Business college one of the 'Best 296 Business Schools'

KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business is an outstanding business school, according to the education services company, the Princeton Review. The college is featured in the 2013 edition of the Princeton Review's annual guidebook, "The Best 296 Business Schools."

According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior vice president and publisher, "We consider the Haworth College of Business one of the best institutions a student could attend to earn an MBA. We selected the schools we profile in this book—280 of which are in the U.S. and 16 are international—based on our high regard for their academic programs and our reviews of institutional data we collect from the schools. We also solicit and greatly respect the opinions of students attending these schools who rate and report on their experiences at them on our 80-question survey for the book."

The Princeton Review's survey asked 19,000 students at the 296 schools their opinions of their school's academics, student body and campus life as well as about themselves and their career plans. The student surveys analyzed for this edition were all completed online and conducted during the 2011-12, 2010-11 and 2009-10 academic years.

"We are proud to be listed in the Princeton Review's guide of "The Best 296 Business Schools," says Dr. Satish Deshpande, associate dean for operations and graduate programs for the Haworth College of Business. "The quality of our academic and co-curricular programs for graduate students is what draws bright, creative, high-quality students to our program year after year."

Haworth College of Business

The Haworth College of Business is a regional leader in quality business education, applied research and community partnerships with one of the oldest Master of Business Administration programs in the state. The college has held continuous accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business since 1970 and is among an elite group of fewer than five percent of business schools worldwide that are accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by the AACSB. It is among a select two percent of business schools worldwide that have additional specialized accreditation for their accountancy programs.

The Princeton Review

"The Best 296 Business Schools" is one of more than 150 Princeton Review books published by Random House, Inc. The Princeton Review is also known for its many categories of college rankings, its classroom and online test-prep courses, tutoring and other education services. Headquartered in Framingham, Mass., The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University.