Saïd Business School Rankings FAQ

Financial Times Global MBA

Overview

The annual Financial Times Global MBA ranking is generally viewed by prospective MBA students as the most authoritative ranking of MBA programmes. When you were doing your research into the best global MBA as a prospective student, the FT rankings no doubt played a part in your deliberations.

The FT surveys graduates three years after they have completed the degree, to assess the effect of the MBA on their subsequent career progression and salary growth. The FT does not survey alumni on their overall satisfaction with the School or alumni network.

In line with the significance of the rankings, the Alumni Relations Office is meticulous in its constant search for the current contact details of its alumni. To ensure the maximum response from alumni to the FT survey, we must be able to contact as many people from the class being ranked as possible. Alumni participation in completing the survey is a key success driver so if you need to update any of your details please do so by clicking here.

How it works - Methodology

The FT Global MBA rankings are based on data collected from two main sources, alumni and business schools. The response threshold that the FT sets is 20% of the entire class with an absolute minimum of 20 responses.

The FT always surveys graduates three years after they have completed the degree to assess the effect of the MBA on their subsequent career progression and salary growth. The FT does not specifically survey alumni on their overall satisfaction with the School or alumni network.

Three main areas are analysed (among others) to create the top 100:

1) alumni salaries and career development (worth 57% of overall ranking) – data provided by alumni survey;
2) the diversity and international reach of the business school and its MBA programme – data provided by the School, and
3) the research capabilities of each school – data provided by the School.

Read further on the OBA webpage on How it works for Saïd alumni and read further on the FT website on the full Methodology.

When will I be surveyed?

The FT always surveys graduates three years after they have completed the degree. For Saïd Business School graduates, this means four years out from when you matriculated at Oxford.

Matriculation Year Degree completion year Alumni surveyed in Rankings published in
20062007 2010 2011
2007 2008 2011 2012
2008 2009 2012 2013
2009 2010 2013 2014
2010 2011 2014 2015
2011 2012 2015 2016
Recent alumni survey statistics and School data – contributions to 2011 Rankings outcome

The FT Global MBA rankings are based on data collected from two main sources, alumni and business schools.

To view how the current alumni survey statistics play into the current year’s rankings, please visit the alumni-submitted Alumni Profile Statistics for Saïd Business School.

Recall, 57% of the overall ranking, is dependent on the alumni-submitted Alumni Profile statistics, with the heaviest weighted areas being alumni salaries pre- and post- MBA, and career progression.

To view how the Saïd Business School’s current submitted statistics along with the Alumni Profile statistics play into the current year’s rankings, please visit the FT’s Ranking Data for the Saïd Business School.

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