April 28, 2006—In its inaugural ranking of undergraduate business programs, BusinessWeek magazine placed the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia second in the nation. Other top programs included Wharton (1), Notre Dame (3), MIT (4), and Emory (5). The next highest ranked public university programs were Michigan (6) and Texas (9).

To rank the programs, BusinessWeek surveyed students and recruiters, developed an academic quality score, and calculated letter grades on teaching quality, facilities and services, and job placement. McIntire received an A+ on all three of the graded dimensions. The magazine noted that the “[w]orkload is intense, but students love the real-world core curriculum.”

“We are an extraordinary community dedicated to the best for our students and each other,” said Dean Carl Zeithaml. “The Commerce School’s faculty and staff have worked with great skill and enthusiasm for our students for decades. It is gratifying to receive external confirmation of these efforts from such a highly regarded source. As we look ahead, however, our goals remain unchanged—to pursue excellence, to innovate, to create new knowledge, and, most importantly, to provide a world-class educational experience for our students.”

Currently, 660 full-time students are enrolled in McIntire’s program, which accepts students at the beginning of their third year of undergraduate study. In addition to an outstanding academic record, McIntire students are leaders and contribute to the University community in many ways. The School routinely places over 90 percent of its graduates in top jobs throughout the country. The McIntire School also offers graduate programs in accounting and the management of information technology.

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