Pepperdine University is a leading independent university with five colleges and schools: Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and the School of Public Policy. The University is also accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The Graziadio School of Business and Management is one of the Top 10 largest schools in the country based on MBA enrollment among business schools accredited by AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It offers a number of top accredited MBA programs for working professionals, full-time students, and executives.

Rankings and Ratings:

- The Full-time MBA program was rated in the Top 100 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report's 2007 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.

- The Full-time MBA program was placed among the Top 60 leading business schools in the nation, while the Fully Employed MBA program placed among the Top 20 business schools for return on investment for a MBA degree (Forbes magazine).

- The Full-time MBA was ranked among the Top 50 in the world for dedication to ethics, social and environmental issues in the 2007-2008 Beyond Grey Pinstripes rankings (The Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education). It was also placed 20th for student opportunity, and 23rd for student exposure.

- The Wall Street Journal ranked the Graziadio School's Full-time MBA program among the Top 50 in the country by regional recruiters.

- The Graziadio School of Business and Management was placed among the top schools in the world, ranked 46th among the 90 schools surveyed internationally in The Financial Times 2007 Executive MBA ranking. Pepperdine EMBA students also ranked 9th in career progress and 24th in work experience.

- Leadership Excellence Magazine rated the Graziadio School 16th in the country for Leadership Development programs.

- Los Angeles Business Journal ranked the Pepperdine MBA No. 1 among graduate business schools in L.A. County.

- The Graziadio School was rated among the Top 15 most diverse business schools in the nation (QS TopMBA).

- Pepperdine's Malibu campus was named one of the Top 5 "Most Beautiful Campuses" in the country by The Princeton Review.

- 92nd globally among the World Top 100 Full Time MBA Programs by Financial Times 2005.

- 11th in the Business Week Ranking of Top Executive MBA Programs in the world (2002).

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Kelvin Wong Loke Yuen is a top academician with extensive years of teaching experience. He holds an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma from Heriot-Watt (UK's World-Class University) and a BCom degree from Adelaide (Australia's Group of Eight University), as well as many other internationally recognized certifications. Check out his profile on: LinkedIn

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