Columbia Business School, Fuqua School of Business, and MIT Sloan School of Management landed on the seventh, eighth, and ninth spots in Business Week’s 2008 MBA school rankings. Below are brief profiles of the three schools, as well as information on their application procedures.
Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School was established in 1916, and has since been producing graduates who have gone on to become leading businessmen and entrepreneurs in the US. Columbia has a highly diverse student body, 40% of which is representative of different countries all over the globe. The school offers executive education, doctorate programs, and MBA degree programs. Columbia Business School also boasts of a faculty composed of business practitioners, and advisers and consultants to business leaders around the world. Those interested in applying to Columbia can visit the school’s official website to download and fill up the online application form.
Fuqua School of Business (Duke University)
Founded in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke, Duke University used to be an expansion of Trinity College. The establishment of the university was made possible by the Duke Endowment foundation. In 1969, the Fuqua School of Business was established as the business school branch of Duke University. Today, the Fuqua School of Business is recognized as a business school that offers one of the country’s top programs for doctorates, executive education, MBA degrees, and joint degrees. To apply to the Fuqua School of Business, visit the school’s official website and download the online application form.
MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management was established in 1914 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school was originially an engineering administration curriculum under the MIT Department of Economics and Statistics before it was recognized as a separate business school entity that offered executive education and programs such as Master of Finance, MBA degree programs, and PhD and undergraduate programs. Interested applicants may contact the school’s admissions office for more information or visit the school’s official website to download the online application form.
