The Economist's Historical Rankings

THE ECONOMIST’S HISTORICAL MBA RANKINGS FROM 2002 TO 2011

School	2011	‘10	’09	‘08	‘07	‘06	‘05	‘04	‘03	‘02
Yale	26	24	27	30	25	24	18	14	7	10
UCLA (Anderson)	27	37	50	41	NR	NR	15	18	14	7
Emory (Goizueta)	28	36	52	39	30	25	24	33	30	25
Hult International	29	27	44	31	39	33	22	59	43	54
Michigan (Ross)	30	25	25	22	12	9	8	11	10	19
Texas-Austin (McCombs)	31	43	49	48	45	55	50	45	NA	NA
Melbourne	32	44	17	26	NR	NR	99	92	NR	89
Cambridge (Judge)	33	30	11	7	7	11	20	62	77	74
Vanderbilt (Owen)	34	46	64	66	55	51	53	55	62	62
Washington (Foster)	35	32	31	36	26	27	NA	NA	NA	NA
Univ. of Hong Kong	36	48	38	58	37	39	45	68	79	NA
City Univ. (Cass)	37	53	NA	46	38	43	41	91	NA	90
Univ. College (Smurfit)	38	31	37	40	44	38	52	NA	NA	86
Indiana (Kelley)	39	35	46	NR	NR	NA	55	54	NA	50
Notre Dame (Mendoza)	40	39	34	34	32	32	40	39	NA	18
Vierick Leuven	41	47	10	14	22	26	NA	NA	47	NA
Washington (Olin)	42	45	65	56	49	41	33	34	NA	27
Mannheim	42	26	26	51	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
EMLyon	43	38	NA	74	66	62	42	53	NA	36
Georgetown	44	50	48	NR	53	53	49	41	27	NA
Wisconsin	45	54	NA	54	48	60	72	65	72	66
Queensland	46	81	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
UNC (Kenan-Flagler)	47	40	39	49	42	47	30	37	NA	34
Wake Forest (Babcock)	48	59	NA	85	81	70	64	63	NA	NA
Boston Univ.	49	42	40	71	74	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Penn State (Smeal)	50	56	NA	62	40	48	48	49	44	NA

Source: The Economist’s MBA rankings from 2002 to 2011

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