BusinessWeek Ranks Smith School MBA Program Among Nations Best Smith ranked No. 12 in measure of faculty contributions to academic journals

College Park, Md. October 13, 2006 - The MBA program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 25 in the United States in BusinessWeeks 2006 survey of The Best B-Schools. The rankings, which are published every other year, were based on a survey of the graduating class of 2006, a survey of corporate recruiters and a measure of intellectual capital the number of faculty articles published in a list of top 20 academic journals. Smith is ranked No. 12 among all U.S. schools in the intellectual capital category.

In building one of the worlds truly great business schools we are always working to recruit the best faculty, provide world-class technology and learning facilities, and enhance the benefits of a Smith degree upon graduation, said Howard Frank, dean of the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business. Were especially pleased with our high score for intellectual capital, which reflects on the remarkable quality of our faculty.

This year, BusinessWeek sent a 50-question Web-based survey to more than 16,500 Class of 2006 graduates at 100 schools, asking them to rate everything from teaching quality to the effectiveness of career services at their schools on a scale of 1 to 10. Their responses count for 50 percent of the total student satisfaction score, with the other half coming from responses from the two previous rankings in 2004 and 2002. Corporate recruiters were invited to fill out a similar online survey.

About the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, MS PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations on three continents North America, Europe and Asia.