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Since its founding in 1946, Thunderbird has been synonymous with global leadership in business education.

This leadership is recognized by major publications around the world, which have consistently named Thunderbird as a leader in global business education. The following is a list of our current rankings.

Rankings

MBA Rankings

#1 "International" Full-time MBA
         #2 - University of South Carolina (Moore)
         #3 - University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
         #4 - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ross)
         #5 - Columbia University (NY)
U.S. News & World Report 2010 (14th consecutive #1 ranking)

#1 "Best in International Business" Full-time MBA
         #2 - University of South Carolina (Moore)
         #3 - Georgetown University (McDonough)
         #4 - INSEAD
         #5 - George Washington University
Financial Times 2009

#3 "Best Executive MBA Programs"
The Wall Street Journal 2008

#7 Distance-learning MBA
Economist Intelligence Unit 2008

#8 "Top EMBA Programs in the Americas"
Financial Times 2008 EMBA Rankings

#9 "The Best Business Schools of the World" (Full-time MBAs outside of Latin America)
AmericaEconomia 2009

#10 "Competing Globally" Full-time MBA
BusinessWeek 2008

#18 "Return on Investment" Full-time MBA
BusinessWeek 2008

#22 Executive MBA
BusinessWeek 2007

#23 "Top EMBA Programs Worldwide"
Financial Times 2008 EMBA Rankings

#44 "Global Citizenship" Full-time MBA
Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2007-2008 Report

Executive Education Rankings

#1 "International Location" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2009

#1 "Partner Schools" Custom Programs
Financial Times 2009

#2 "Faculty Diversity" Custom & Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2009

#3 "Course Design" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2009

#5 “Top Open Enrollment European Schools”
Financial Times 2009

#7 “Top Open Enrollment U.S. Schools”
Financial Times 2009

#9 Custom Programs
BusinessWeek 2007

#9 “Quality of Participants” Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2009

#10 "Faculty" Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2009

#11 Open Enrollment Programs
(One of the 12 elite providers in the world) 
Financial Times 2009

#12 "Faculty" Custom Programs
Financial Times 2009

#16 Custom & Open Enrollment Programs
Financial Times 2009

#17 Open Enrollment Programs
BusinessWeek 2007

#24 Custom Programs
Financial Times 2009


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