The Berkeley Full-time MBA program placed #8 in BusinessWeek's ranking released last week. This is the first time that the full-time program garnered a spot in the top ten.

BusinessWeek highlighted Haas as the school whose ranking had improved the most, moving up nine spots from #17 in 2004. According to the article, "The combination of a small class, exceptional faculty, and a collegial atmosphere impressed students," and "Recruiters, meanwhile, were wowed by the quality of the grads."

Recruiters surveyed by BusinessWeek ranked Haas #7 (up from #19 in 2004), as did the school's own 2006 graduates (up from #13 in 2004).
 
BusinessWeek's Bschool online channel also features the Haas School for having a top-five entrepreneurship program and a top-ten marketing program.

BusinessWeek bases its ranking on feedback from both the full-time MBA class of 2006 and corporate recruiters as well as on faculty research. More information on the ranking is available in the October 23 issue of BusinessWeek magazine or online at http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/index.html.