks on analysis and teamwork. In need of technological improvements; student satisfaction falls 13 points.

Faculty recruiting efforts pay off as school gains ground in student poll. Grads laud the placement office's ability to connect them with nontraditional recruiters.

Still a reliable source for recruiters looking for solid business ethics, but grads say career services lacks the networking ability of a top school.

Maintains positive international reputation with recruiters. Enjoys a jump in the student poll because of steady improvements in teaching and job placement.

A recent shift to teaching entrepreneurship within corporations woos big-name recruiters. Grads praise the curriculum despite lackluster career services.

Suffers a 15-point drop in corporate poll. Received average ratings from grads in all areas but alumni connections, where network is as strong as ever.

Building a tech-savvy reputation with recruiters. Grads find it tough to get face time with research-oriented professors. Alumni network needs strengthening.

Major recruiters dropped Simon from their short lists of campus visits since 2002. International students continue complaints about career placement.

Owen grads have yet to see the desired curriculum enhancements and diversity on campus. Recruiters still unsatisfied but notice some improvement.