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Top 10 Best Business Schools for Hispanics

September 2007, HISPANIC BUSINESS Magazine
No. 1 Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
No. 1 Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

1. Stanford University
Graduate School of Business
Stanford, California
www.gsb.stanford.edu

Total business school enrollment...764
Hispanic enrollment...98
Percentage...12.8%
Total MBA degrees earned...366
Degrees earned by Hispanics...45
Percentage...12.3%
Full-time faculty...103
Full-time Hispanic faculty...1
Percentage...1%

Diversity Statement: Stanford MBA information sessions for underrepresented audiences are held around the U.S. The school participates in the Management Leadership for Tomorrow program to increase the presence of minorities in fast-track, entry-level business careers as well as the Charles P. Bonini Partnership for Diversity Fellowship program.

2. University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business
Austin, Texas
www.mccombs.utexas.edu

Total business school enrollment...510
Hispanic enrollment...28
Percentage...5.5%
MBA degrees earned...318
Degrees earned by Hispanics...18
Percentage...5.7%
Full-time faculty...97
Full-time Hispanic faculty...3
Percentage...3.1%

Diversity Statement: The McCombs School of Business is a key member of the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Management, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow program. In addition, we have created our own diversity program – Jump Start – to create a pipeline from college to graduate school.

3. Columbia University
Columbia Business School
New York, New York
www.gsb.columbia.edu

Total business school enrollment...1,242
Hispanic enrollment...32
Percentage...2.6%
MBA degrees earned...682
Degrees earned by Hispanics...N/A
Percentage...N/A
Full-time faculty...118
Full-time Hispanic faculty...10
Percentage...8.5%

Diversity Statement: Columbia Business School's global perspective is reflected in and reinforced by its diverse student body. The school supports a number of student organizations that reflect its diversity, including the Asian, Black, Hispanic, Latin American, and South Asian business associations.

4. The University of Miami
School of Business Administration
Coral Gables, Florida
www.bus.miami.edu

Total business school enrollment...265
Hispanic enrollment...30
Percentage...11.3%
MBA degrees earned...160
Degrees earned by Hispanics...26
Percentage...16.3%
Full-time faculty...143
Full-time Hispanic faculty...26
Percentage...18.2%

Diversity Statement: Our MBA students benefit from a multinational student body, and world-renowned faculty that understand the Latin American culture and business. A variety of Hispanic student organizations such as the Alliance of Latin American Students, Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, and La Casa Cultural are available to all students.

5. University of California, Berkeley
Haas School of Business
Berkeley, California
www.berkeley.edu

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