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April 2, 2004
After a one year absence, The Flores MBA program
at LSU’s Ourso College of Business Administration
is ranked #71 in US News & World Report’s
America’s Best Graduate Schools business
school rankings for 2005, and is #41 of ranked
public universities. America’s Best
Graduate Schools also identifies the internal
auditing program at the Ourso College as one of
the best, recognizing that graduates are recruited
nationwide.
“The ranking really reflects how much our
program has advanced,” said Robert T. Sumichrast,
dean of the Ourso College of Business Administration.
“The national audience is taking notice
of the work we are doing.”
The Flores MBA program last appeared in America’s
Best Graduate Schools in 2003 at #76. Changes
in the rankings’ methodology kept the program
out of the published 2004 rankings, but significant
achievements in the past year have earned the
program a higher ranking than before.
“We’re delighted to be ranked,”
said David Shields, associate dean of the Ourso
College for MBA programs and executive education.
“This is external recognition of the progress
of our faculty, staff, and students, and an important
step on our climb to national prominence as a
top 50 public university.”
Some of the factors that influence the rankings
include GMAT scores of incoming students, selectivity
of the program, and the percentage of students
who have jobs upon graduation. The Flores MBA
program accepts only 26% of students who apply,
making it more selective than some schools ranked
in the top 20. Additionally, 62% of Flores MBA
students have jobs at graduation, a statistic
that rises to 75% by three months past graduation.
The Flores MBA program offers three paths to
the MBA: the full-time program, the Executive
MBA, and the Professional MBA. In addition, students
can enroll in the JD/MBA program, a partnership
with the Paul M. Hebert Law School at LSU, and
earn an MBA and a Juris Doctor concurrently.
For more information on the Flores MBA program,
visit mba.lsu.edu, or contact Allison Bridgewater,
assistant director, at abridg2@lsu.edu or 225/578-8867.
Wendy Osborn
Luedtke
E. J. Ourso College of Business
225/578-8865
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