E.J. Ourso College of Business rises in global ranking

In its most recent comparative listing of the Top Business Schools, Eduniversal ranked LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business 52nd overall, an improvement of three spots. The college was placed in the “4 Palmes” category and was the 30th ranked public institution in that grouping. Eduniversal’s categories of palmes go from 1 to 5, with “5 Palmes” representing the collection of colleges with the best rankings. Eduniversal, which began this ranking in 2009, bases its listing of the world’s top 1,000 business schools on two main types of criteria: Peer assessment and international reputation. “There are 1,243 AACSB accredited schools, and 706 of them are public institutions,” says E.J. Ourso College Dean Eli Jones in a prepared statement. “Once again, we placed in Eduniversal’s second-highest tier.” Jones notes three schools in this year’s “4 Palmes” category were previously in the “5 Palmes” category and that 19 schools in this year’s “4 Palmes” category dropped at least five spots. Eight of those schools dropped 10 spots or more. “The three times we have been ranked, our ranking has been extremely consistent,” Jones says. “We are showing stability and that is being recognized.” Other universities whose business schools ranked in the “4 Palmes” category this year include Boston College, University of Florida, University of South Carolina, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia and Wake Forest University. To view the complete 2011 Eduniversal rankings, click here.