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Financial Times ranks UCD Smurfit School MBA amongst the world’s best

Date: 25 Jan 2010

Dublin, Mon, 25th January 2010:  The Financial Times ranking of the top 100 global full-time MBA programmes, to be published Monday, 25th January 2010, ranks UCD Smurfit School of Business amongst Europe’s top 30, and maintaining its global top 100 position for the eleventh consecutive year. The School is among less than 50 schools worldwide that have been consistently ranked in the top 100 over the last eleven years, and is the only Irish ranked business school.

Results from the Financial Times for the MBA programme at UCD Smurfit School reveal an increase in average graduate salaries of 64% in the three years since graduation, with the programme ranked 5th in the world for value for money.

“We are proud that UCD Smurfit School’s MBA programme continues to be ranked amongst the world’s best by the Financial Times for.  Over 2,500 schools worldwide compete to have their full time MBA programmes ranked by the Financial Times and competition to make the top 100 is intense.  As a centre of excellence in business education, the School will continue to benchmark itself against the global elite, strive to recruit world-class academics and attract business leaders of the future.”

UCD Smurfit School is one of a number of elite schools in the world and the only Irish school to hold the ‘triple crown’ of accreditation from the three international centres of business and academic excellence – EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB.
For further information on the rankings log onto www.ft.com/businesseducation