The E.J. Ourso College of Business announced its ranking as one of the top 50 public MBA programs in the country last Thursday.The program ranked No. 71 out of 97 ranked schools and 426 surveyed institutions. The College of Business ranked 37 among public institutions, according to a University news release.LSU shared a four-way tie with the University of Cincinnati, University of Colorado-Boulder and Claremont Graduate University.Tim Rodrigue, assistant director of Alumni and External Relations for the College of Business, said the University’s business program has ranked among the top 50 public schools in the last three years. He said U.S. News and World Report only ranked 75 schools last year, and the results were not made public. The ranking will encourage more students to study at the University, Rodrigue said.”Our rank really depends on the economy,” said Rodrigue. “We are judged by whether or not our students get jobs when they graduate.”U.S. News and World Report ranks schools on factors like job placement and starting salary, he said.The programs at Harvard and Stanford tied for No. 1, and MIT held the No. 3 spot.”Schools like Harvard will continue to stay on top,” Rodrigue said. “We hope to continue moving forward incrementally.”Vanderbilt ranked No. 36, the highest ranked SEC school overall. Other SEC schools with higher rankings included University of Florida at No. 39, University of Arkansas at No. 50, University of Georgia at No. 59, University of South Carolina at No. 62 and University of Alabama at No. 66.Auburn University and University of Tennessee were unranked.University of Mississippi ranked last at No. 97.
 
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