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U.S.News & World Report ranks Robinson's programs among the best in the nation:

[Image: ] Top seven part-time MBA - 2010

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Top 10 part-time MBA - 14 consecutive years

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Top 60 overall undergraduate program

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10th best computer information systems program (graduate)

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34^th best health service administration program (graduate)

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6th best risk management and insurance program (undergraduate)

[Image: ] 7^th best computer information systems program (undergraduate)

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11th best real estate program (undergraduate)

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Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the college among the top 50 regional schools for entrepreneurs.

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CFO.com listed Robinson's CFO Roundtable among its 10 "most intriguing" programs.

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CPA Personnel Report's 20^th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors (2001) ranked the college's School of Accountancy graduate program 19^th in the nation.

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The Academy of Management Journal ranked Robinson faculty among the most productive in the nation in research. The college's faculty also ranked sixth among business schools in the Southeast and 41^st in the nation in research productivity.

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Notable Facts About Robinson

[Image: ]	The Robinson College of Business has the sixth-largest part-time MBA program in the country according to the AACSB, the accrediting agency for business schools.
[Image: ]	More Georgia executives with advanced degrees have attended Robinson College than any other school in the nation.
[Image: ]	Robinson's Economic Forecasting Center (EFC) was ranked the most accurate university-based center in a survey by the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank.
[Image: ]	Dr Rajeev Dhawan, director of the EFC, was named the nation's most accurate forecaster of job growth in a survey by the Bank One Economic Outlook Center in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
[Image: ]	The Robinson College of Business has received several grants from The United States Agency for International Development. Recent projects have been conducted in Africa (Pretoria,Venda and Ghana), Egypt and Russia.
[Image: ]	The Global Partners MBA is a one-year, full-time program in which students study on four continents (North America, South America, Europe and Asia). Partner institutions include COPPEAD Graduate School of Business, Brazil and Paris Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, France (Sorbonne University).

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[Image: ]	The college is home to 18 research centers and institutes devoted to a wide variety of specialties:
	[Image: ]	W.T. Beebe Institute of Personnel and Employment Relations
	[Image: ]	Decision Sciences Institute
	[Image: ]	Institute of Health Administration
	[Image: ]	Institute of International Business
	[Image: ]	Center for Business Industrial Marketing
	[Image: ]	Center for Business Development in Transitional Economies
		Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR)
	[Image: ]	Center for Enterprise Risk Management (CERMAS)
	[Image: ]	Center for Excellence in Brand and Customer Management
	[Image: ]	Economic Forecasting Center
	[Image: ]	Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
	[Image: ]	H.J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship
	[Image: ]	Center for Global Business Leadership
	[Image: ]	Center for Health Services Research
	[Image: ]	Center for Mature Consumer Studies
	[Image: ]	Center for Process Innovation
	[Image: ]	Center for Research in Information Systems (CRIS)
	[Image: ]	Real Estate Research Center
	[Image: ]	Center for the Study of Regulated Industry
	[Image: ]	Risk Management and Insurance Research Center
	[Image: ]	Small Business Development Center

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[Image: ]	Robinson hosts several executive RoundTables focusing on a broad array of disciplines.
	[Image: ]	Marketing RoundTable
	[Image: ]	Corporate Intellectual Property RoundTable
	[Image: ]	Society of Entrepreneurs
	[Image: ]	Global Business Leaders RoundTable
	[Image: ]	Human Resources RoundTable
[Image: ]	The college boasts the oldest, largest and only accredited hospitality program in the State of Georgia — the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality.
[Image: ]	The Marketing Award for Excellence (MAX), sponsored by Robinson's marketing department and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, recognizes excellence in product, service and marketing innovations developed and launched by Georgia-based companies.
[Image: ]	Celebrating more than 20 years, Robinson's Business Hall of Fame is the highest recognition given by the college to distinguished business leaders for their efforts in advancing the principles of the free market system while serving Atlanta's national and international business communities.
[Image: ]	Robinson faculty are frequently tapped for their expertise by media such as Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BusinessWeek, Financial Times, USA Today, Barron's, The Economist, CNN and lnvestor's Business Daily.

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[Image: ]	The college's alumni network—close to 60,000—is one of the strongest in the nation. Many hold key positions with leading multi-national firms including Ken Lewis, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Mackey McDonald, President and CEO of VF Corporation; and Richard Lenny, Chairman and CEO of Hershey Foods Corporation.
[Image: ]	Over the past six years, the college has increased the number of endowed professorships and chairs from nine to 29.
[Image: ]	Robinson students are among the best in the nation. The average GMAT for MBA and master's students is 610, with the top 20% averaging over 650. The students in these two programs have an average of six years' work experience.
[Image: ]	Robinson has a diverse student body representing more than 150 countries.
[Image: ]	The college recently instituted a new MBA curriculum that offers a non-traditional approach to global business education.

[Image: ]	U.S.News & World Report ranks Robinson's programs among the best in the nation:
	[Image: ]	Top seven part-time MBA - 2010
	[Image: ]	Top 10 part-time MBA - 14 consecutive years
	[Image: ]	Top 60 overall undergraduate program
	[Image: ]	10th best computer information systems program (graduate)
	[Image: ]	34^th best health service administration program (graduate)
	[Image: ]	6th best risk management and insurance program (undergraduate)
	[Image: ]	7^th best computer information systems program (undergraduate)
	[Image: ]	11th best real estate program (undergraduate)
[Image: ]	Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the college among the top 50 regional schools for entrepreneurs.
[Image: ]	CFO.com listed Robinson's CFO Roundtable among its 10 "most intriguing" programs.
[Image: ]	CPA Personnel Report's 20^th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors (2001) ranked the college's School of Accountancy graduate program 19^th in the nation.
[Image: ]	The Academy of Management Journal ranked Robinson faculty among the most productive in the nation in research. The college's faculty also ranked sixth among business schools in the Southeast and 41^st in the nation in research productivity.