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Olin Business School’s full-time MBA program moved up five spots to #26 in the biennial Bloomberg Businessweek rankings published November 11, 2014.

High scores on two important measures propelled Olin’s advancement in the Bloomberg Businessweek survey. Olin earned top marks from company recruiters who rate their MBA hires and on the volume of faculty research published in esteemed journals.

Based on an analysis of employment metrics for the top 30 ranked schools in the survey, Olin remains in the top five for employment post 90 days of graduation and in the top 15 at graduation.

• 97% of Olin MBAs had job offers 90 days post-graduation, ranking Olin in fourth place in that category and tied with Columbia Business School
• Olin is in 11th place for job offers at graduation with 86% of MBA students receiving job offers

The Intellectual Capital ranking reflects the research produced at Olin, which demonstrates the strength of the faculty and the extent to which they are creating knowledge in business.

Bloomberg Businessweek changed its methodology this year and its employer survey from the last ranking cycle “to better reflect the breadth of the recruiting landscape and to collect more data on how well MBAs do in the workplace. Some 1,300 recruiters were surveyed, up from 206 in 2012, and they were asked to rate schools on how well their graduates performed in the areas most important to employers.”

See details of the methodology here.

Bloomberg Businessweek is challenging MBA students and alumni to tweet about their b-school experience using the hashtag #WhyMBA and school handle @WUSTLbusiness to see which school can dominate the conversation.

It’s part of the publication’s countdown to its biennial rankings of Best Business Schools on Nov. 11.

So, come on, Olin MBAs, past, present, and future: tell the world #WhyMBA @WUSTLbusiness is the best! On your mark, get set, TWEET!!

See the conversation and suggested topics on the BloombergBusinessweek website.

Bloomberg Businessweek, July 23, 2014. Yale SOM’s Plan to Expand Access to B-School: A $100 Discount Evan Bouffides, assistant dean and director of MBA admissions and financial aid at Olin, says the school saw a large jump in applications—and increases in class quality and diversity—when it wiped away its fee a few years ago. “It’s been absolutely worth it for us.”

For the second consecutive year, Olin’s BSBA program is in the top five of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2014 Ranking of Best Undergraduate Business Schools, released April 4.

Olin is ranked number 5 out of a total of 132 U.S. undergraduate business programs included in the 2014 Bloomberg Businessweek survey.

“Olin continues to have the highest SAT scores (1480) out of all the schools in the Bloomberg Businessweek ranking,” said Steve Malter, associate dean and director for undergraduate programs. “I am incredibly proud of the fact that we have the fourth best score in the student satisfaction survey, earning an A+ for teaching, facilities, and services, and an A for job placement from students.”

Olin remains the number one feeder school to the top 30 MBA programs and the median starting salary for Olin BSBA grads ranks number eight at $62,500 for that category.

“The Olin faculty and staff work hard every day to make sure our students have the best undergraduate business experience possible. It’s rewarding to be recognized by our students in this survey and to highlight their success in the job market,” said Malter.

Bloomberg Businessweek’s undergraduate business school rankings are based on five components: student assessment, academic quality metrics, employer opinion, median starting salary, and a “feeder school” score. Click here for more on their methodology.

Bloomberg Businessweek reports on the crucial week between finals and graduation for MBAs with a story about Olin’s “Disorientation Week”.  It’s clearly the opposite of GO Week at the start of the program, and sounds like a lot more fun! Thanks to Nick Fung for sharing the photo with Businessweek. Read the story here.