March 31, 2006 (Atlanta, GA) - For the eleventh straight year the M.B.A. program at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University has been ranked by U.S.News & World Report's survey as one of the top ten part-time programs in the nation. In it's 2007 survey, the magazine ranks the college seventh (third in the nation among public universities) on the list of top picks by business school deans and M.B.A. directors. Once again, Robinson is the only business school in the Southeast to make the top 10.

In addition, Robinson's Information Systems program advanced two positions to the eighth best in the nation (fifth among public universities).

"We are extremely gratified that for the eleventh consecutive year we are among the elite group of schools that make up the U.S. News part-time top ten list," said H. Fenwick Huss, dean of the Robinson College of Business. "It is a tribute to the consistently high quality of programs, faculty and students found at the Robinson College."

The rankings are included in the magazine's annual special edition guidebook titled "America's Best Graduate Schools." The guidebook and the magazine (April 10 issue) containing excerpts from the guide will be available on newsstands Monday, April 3.The expanded online rankings are currently available at www.usnews.com.

Approximately 2000 students are enrolled in Robinson's Flex MBA program. The College's flexible program allows working professionals to finish their degrees in two to five years.

The top 10 list of Part-time* MBA Programs:

1. New York University (Stern)
2. University of Chicago
3. Northwestern University (Kellogg)
4. University of California, Los Angeles (Anderson)
5. University of California - Berkeley (Haas)
6. University of Southern California (Marshall)
7. (tie) Georgia State University (Robinson)/ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Ross)
9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Carlson)
10. Southern Methodist University (Cox) 

* Part-time programs are fully-accredited MBA programs designed for working professionals who have the need for flexible class schedules.

The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is one of the top-ranked business schools in the nation. The College's Flex (part-time) MBA program has been listed in the top ten by U.S. News for the past eleven consecutive years and its undergraduate business program is ranked among the top 50 in the nation. The College's Executive MBA program is listed on The Financial Times list of the world's top-ranked offerings and BusinessWeek magazine ranks it 24th in the world. Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business has an enrollment of more than 7000 students and is located in downtown Atlanta.