Size Isn't Everything

When it comes to business schools, the top schools are all large, well-known campuses, in large cities. And that makes sense from a business standpoint; Los Angeles is a far more conducive environment for business than, say, the suburban town I grew up in. However, while there are tons of benefits you can come up with for big city schools, there are a few other benefits that you won't find in LA, but you could find in, for example, Ithica, NY.

Among these benefits are the stronger sense of community, and the stronger bonds that result from it. You can read more about these benefits on BusinessWeek.

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Financial Times Rankings

Financial Times has released their 2007 Global MBA Rankings; based primarily on alumni successes, intellectual capital held by the program, and the international focus of the program. It's interesting to see the different criteria used to judge international programs versus US business schools.

1. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
2. Columbia Business School
3. Harvard Business School
3. Stanford University GSB
5. London Business School
6. University of Chicago GSB
7. INSEAD
8. New York University: Stern
9. Dartmouth College: Tuck
10. Yale School of Management
11. Ceibs (China)
11. Instituto de Empresa
13. IMD
14. MIT: Sloan
15. University of Cambridge: Judge
16. IESE Business School
17. UCLA: Anderson
18. HEC Paris
19. Northwestern University: Kellogg
19. University of Michigan: Ross
19. University of Oxford: Said

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The University Venture Fund

Thought this was pretty cool:

Wharton and the University of Utah have a collaborative effort called the University Venture Fund, that aims to introduce students to the venture capital industry via hands-on experiences. The students are responsible for securing capital and making deals & investments. The University Venture Fund was started in 2003 at the University of Utah, and Wharton jumped on board in 2005.

More information can be found here.

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