The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business has made the Financial Times' ninth annual list  of the world's top executive education providers for the third consecutive year. In its May 14 business education section, the London-based newspaper ranked executive education programs throughout the world. UW-Madison was ranked 13th in the U.S. (26th in the world) in the publication's overall ranking.

For custom executive education programs, UW-Madison was ranked 20th among U.S. schools and 29th in the world. The custom program was also ranked 1st in the “value for money” category and 2nd for food and accommodations. For open enrollment programs, UW-Madison was ranked 15th among the top providers in the U.S. and 28th in the world. The open enrollment program ranked 7th for food and accommodations, as well as for repeat business and growth.

The Financial Times’ ranking methodology includes data provided by the school and a survey of more than 4,000 senior and general management course participants. Fifty-two schools participated in the open enrolment category and 67 in the customized category. The ranking is based on 16 categories that include course design, faculty, teaching materials and quality of participants, among others.

Roger Maclean, associate dean for Executive Education, remarks, "We are pleased that the Financial Times continues to recognize our executive education programs for delivering both quality and value. This is a great tribute to our team and the School of Business and also recognizes the Fluno Center as one of the top locations to participate in these types of programs. We are proud that our programs play an important role in helping the economic development and growth of Wisconsin."