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DATE: November 6, 2007

For the first time ever, Business Week has ranked part-time business school programs in the U.S. The Evening MBA program at the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business ranked 2nd among public schools and 16th nationally.

“Part-time students now make up the majority of MBA students in programs at the Foster School. I’m pleased that Business Week’s new ranking acknowledges the changes in the MBA world. We know we’ve had an outstanding part-time MBA program for a long time. It’s terrific to see that program finally get the recognition it deserves,” said Dan Poston, executive director of MBA programs at the Foster School of Business.

Business Week’s methodology was comprised of three measures—two from students and one from business schools. A part-time MBA student survey measured general student satisfaction. Post-MBA information was taken from the student survey based on the percentage of respondents who said their program was “completely” responsible for them achieving their goals. Graduates also reported salary increase information. Finally, an academic quality score with six equally-weighted measures included average GMAT score, average work experience, percentage of tenured faculty teaching in the part-time program, average class size in core classes, number of business electives available for students, and the part-time program’s completion rate. All six measures were provided by the schools. View more information about the 2007 Business Week rankings and methodology.

The part-time Evening MBA Program is one of eight master’s degree programs offered at the Foster School of Business.