Fox MBA at Temple University Only U.S. School Ranked Top Ten in All Global Categories

Business Wire, Jan 30, 2006

PHILADELPHIA -- The MBA program of Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management is the only U.S. school ranked in the top ten in all global categories by Financial Times in its 2006 rankings released today.

The Fox MBA was ranked #1 for "International Mobility" and in the top ten in all global categories--international experience, international board, international students and international faculty.

In addition to top global rankings, for the second consecutive year, Fox has been ranked #1 "Value for Money" among U.S. public-urban universities. Also, for the second year in a row, the Fox MBA ranked among the top 50 programs in the U.S. and the top 75 MBA programs in the world, rising significantly in both categories.

The Fox School and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania were the only Philadelphia-area MBA programs that made the Financial Times listing of top 100 MBA programs in the world.

"Our increasing recognition and continued rise in rankings is no surprise," said M. Moshe Porat, dean of The Fox School of Business and Management. "Fox has exceptional students, faculty on the cutting edge of research and innovative programs, all the ingredients that lead to a top-ranked global MBA program."

The Financial Times rankings were determined from a survey filled out by graduates of The Fox School full-time MBA programs--the two-year Fox MBA and the one-year Fox International MBA. The Fox MBA is a cohort program recently redesigned to increase its emphasis on leadership, globalization and real-world learning while The Fox International MBA is an accelerated, global program where students study in three continents over a period of one year.

"In both programs students work on real projects with top international companies from the U.S., Japan, India, Ireland, China, Israel, Russia and France," said Robert F. Bonner, assistant dean of The Fox School MBA programs. "This unparalleled multinational learning environment prepares students for success in today's global economy."

In addition to The Fox School's two full-time MBA programs, the School has two MBA programs for working professionals: the Fox Executive MBA (EMBA) and the Fox Professional MBA (PMBA), which is a part-time program. The Fox EMBA has been ranked among the top 30 EMBA Programs in the U.S. for the past 5 consecutive years by Financial Times.

The Fox School of Business and Management is the largest, most comprehensive business school in the Greater Philadelphia region and among the largest in the world, with more than 5,500 students, 147 full-time faculty and 45,000 alumni. Accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), The Fox School's MBA programs are ranked internationally and nationally by leading business publications, including Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report and Entrepreneur magazine. For more information, visit www.fox.temple.edu.