Financial Times 2024 MBA Ranking: 10 Biggest Surprises by: Jeff Schmitt and John A. Byrne on February 15, 2024 | 53,035 Views February 15, 2024 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit 5) The Slippery Slope of a Major MBA Ranking With every new ranking, there are really two stories. One is pretty obvious and gets plenty of coverage. The other, just as critical story, is often hidden from view. Yet for many business schools, that second story can be more consequential than the first. And that story has to do with the schools that fall completely off the list and the schools that break into the ranking as a result. Last year, the single biggest ranking surprise was Wharton’s disappearance of the Financial Times ranking. Wharton was disqualified because it could not meet the minimum response rate required by the Financial Times for its survey of alumni. This year, the most notable dropout was the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. It fell off the list for the very same reason. “We’re both surprised and disappointed because our alumni remain highly satisfied and engaged,” says Matthew Ganderson, managing director of Ross’ full-time MBA program. “In addition, we anticipated seeing an improvement in our ranking based on data collected from this year. Michigan Ross remains a top global and U.S. MBA program and we will continue to offer a best-in-class student and alumni experience.” Ross was one of a dozen full-time MBA programs to disappear without a word of commentary by the FT. That also means that there are a dozen schools on this year’s ranking that were not included a year ago. When schools fall off a Top 100 list, it makes room for other schools to pop on the list. Wharton was just the most obvious return this year, coming back to take the top spot in the ranking. Many of these schools come in and out of the ranking, partly because they occupy ranks near the bottom which would make an MBA program vulnerable. Case in point: The University of Edinburgh's Business School. It returned to the list this year at a rank of 92nd, after being absent for three straight years. In 2020, the program was ranked 95th and in 2019 it placed 87th. Next Page: California Dreaming turns into a nightmare. Previous Page Continue ReadingPage 4 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7