Best Business Schools

Ranked in 2011

Best Business Schools Rankings Methodology

U.S. News surveyed 437 MBA programs to get the information used in the ranking of top business schools. Select a specialty below to check out the other U.S. News business program ranking lists.

Rank	College name	Tuition	Enrollment (full-time)	Average GMAT score	Average undergraduate GPA	Acceptance rate	Average starting salary and bonus	Full-time graduates employed at graduation
#1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $53,118 per year	799	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	Harvard University Boston, MA	Full-time: $48,600 per year	1,840	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Cambridge, MA	Full-time: $50,353 per year	797	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $48,550 per year	1,687	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Northwestern University (Kellogg) Evanston, IL	Full-time: $51,495 per year	1,280	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	University of Chicago (Booth) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $50,900 per year	1,177	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	Dartmouth College (Tuck) Hanover, NH	Full-time: $50,700 per year	537	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	University of California--Berkeley (Haas) Berkeley, CA	In-state, full-time: $41,680 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $49,647 per year	497	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	Columbia University New York, NY	Full-time: $53,208 per year	1,291	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	New York University (Stern) New York, NY	Full-time: $44,400 per year	807	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	Yale University New Haven, CT	Full-time: $49,900 per year	465	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#12	Duke University (Fuqua) Durham, NC	Full-time: $47,960 per year	901	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#13	University of Virginia (Darden) Charlottesville, VA	In-state, full-time: $42,173 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $46,500 per year	649	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	University of California--Los Angeles (Anderson) Los Angeles, CA	In-state, full-time: $40,983 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $48,927 per year	729	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross) Ann Arbor, MI	In-state, full-time: $45,000 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $50,000 per year	961	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	Cornell University (Johnson) Ithaca, NY	Full-time: $49,272 per year	549	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#17	University of Texas--Austin (McCombs) Austin, TX	In-state, full-time: $30,128 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $45,128 per year	537	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) Pittsburgh, PA	Full-time: $52,500 per year	404	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#19	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) Chapel Hill, NC	In-state, full-time: $21,475 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $43,599 per year	585	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $44,300 per year	303	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (Carlson) Minneapolis, MN	In-state, full-time: $28,896 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $41,144 per year	170	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	University of Southern California (Marshall) Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $44,917 per year	460	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#23	Emory University (Goizueta) Atlanta, GA	Full-time: $42,400 per year	337	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#23	Indiana University--Bloomington (Kelley) Bloomington, IN	In-state, full-time: $24,478 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $43,460 per year	455	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#25	Georgetown University (McDonough) Washington, DC	Full-time: $45,984 per year	508	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Rank

College name

Tuition

Enrollment (full-time)

Average GMAT score

Average undergraduate GPA

Acceptance rate

Average starting salary and bonus

Full-time graduates employed at graduation

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $53,118 per year

799

Locked

Harvard University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $48,600 per year

1,840

Locked

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

Cambridge, MA

Full-time: $50,353 per year

797

Locked

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $48,550 per year

1,687

Locked

Northwestern University (Kellogg)

Evanston, IL

Full-time: $51,495 per year

1,280

Locked

University of Chicago (Booth)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $50,900 per year

1,177

Locked

Dartmouth College (Tuck)

Hanover, NH

Full-time: $50,700 per year

537

Locked

University of California--Berkeley (Haas)

Berkeley, CA

In-state, full-time: $41,680 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $49,647 per year

497

Locked

Columbia University

New York, NY

Full-time: $53,208 per year

1,291

Locked

#10

New York University (Stern)

New York, NY

Full-time: $44,400 per year

807

Locked

#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Full-time: $49,900 per year

465

Locked

#12

Duke University (Fuqua)

Durham, NC

Full-time: $47,960 per year

901

Locked

#13

University of Virginia (Darden)

Charlottesville, VA

In-state, full-time: $42,173 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $46,500 per year

649

Locked

#14

University of California--Los Angeles (Anderson)

Los Angeles, CA

In-state, full-time: $40,983 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $48,927 per year

729

Locked

#14

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross)

Ann Arbor, MI

In-state, full-time: $45,000 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $50,000 per year

961

Locked

#16

Cornell University (Johnson)

Ithaca, NY

Full-time: $49,272 per year

549

Locked

#17

University of Texas--Austin (McCombs)

Austin, TX

In-state, full-time: $30,128 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $45,128 per year

537

Locked

#18

Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time: $52,500 per year

404

Locked

#19

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)

Chapel Hill, NC

In-state, full-time: $21,475 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $43,599 per year

585

Locked

#20

Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $44,300 per year

303

Locked

#21

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (Carlson)

Minneapolis, MN

In-state, full-time: $28,896 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $41,144 per year

170

Locked

#21

University of Southern California (Marshall)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $44,917 per year

460

Locked

#23

Emory University (Goizueta)

Atlanta, GA

Full-time: $42,400 per year

337

Locked

#23

Indiana University--Bloomington (Kelley)

Bloomington, IN

In-state, full-time: $24,478 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $43,460 per year

455

Locked

#25

Georgetown University (McDonough)

Washington, DC

Full-time: $45,984 per year

508

Locked