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Princeton Review Names Simmons One of the "301 Best Business Schools" and the #1 School for Women
BOSTON (October 8, 2009) — Simmons College
School of Management, the only AACSB-accredited business school in the world offering an MBA program
designed specifically for women, has been named by the Princeton Review as the number one MBA program in the
U.S. with the "greatest opportunities for women." Simmons School of Management is the only Boston-based MBA
program to rank in this category on the 2010 list.
The ranking is part of The Best 301 Business Schools 2010 edition and is based on the Princeton Review's
survey of 19,000 students attending the 301 business schools profiled. Princeton Review editors describe
Simmons School of Management as "unique, forward-thinking, rigorous and intimate," and as "drawing students
from diverse personal and professional backgrounds." Students from the Simmons MBA program were quoted as
saying, "The curriculum is rigorous and current," and "The school is way ahead of a lot of the trends —
principled leadership is part of the mission and incorporated areas like CSR, sustainability, and ethics,
long before it was trendy."
In a quote from the Princeton Review, Robert Franek, SVP, Publishing said the Simmons School of Management is
"… one of the best institutions readers could attend to earn an MBA. We chose the 301 business schools
based on our opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we
collect from the schools. We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students who rate and report their
experience at their schools."
"We are honored to receive this recognition," said Deborah Merrill-Sands, Dean of the Simmons School of
Management. "Simmons has developed an innovative curriculum and a powerful learning environment designed to
prepare women for career advancement and leadership roles in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Our
curriculum design and teaching are based on 30-plus years of research on the impact of gender dynamics in
organizations, and the strategies women need to succeed. It is rewarding to see our commitment to our mission
of educating women for powerful and principled leadership reflected in this prestigious ranking."
Ranked as one of the top 50 socially responsible business programs by the Aspen Institute, and a top 25
program for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review, Simmons School of Management
offers unique management and leadership programs for women of diverse backgrounds at all phases of their
careers — including undergraduate and graduate management programs; an entrepreneurship certificate
program for new business venture creation; and leadership development programs for mid- to senior-level
managers. The Simmons School of Management serves as a resource to leading corporations through its research
and consulting services and the Center for
Gender in Organizations.
The Simmons School of Management is the only
business school in the world designed specifically to educate women for power and principled leadership, that
is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Reflecting its commitment
to sustainability, the school is housed in a building that received Gold certification by the U.S. Green
Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Simmons College is a nationally recognized private university
located in the heart of Boston.