Tuck #3 for Hispanics in ranking of top graduate business schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 5, 2006
CONTACT: Colin Van Ostern - 603-646-0597
HANOVER, N.H.—The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth was ranked the #3 MBA program in the country for Hispanics in a new report released today by Hispanic Business magazine. The ranking comes on the heels of two media reports released earlier this month that rank Tuck among top schools worldwide for Latin Americans and Mexicans.
"We are honored by this ranking," says Dean Paul Danos. "We are proud to compete at the highest levels on key factors that are important to students of every ethnicity, such as the talent and prestige of faculty, career opportunities for graduates, and depth and breadth of curriculum. Yet we also differ from other top business schools in important ways that reflect the values of many Hispanics, including our community focus, personal scale, emphasis on group learning and teamwork, and the extraordinary levels of involvement and support we receive from our alumni family."
Tuck has been a recognized national leader in training and executive education for minority business leaders, and this past January the school was the first institution in the U.S. to be selected to join the Minority Business Hall of Fame.
Tuck is also committed to offering its students a truly global learning environment. In the past year alone, the school appointed student ambassadors to Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, and Argentina, as well as Spain, Portugal, and 20 other countries across the world. In March, Danos traveled to Mexico City to launch the school's Mexico Initiative to further strengthen ties with the region. And international students will make up more than a third of the incoming class of 2008, the highest proportion in Tuck's history.
Hispanic Business magazine featured Tuck's ranking in its September edition, which included the 2006 Diversity Report listing Top 10 Graduate Schools for Hispanics in four fields. The report determined a school's rank using several factors, including percentage of Hispanic students and faculty, special recruiting programs, mentorship programs, Hispanic student organizations, and retention rates of Hispanic students.
According to the magazine, "Promoting and encouraging a diverse community where Hispanic students can thrive was a key element that set this year's schools apart."
Earlier this month, AmericaEconomia, a leading business publication in Latin America, raised Tuck's rank to #15 among the world's best schools for Latin Americans after awarding the school #17 in 2005 and #18 in 2004. Expansion, a leading business publication in Mexico, ranked Tuck #14 in their first ever international MBA ranking of "The Best Global MBAs for Mexicans."
For more information on rankings, please visit Tuck's MBA Program Rankings page.
You can find more information about the Hispanic Business ranking on their website.
Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide.
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