FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Nancy Gardner (206) 543-2580
nancylou@u.washington.edu

DATE: March 8, 2007

Business Week magazine has ranked the University of Washington's undergraduate business administration program 8th among public institutions, 25th among both public and private universities, and 4th for giving its students return on their investments.

“We owe much of this strong showing to our committed faculty, our rigorous curriculum and the ability of our students to get terrific jobs immediately upon graduation," said Pete Dukes, associate dean for undergraduate programs and professor of accounting at the UW Business School. "And clearly, our students had positive things to say about their experiences in our program, and their opinions mattered to BusinessWeek."

According to the magazine, the UW scored especially high with students for its focus on international business, an exceptional accounting program, and a dedicated faculty.

To select top programs, BusinessWeek used five measures, including a survey of nearly 80,000 business majors at top schools and a poll of undergraduate recruiters. The ranking is based on the “index number,” which represents the sum of all five ranking measures. The magazine also calculated letter grades on teaching quality, facilities and services, and job placement based on the student survey.

Complete rankings of the "Best Undergraduate Business Schools" are available in the March 19, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek. Expanded content, including the full methodology, interactive tables, in-depth profiles, and a discussion forum are available on BusinessWeek.com at:

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate