Our MBA has been doing well in those rankings this year, with the exception of The Economist<\/em>. I offer a quick summary of what each ranking measures and how we have been doing. The rankings are quite different in the cohorts from whom it collects data and the weight it gives to the different aspects of the program.<\/p>\n Financial Times<\/strong><\/p>\n The FT ranking<\/a> comes out in January and collects data from graduates that finished three years before, i.e. 2011 in the last edition. It is putting a lot of weight on the level of salaries, the increase in salaries and the research record of the school \u2013 together more than 50%.<\/p>\n The IESE MBA came in 7th<\/sup>, same as the last two years. The top 10 schools come from the US (7) and Europe (3).<\/p>\n The Economist<\/strong><\/p>\n The Economist\u2019s ranking<\/a> comes out in October and collects data from the graduating class of the same year, i.e. 2015. The emphasis of the ranking is on career opportunities and Personal Development \u2013 together 70%. The IESE MBA came in 14th<\/sup> this year, from the 5th<\/sup> spot last year. The reasons were a slightly lower rank in career opportunities \u2013 91% of the class had received an offer within 3 months from 96% the year before and the salaries, although overall higher than last year, had a higher percentage of variable pay and in The Economist<\/em> the fixed salary counts. The ratings from the graduates were as good as last year\u2019s so that the descend seems more associated with other schools\u2019 ratings going up.<\/p>\n Business Week<\/strong><\/p>\n The Business Week ranking<\/a> has been around longest. It is published in October and started in 1988. BW collects data from the graduates of the last year, i.e. 2015; blends it with data from the graduates of 2014, surveys alumni from 2007, 2008 and 2009; and asks recruiters about their experience in 2013-2014. Most of the weight is on the recruiter and alumni survey, 65% total.<\/p>\n This year, our MBA came in 7th<\/sup> among the \u201cinternational\u201d MBAs \u2013 which is shorthand for non-US programs. Last year we were 8th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Forbes<\/strong><\/p>\n The Forbes ranking<\/a> is the simplest of all. It is published in September. It measures the earnings of our graduates from five years ago (2010) and compares it to the cost of doing the program, including opportunity costs.<\/p>\n The IESE MBA came in 2nd<\/sup> for non-US 2-year programs, from 5th<\/sup> place in 2013 (the ranking is published every other year).<\/p>\n Poets&Quants<\/strong><\/p>\n The Poets&Quants website has been publishing rankings and reports on MBA programs for a few years now. The editor, John Byrne, was a member of the Business Week team that started business school rankings.<\/p>\n![\"Rankings](\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/mba\/files\/2015\/12\/20150316-MBA_BCN_Sesion-fotos_3750-1024x572.jpg\")
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