Accreditation and Recognition
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Pepperdine's MBA programs continue to be recognized for quality and innovation by many of the nation’s leading graduate business school rankings. The following are highlights from selected rankings:
Forbes magazine ranks the Graziadio School’s Fully Employed MBA program among the Top 20 business schools for return on investment for a MBA degree. Forbes magazine also ranks the Full-time MBA program among the Top 60 leading business schools in the nation.
The Wall Street Journal ranks the Graziadio School's Full-time MBA program among the Top 50 in the nation by regional recruiters.
Financial Times ranks the Graziadio School's Executive MBA program among the Top 50 worldwide.
U.S. News & World Report's 2007 online edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools lists Pepperdine’s Full-time MBA program among the Top 100 in the nation.
The Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education ranks the Graziadio School's Full-time MBA program among the Top 50 in the world for dedication to ethics, social and environmental issues in their 2007-2008 Beyond Grey Pinstripes rankings.
Leadership Excellence Magazine ranks the Graziadio School among the Top 20 in the nation for Leadership Development programs.
QS TopMBA, the world's leading information site for MBA applicants and students, ranked the Graziadio School among the Top 15 most diverse business schools in the nation.
The Princeton Review named Pepperdine's Malibu campus one of the Top 5 "Most Beautiful Campuses" in the country. Rankings are based on student ratings.
The Graziadio School of Business and Management is one of the Top 10 largest schools in the nation based on MBA enrollment among business schools accredited by AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. For more information regarding accreditation, please contact the AACSB directly at 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, FL 33602-5730; (813) 769-6500; www.aacsb.edu.
Pepperdine University is also accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501; 510/748-9001.
