The J. Mack Robinson College of Business ranked within the Top 100 business schools in North America and worldwide for research productivity in 2015 according to an annual study by Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas).
The study states the college rose seven spots to No. 41 for business schools worldwide and six spots to No. 35 for North American business schools.
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at Robinson Nate Bennett said the higher rankings are beneficial for hiring new faculty.
“These rankings are a signal to other groups that there is a lot of quality in terms of what goes on in the college. I think that one of the groups it signals to is the faculty we’d like to hire. It shows they can come and be supported and successful in their research,” he said.
Having a stronger faculty will benefit students’ education, according to Bennett.
“The more faculty that is engaged in research, the better the education for students sitting in the classroom,” he said.
Georgia State business major Richard Blythe said the rise in rankings could aid students when searching for potential employers.
“The rankings, that’s something that you want to throw at your potential employers when trying to get a job,” he said.
Student Abel Mejia, said this increase in ranking is important to students because it will affect the impact of their degree after graduation.
“It is pretty important to me. I feel like my degree would have more weight when I graduate,” he said.
The higher rankings also affect future students decision to attend Georgia State over another institution, according to Mejia.
“When they see that it has advanced, they’ll probably want to come here,” he said.
UT Dallas bases its rankings from faculty research that is published in 24 peer-reviewed journals, according to UT Dallas’s methodology.
