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Management College of Southern Africa Ranking

Management College of Southern Africa Ranking

Management College of Southern Africa Ranking, Rankings of business schools in South Africa are largely based on international business schools rankings, no current publication attempts to rank South African business schools in a definitive way.

PMR.africa

PMR.africa conducts an annual survey of marketing managers/directors and line managers on MBA graduates and students in the workplace representing accredited business schools. The rankings are based on the perceptions of the respondents.[1]

19 attributes are measured:

  • Academic knowledge
  • Application of knowledge in the workplace
  • Communication skills/abilities
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial skills/capacity/abilities
  • Environmental awareness
  • Ethical business conduct
  • Financial management
  • Human resource management
  • Implementation of corporate governance
  • Information management
  • Innovation
  • Insight into sound sustainable development
  • International perspective
  • Leadership skills/abilities
  • Marketing management
  • Operational management
  • Quantitative abilities/skills
  • Strategic management

2011

SA Rank Business school Mean average 2011
1 University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business 8.29
2 University of Stellenbosch Business School 8.18
3 Wits Business School – University of the Witwatersrand 8.10
4 Milpark Business School 8.05
5 Graduate School of Business – University of KwaZulu-Natal 7.99
6 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School 7.95
7 Milpark Business School 7.85
8 Henley Business School South Africa 7.82
9 Rhodes Business School – Rhodes University 7.76
10 Potchefstroom Business School- North-West University 7.74
11 Graduate School of Business Leadership – University of South Africa 7.65
12 Management College of Southern Africa 7.60
13 School of Management – University of the Free State 7.52
14 Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership – University of Limpopo 7.49
15 School of Engineering, Technology & Business – South African College of Business and Technology 7.39

2012

SA Rank Business school Mean average 2012
1
University of KwaZulu Natal
8.00
2 Wits Business School (WBS) – University of the Witwatersrand 7.90
3 University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science 7.85
4 University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business 7.83
5 Milpark Business School 7.75
6 Rhodes Business School – Rhodes University 7.70
7 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School 7.63
8 Graduate School of Business – University of KwaZulu-Natal 7.50
9 Potchefstroom Business School- North-West University 7.45
10 Graduate School of Business Leadership- University of South Africa 7.45
11 Management College of Southern Africa 7.30
12 Regent Business School 7.20
13 School of Management – University of the Free State 7.10
14 Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership – University of Limpopo 7.03
15 Tshwane University of Technology Business School 6.90
PMR.africa – Other specialist degrees Mean Score
University of Johannesburg – MCom Business Management 7.90

Financial Times

MBA

SA Rank Business school 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1 UCT Graduate School of Business 89 71 71 89 60 54 74 59 52

Note: This is the only ranked South African business school in this category.

Executive MBA

SA Rank Business school 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1 University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science 67 60 70 80

Note: This is the only ranked South African business school in this category.

Executive Education Customised

SA Rank Business school 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science 49 51 41 38 42
2 University of Stellenbosch Business School 60 63 57
3 UCT Graduate School of Business 49 59 65
4 University of the Witwatersrand 59 62 62

Note: These are the only ranked South African business schools in this category.

Executive Education Open

SA Rank Business school 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science 38 38 49 50 49 47
2 University of the Witwatersrand 48 53 56 55
3 University of Stellenbosch Business School 46 50 55 62

Note: These are the only ranked South African business schools in this category.

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