Top U.S. Business Schools

Below we list the top U.S. business schools, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2024 using its own methodology. The ranking contains many ties. Data is from U.S. News and has not been independently verified. For more information about the rankings, including profiles of each school, visit U.S. News. Data in the table is as follows:

• Salary represents the average starting salary and bonus received by the Class of 2023.
• Jobs Rate represents the percent of those seeking jobs (for the Class of 2023) who accepted employment within three months of graduation.
• Tuition is the annual tuition and fees for out-of-state students. Schools whose tuition number is marked with an * offer lower tuition (often significantly lower) for in-state residents.
• Number Applied is for the Class of 2025.
• Accept Rate represents the percent of applicants (Number Applied) who were accepted. A lower acceptance rate indicates greater selectivity.
• Yield Rate is the percent of accepted students who matriculated. A high yield rate indicates a more desirable program.
• Class Size represents the number of students who matriculated (for the Class of 2025). This is Number Applied times Accept Rate times Yield Rate. Although a small class size may allow for greater individual attention, such programs will have fewer opportunities for learning from and networking with classmates.
• Mean GMAT score is for the Class of 2025. We present Mean GMAT score rather than Median GMAT score for greater granularity. In most cases, especially for programs with higher scores, Median score will exceed the Mean score since the latter is weighted down by admits with lower GMAT scores.

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