The Economist's 2014 Winners & Losers

Of course, The Economist concedes the limitations of its methodology. “Results of rankings can be volatile, so they should be treated with caution,” the magazine says. “The various media rankings of MBA programmes all employ a different methodology. None are definitive, so our advice to prospective students is to understand the ethos behind each one before deciding whether what it believes is important is also what is important for you.”

Indeed.

The Biggest Losers In The Economist’s 2014 MBA Ranking

Biggest Drops	2014-2013 Change	2014	2013	2012	2011
University of Bath School of Management	-23	43	20	25	21
York University (Schulich)	-22	41	22	16	9
University of Cambridge (Judge)	-15	52	37	45	33
Oxford University (Said)	-15	69	54	48	60
Melbourne Business School	-13	40	53	38	32
City University (Cass)	-12	54	42	30	37
George Washington University	-12	78	66	73	68
Audencia Nantes School of Management	-12	88	76	76	74
UC-San Diego (Rady)	-10	91	81	NR	NR

Source: The Economist MBA rankings

The Biggest Winners In The Economist’s 2014 MBA Ranking

Biggest Increases	2014-2013 Change	2014	2013	2012	2011
Temple University (Fox)	+20	57	77	77	89
University of Rochester (Simon)	+20	58	78	89	NR
Warwick Business School	+19	37	56	60	55
EDHEC Business School	+18	44	62	52	54
IE Business School	+14	36	50	22	24
Lancaster University Management School	+13	82	95	80	100
University of Pittsburgh (Katz)	+12	76	88	99	98
Rice University (Jones)	+10	33	43	39	53
Penn State University (Smeal)	+10	61	71	68	50
University of Edinburgh	+10	90	100	NR	84

Source: The Economist MBA rankings

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