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Wash U’s entrepreneurship programs are ranked among the best in the US in the annual ‘trep list published by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.  Our graduate entrepreneurship program ranked #15, and the undergrad program ranked #16.

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The Princeton Review surveyed undergraduate and graduate schools for this project from April through June 2014. The survey asked school administrators 60 questions covering: their schools’ levels of commitment to entrepreneurship inside and outside the classroom, the percentage of faculty, students, and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors, and the number and reach of their mentorship programs. The company also asked schools about their scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies, and their support for school-sponsored business plan competitions.

Washington University in St. Louis and Olin Business School are among the top schools in the 2015 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released Sept. 9, 2014.

Olin placed at #14 in the Best Undergraduate Business Programs category and Washington University was ranked #14 among National Universities.

Specialty disciplines within business programs were ranked based on a survey of deans and senior faculty at accredited business schools. Olin’s entrepreneurship and finance programs remain in the top 20:

Entrepreneurship    #19
Finance                      #12

Limited rankings data is available on the U.S. News site; full access to rankings is behind a pay wall. Survey and ranking methodology details can be found here.

The Financial Times ranks Olin Business School’s Master in Finance (MSF) program #4 among U.S. schools and #29 worldwide in its 2014 survey released June 22. The ranking is divided into two categories: programs for students with little or no background in the financial industry (pre-experience), and those for professionals who have already worked in the sector (post-experience). Olin’s program is included in the pre-experience ranking.

The survey is primarily based on data provided by alumni three years after graduation. According to the Financial Times, “Three years after graduation, 87 percent of alumni work in finance, and the most popular sectors are investment banking/mergers and acquisitions, consulting, accounting and asset management.”

For the complete rankings tables and methodology, visit the The Financial Times site.

Image: Wall St. by Matthew Knott, Flickr, Creative Commons

Executive education nondegree programs at Olin Business School leapt into the top 10 bracket of U.S. schools ranked by the Financial Times released May 11, 2014. For Open Enrollment programs, Olin ranked #9 nationally and #17 internationally, while for Customized programs, Olin’s rank was #10 nationally and #24 internationally. Both rankings are sizable increases for Olin.

Olin offers a wide range of Open Enrollment and Customized courses for executives on its Washington University in St. Louis campus and through its partnership with the Brookings Institution where it manages Brookings Executive Education in Washington, D.C.

Olin’s jump in the rankings was powered by positive feedback from both client companies and participants who often report that executive education courses are a life- or career-changing experience. For more information on executive education courses offered by Olin Business School, click here.

According to the Financial Times, business schools are reporting a rise in demand for customized and open enrollment short-term programs for managers, marking a reversal of a sharp decline that began with the financial crisis in 2008.

FT rankings are based on participants’ and clients’ satisfaction, the diversity of participants and faculty, and the school’s international exposure. The FT ranked a record number of schools this year that are based in the United States and internationally. Click here to see the complete rankings.

Olin Business School’s 96 percent employment rate, three months after graduation, for full-time MBA graduates places it among the top schools in that category in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, published March 11, 2014.  According to the website, Olin has the fourth highest employment rate out of the 126 ranked business schools in the annual U.S. News survey.

U.S. News’ overall rankings for graduate business schools places Olin’s three MBA degree programs in the top 25. The Executive MBA program moved up to number 12 while the part-time MBA ranking remained steady at number 16. The full-time MBA program dropped one spot to number 22.

The rankings published this month are branded “2015 Best Business Schools Rankings,” but based on data from the 2012-2013 academic year.

U.S. News Survey        2015               2014               2013  

MBA                                     22                   21                   22

Part-time MBA                     16                   16                   21

Executive MBA                     12                   14                   19

In addition to Olin’s outstanding performance in job placement, the rankings indicate a positive trend for full-time MBA graduates in the category of “Mean Starting Salary and Bonus.” The average starting salary and bonus for 2013 Olin MBA grads totaled $110,533.

Limited rankings data for the 2015 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings is available here. Details on the methodology used for the survey is also available online.

The Financial Times annual ranking of the world’s best executive MBA programs places the Olin-Fudan University joint venture in Shanghai at #6, up three spots from last year.

“Olin and Fudan’s School of Management were at the forefront of joint ventures in executive business education in China a decade ago when they launched the first foreign-partnered EMBA program to be formally recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education,” said Mahendra Gupta, dean of Olin Business School. “Our faculty continue to provide international learning experiences that prepare executives to compete for top positions in China and globally.”

Other results in the FT global survey include:

• Olin and Fudan faculty research ranks #14
• Graduates of the Olin/Fudan Executive MBA-Shanghai program experienced a 61% salary increase after completing the program

See full news release on Olin News.

Dean Mahendra Gupta will be a guest on the Financial Times’ “Ask the Expert” answering questions about Executive MBA programs on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, between 14.00 and 15.00 BST. Send your questions now to ask@ft.com and they will be answered during the live session.