IE Business School’s MBA program ranked No. 12 worldwide by Financial Times

Madrid, January 26, 2015. IE Business School’s MBA program has been ranked No. 12 worldwide in FT’s 2015 MBA ranking. The result further consolidates IE Business School’s position as a leading international reference in the management education sector, coming soon after the  Bloomberg Businessweek ranking (November 2014), which placed IE’s MBA in the No. 2 position worldwide and No. 1 in Europe in the Non-US business school category.

The Financial Times ranking examines 21 key indicators related to both the institution and to its graduates. The indicators include the extent of internationalization at the school, the scope of its programs, the degree to which graduates’ expectations are met, subsequent remuneration of graduates, the percentage of international professors and students, the percentage of female members of faculty and students, and levels of research.

IE Business School’s International MBA program is taught in English and Spanish, and runs for between 11 and 13 months. This year 91% of its student body are foreign students, hailing from 70 countries worldwide, making IE one of the most diverse business schools in the world. “We offer a unique environment where more than 90% of students are international, from a total of 70 countries. The IE MBA is a highly innovative program which fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, challenges conventional ways of thinking, and conveys the importance of leaving a positive mark on society,” says  Erik Schlie, Vice Dean for MBA Programs at IE Business School.

IE Business School’s MBA program portfolio includes part-time programs like its Global MBA, considered the world’s best MBA Online (2014 FT ranking), and the IE-SMU MBA, a program run jointly with Singapore Management University and focused on economic and business realities in the Asia Pacific region. IE’s Executive MBA, with English and Spanish language versions, is available in both onsite and blended formats and runs for between 10 and 15 months. The School’s Global Executive MBA is geared to meet the needs of top managers and combines onsite sessions held in Spain, Singapore, Brazil and the US, with online modules. IE also offers the IE/Brown Executive MBA run jointly with Ivy League member Brown University, with online modules run between onsite periods held in Madrid, Providence, (US) and Cape Town (South Africa).