We wanted to learn from the best schools and listen to what their students have to say. For this, the PIR looked at the top fifty (50) business schools from two highly complementary rankings: The Financial Times Master in Management and the Corporate Knights Green MBA ranking. Given that there are very few overlaps, the international student organizations reached out to nearly 100 schools around the globe. Of those approached, students of fifty-one (51) schools agreed to participate and overall more than 3000 students completed their surveys. This sample of students consists of bachelor and master students from 21 countries in 5 continents. This first edition of the Positive Impact Rating features 30 top schools. While no single school reached the level 5 rating, there are nine transforming schools in level 4 and 21 progressing schools in level 3. The rating team had made a commitment to feature only the best schools in the spirit of celebrating success and have hence opted not to feature level 2 emerging schools. A further reason for not being rated may include an insufficient number of valid responses obtained by the students.