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Free frozen yogurt and t-shirts served up today by members of the BSBA Olin Business Council attracted a long line of students from the undergrad lounge all the way down the flag hallway.  The occasion? A celebration of the undergrad program’s recent Bloomberg Businessweek #4 ranking.

Undergrads can show their pride in Olin’s rise in the rankings by wearing the colorful tank that OBC President Michael Rudolph was handing out today.

Great idea OBC! It’s so fashion 4-ward!! And the fro yo from Chill with all the toppings was yummy! Thank you.

As news spread about Olin’s #4 ranking in the new Bloomberg Businessweek survey released March 20, Twitter and Facebook were buzzing with congratulations and expressions of pride in our undergrad program.

Dean Gupta marked the jump in the rankings by ordering giant cakes and some savory snacks for undergrads in Simon Hall on Thursday afternoon.

Chancellor Wrighton talks to Olin undergrads about their program’s #4 ranking in the latest Bloomberg Businessweek survey.

Chancellor Mark Wrighton stopped by and told students, faculty and staff gathered in the undergrad lounge that,  “it’s always nice when a third party recognizes something we’ve known all along…you’re the best!”

The Chancellor said he also expects Olin’s undergrads – who can boast the highest SAT scores of all the business school students in the nation – to continue to succeed and exceed expectations in their college and post-graduation careers.

Pressue is on…swallow that cake and get back to the library!

Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School jumped four spots to #4 overall in the Best Undergraduate Business Schools ranking published March 20 by Bloomberg Businessweek.

Olin’s move from #8 to #4 is due to superior student satisfaction and top marks from students in both teaching and academic services. Other criteria that contributed to Olin’s rise to the ranks of the top five best undergraduate business schools include:

• #1 rank feeder school to top MBA programs
• Highest average SAT scores of all schools in survey
• #6 in student satisfaction and student/faculty ratio
• #8 in the nation in terms of median starting salary
• “A+” grade for teaching, facilities and services from student survey
• “A” grade for job placement from student survey

“We are very proud of this recognition that reflects the accomplishments of our undergraduate students, faculty, staff, and career services,” said Mahendra Gupta, dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil professor of accounting and management at Olin Business School.

Olin undergraduates enjoy one of the highest job placement rates with 98% receiving job offers within three months after graduation.  The average job placement rate across all schools in the Businessweek survey is 76%.

To see all the statistics and survey results go to Bloomberg Businessweek.