It is a good time to be part of the College of Business Administration. According to the March 19 issue of BusinessWeek Magazine, Fordham University's CBA program has climbed 14 spots - from No. 48 to No. 34 - in a national ranking of undergraduate business programs. Rated with an average SAT score of 1178 and an "A" grade for teaching quality, BusinessWeek's rating of the CBA program proved exciting for those involved with the school.
Dr. Donna Rapaccioli, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Business Administration, felt that the ratings reflected the ongoing growth of the program.
"I'm thrilled, and it's a well- deserved honor for many people throughout the University who have worked very hard," she said in a recent press release. "I think the rankings reflect the outstanding quality of our students, how strongly they feel about Fordham, how valued they feel as part of our community, and the high regard that corporate recruiters have for our students. But it's only the beginning: We want to be in the top 10."
Rapaccioli learned of the impressive ratings via e-mail and said that her immediate reaction was a "feeling of joy."
"We worked very hard to try and create an environment that's student and business-centered, but it is sometimes hard to know that what you're doing is effective," she said. "The student reaction was most gratifying in realizing that."
For BusinessWeek Magazine, the school-ranking process is relatively new. The magazine began ranking schools just last year, ranking 63 programs nationally based on factors such as location, academic offerings, cost, and job prospects for recent graduates. This year, BusinessWeek added 32 additional programs into the pool. Schools were asked to provide details about their specific programs, including such factors as enrollment, test scores and average starting pay for graduates. The rankings centered most of their student feedback on approximately 77,000 surveys taken from graduating seniors in the 123 eligible programs and on polls from 466 business recruiters who hire business majors each year.
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