{"id":759,"date":"2012-11-30T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T21:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ellisrp\/?p=759"},"modified":"2012-12-12T20:06:36","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T01:06:36","slug":"bu-ranked-17th-in-world-7th-in-us-by-most-employable-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ellisrp\/2012\/11\/bu-ranked-17th-in-world-7th-in-us-by-most-employable-students\/","title":{"rendered":"BU ranked 17th in world, 7th in US by “Most employable students”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduates from Boston University were\u00a0 ranked 17th most employable in the world<\/strong> and 7th most employable in the US <\/strong>by the 2012 Global Employability Survey, published by the New York Times<\/em><\/strong> and International Herald Tribune<\/em><\/strong>. It was discussed in BU Today<\/a> on November 1, 2012. Here is the results in table form from the NY Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This represents a huge improvement from their ranking 51st in the US<\/strong> by the same newspaper in 2011.\u00a0 Is this big change believable, and why the big change? The biggest factor is that for the 2011 study, (http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/imagepages\/2011\/10\/20\/education\/20iht-SReducEmploy20-graphic.html?ref=education) the NYT Survey polled only business executives and board chairs, and only surveyed them from the ten countries, while for the 2012 the international survey included 20 countries from all over the world, including Asia and Latin America. The new survey also explicitly included 1200 top business recruiters as well as 1500 chief executives and business managers, as in the past.<\/p>\n

It makes a big difference whether you ask recruiters as well as than chief executives, since recruiters will care more about a very large number of potential candidates before they visit or give attention to candidates from a particular university.\u00a0 Plus this new survey included Australian and Asian countries for the first time.<\/p>\n

Boston University is not only one of the largest (28,000+) private universities but has also had a large number of international, and particularly, Asian students and alumni, for decades. It also has a rich set of graduate degrees with high proportions international.<\/p>\n

The following table was generated from the US News and World reports using the 50 universities with the highest % international undergraduate students. It shows that Boston University had the ninth highest number of international students among all these universities. Moreover some of the other surprises also have much higher numbers than the ivies and other top schools. Hence these ratings from recruiters make sense, once one takes this into account.<\/p>\n

Ranking of 50 Universities\u00a0 with high international student percentages by number of international students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\/most-international\/spp+50
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\nA = ranking by largest number of international undergraduate students
\nB = University name
\nC = % internat.
\nD = # of Undergrads
\nE = Number of Internat. students
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Source: http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\/most-international\/spp+50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n% internat.<\/td>\nUndergrads<\/td>\nInternat. students<\/td>\nRank by\u00a0 % Internat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPurdue University–West Lafayette<\/a><\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n30,776<\/td>\n4616.4<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUniversity of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign<\/a><\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n32,256<\/td>\n4193.28<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMichigan State University<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n36,675<\/td>\n3300.75<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nUniversity at Buffalo–SUNY<\/a><\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n19,334<\/td>\n3093.44<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nIndiana University–Bloomington<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n32,543<\/td>\n2928.87<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nUniversity of Minnesota–Twin Cities<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n34,812<\/td>\n2784.96<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nUniversity of California–Berkeley<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n25,885<\/td>\n2329.65<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nNew York University<\/a><\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n22,280<\/td>\n2228<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nBoston University<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n12%<\/strong><\/td>\n18,140<\/strong><\/td>\n2176.8<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nUniversity of Southern California<\/a><\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n17,414<\/td>\n2089.68<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nUniversity of California–San Diego<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n23,046<\/td>\n2074.14<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nNew School<\/a><\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n7,081<\/td>\n1911.87<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nNortheastern University<\/a><\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n12,913<\/td>\n1807.82<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nUniversity of Iowa<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n21,564<\/td>\n1725.12<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nUniversity of Oregon<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n20,623<\/td>\n1649.84<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nCornell University<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n14,167<\/td>\n1275.03<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nStony Brook University–SUNY<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n15,926<\/td>\n1274.08<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nDrexel University<\/a><\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n11,899<\/td>\n1189.9<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nBinghamton University–SUNY<\/a><\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n11,861<\/td>\n1186.1<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nSyracuse University<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n14,671<\/td>\n1173.68<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nUniversity of Miami<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n10,509<\/td>\n1155.99<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nUniversity of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n9,779<\/td>\n1075.69<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nCarnegie Mellon University<\/a><\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n6,281<\/td>\n1067.77<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nUniversity of Colorado–Denver<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n12,674<\/td>\n1013.92<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nEmory University<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n7,441<\/td>\n818.51<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nUniversity of San Francisco<\/a><\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n6,051<\/td>\n786.63<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nHarvard University<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n6,657<\/td>\n732.27<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nFlorida Institute of Technology<\/a><\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n2,724<\/td>\n708.24<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nBrown University<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n6,380<\/td>\n701.8<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nSt. Louis University<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n8,670<\/td>\n693.6<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nColumbia University<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n6,027<\/td>\n662.97<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nUniversity of Rochester<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n5,643<\/td>\n620.73<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nGeorgetown University<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n7,590<\/td>\n607.2<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nPrinceton University<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n5,249<\/td>\n577.39<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nIllinois Institute of Technology<\/a><\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n2,714<\/td>\n569.94<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nUniversity of Tulsa<\/a><\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n3,004<\/td>\n540.72<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nJohns Hopkins University<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n5,980<\/td>\n538.2<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nYale University<\/a><\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n5,349<\/td>\n534.9<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nDuke University<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n6,680<\/td>\n534.4<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nUniversity of Chicago<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n5,388<\/td>\n484.92<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a><\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n4,384<\/td>\n438.4<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nUniversity of Denver<\/a><\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n5,453<\/td>\n436.24<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nWorcester Polytechnic Institute<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n3,849<\/td>\n423.39<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nBrandeis University<\/a><\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n3,504<\/td>\n420.48<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nRice University<\/a><\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n3,755<\/td>\n375.5<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nLynn University<\/a><\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n1,619<\/td>\n291.42<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nAndrews University<\/a><\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n1,929<\/td>\n250.77<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nPolytechnic Institute of New York University<\/a><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n1,939<\/td>\n213.29<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nClark University<\/a><\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n2,311<\/td>\n207.99<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nCalifornia Institute of Technology<\/a><\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n978<\/td>\n117.36<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The big jump in the ranking of Boston University’s rating by international recruiters into the “seventh most employable students” from last years ranking of 51 by mostly US business executives is probably mostly real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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