For the third consecutive year the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah is ranked in the Princeton Review’s issue of “Best Business Schools”. From a pool of 301 schools, Princeton Review ranks the U as the third “Most Family Friendly” business school in the country.

"Family Friendliness is part of the school’s culture," said Bryan Eldredge, associate director for the MBA program at the U. She continued “Our students activities are centered around family, because many of our students have them.”

The “Best Business Schools” rankings are released annually by the Princeton Review, who generates the ranking through a process that involves surveying 19,000 students from 301 business schools from across the country.  Based on results of the student surveys, Princeton Review releases 11 top 10 lists ranking business schools on various criteria.

“The Family Friendly ranking” is determined by asking students a series of questions that include how happy married students are, how many students have children and how helpful the school is to students who have children.

Robert Franek, a representative of Princeton Review, said "We don't believe one b-school is 'best' overall.  We report rankings in 11 categories and we tally them largely from our unique student surveys to help applicants decide which of these academically outstanding schools will be the best match for them." 

The school’s 2010 ranking is up from last year’s sixth place finish. Other schools included in the 2010 “Most Family Friendly” business school list are BYU, Dartmouth and Harvard.

The complete ranking lists are posted at www.PrincetonReview.com.

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