15249 N. 59th Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85306

Thunderbird School of Global Management is located in Glendale, Arizona, and was founded in 1946. The graduate school has operations in the U.S., the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Russia, Central and South America, China and Singapore. At Thunderbird School of Global Management, students develop a global mindset and participate in global thought leadership and a global learning network. The Arizona school also emphasizes the principles of global citizenship and global entrepreneurship.

The Arizona School offers students full-time programs in global management and global affairs and management. Thunderbird School of Global Management also offers students Web-based distance learning programs. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of business and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredits degrees awarded by the graduate school.

U.S. News & World Report, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive 2007 Survey of Corporate Recruiters have all ranked Thunderbird School of Global Management as first in the world in international business. In 2008, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the Arizona school seventh on its list of distance learning programs.

Quick Facts:

Thunderbird School of Global Management was the first graduate management school to focus exclusively on global business practices.

More than 550 students are enrolled in the full-time program at Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Men make up 69 percent of the student body at the Arizona school and women make up 31 percent of the student body.

Fifty-three percent of students at the Arizona school are U.S. citizens, while international students representing more than 40 countries account for 47 percent of the student body.

Thunderbird School of Global Management has over 38,000 alumni who work and live in more than 140 countries.

The average age of students at Thunderbird School of Global Management is 29, with most students having five years of professional work experience.

More than 50 percent of faculty at Thunderbird School of Global Management have worked and lived in the regions of the world that they teach about.

The Merle A. Hinrichs International Business Information Centre at Thunderbird School of Global Management gives students electronic access to more than 50 resources and databases around the world.

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