UNC Kenan-Flagler Earns Top 10 B-School Honors for Undergraduate Program

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Undergraduate Business Program at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School as No. 10 in the United States for the second consecutive year.

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The program was ranked No. 4 for public undergraduate programs, and No. 7 for student satisfaction.

This year's detailed also earned grades of A+ for UNC Kenan-Flagler in three categories: teaching, job placement, and facilities and services.

"Having our undergraduate business program recognized as among the very best in the country is gratifying," said James W. Dean Jr., dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler. "This ranking reflects the success of our program in providing our students the academic rigor combined with the leadership acumen to succeed in today's global business environment.  Our advancement in the recruiter ranking reflects our students' ability to make a substantial impact in their companies. I am particularly pleased with our A+ rankings in teaching and job placement."

To identify the top undergraduate programs, Bloomberg Businessweek uses a methodology of nine measures of student satisfaction, post-graduation outcomes and academic quality. 

These ratings follow the high marks from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the UNC Kenan-Flagler program tied for No. 7 in a tie, based on its reputational survey of deans and program directors.

For more information about the Undergraduate Business Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler, visit http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/programs/undergraduate-business.

The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Consistently ranked one of the world's best business schools, UNC Kenan-Flagler is known for its collaborative culture that stems from its core values: excellence, leadership, integrity, community and teamwork. Professors excel at both teaching and research, and demonstrate unparalleled dedication to students. Graduates are effective, principled leaders who have the technical and managerial skills to deliver results in the global business environment. UNC Kenan-Flagler offers a rich portfolio of programs and extraordinary real-life learning experiences: Undergraduate Business (BSBA), full-time MBA, Executive MBA Programs (Evening, Weekend and global OneMBA®), online MBA@UNC, UNC-Tsinghua Dual-Degree EMBA, Master of Accounting, PhD, Executive Development, and UNC Business Essentials programs. It is home to the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.

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