The University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business was ranked Number 44 by the Wall Street Journal in its 2004 ranking of the top business schools.
For the first time in its history, DCB joined eight other business schools making their first appearances on the Journal’s list this year. The ranking list is dominated by institutions on the East Coast, including Wharton, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale, and peppered with schools in locations as diverse as Paris, London and Spain. DCB is one of a handful of business schools located in the western United States to be recognized and is the only school in Colorado included in the list.
According to the Journal, Daniels graduate received high scores for “personal ethics and integrity, teamwork abilities, awareness of corporate citizenship issues and communication and interpersonal skills.” The Journal reported that the college’s most impressive features included an “exceptional career-placement program and the relevant work experience” of students.
The Wall Street Journal business school ranking uses feedback from corporate recruiters to identify the colleges that best oreoare students for both immeduate and longterm professional success.
Scores reflect recruiters’ evaluations of each business school based on 26 attributes. The highest possible score is 100. Wharton, the year’s top-ranked school, had a score of 71.25. With a score of 59.42, Daniels is ranked 44th.
Obviously, we’re delighted by the ranking,” said Dr. Griesemer, dean of the College. “Being recognized by the Journal is a reflection of the quality of our faculty, students, alumni and staff.”
Griesemer said several initiatives helped Daniels earn a spot on the Wall Street Journal list. Some, such as efforts to build a world-class faculty, develop a top-notch career placement center and attract top quality students, have been under way for almost a decade. Others, such as the 2003 comprehensive review and overhaul of the curriculum that allowed students to customize degrees and align their locus of study with career goals, are more recent.
Founded in 1908, the Daniels College of Business was one of the first business schools established in the United States. Key turning points in the College’s history include an $11 million matching grant awarded in 1989 by a cable network; a new, technologically advanced center; and $24 million facility into the which the business school moved in 1999.
Ania Ivakhnik, a DU junior who studies real estate financing, said that she is proud to be a Daniels College student. One of the things that she finds valuable is the fact that the school program includes a lot of business and marketing courses along with the real estate requirementsm giving her a very diverse education. She feels very excited about her future career opportunities.
