Although an application has many components, there are two numbers that greatly affect the range of a candidate’s options: the undergraduate GPA and GMAT score. An article on the site Poets & Quants discusses these scores’ influence on admission chances, and reports on the great difficulty in gaining acceptance to the most selective top [...]
The site Poets & Quants reports on a new ranking of the top 20 European MBA programs. The ranking, recently published by Businessweek, is based solely on a survey among international corporate recruiters conducted by the company QS Quacquarelli Symonds. LBS followed in second and IMD ranked third.The survey is particularly interesting due to the large [...]
Last week, in addition to its ranking of the top American MBA programs, US News also published rankings along different specialization categories:Accounting1- Texas2- Wharton3- University of Illinois4- Chicago Booth5- Michigan RossEntrepreneurship1- Babson2- Stanford3- MIT Sloan4-5- Harvard, WhartonFinance1- Wharton2- Chicago Booth3- NYU Stern4-5- Columbia, StanfordInformation Systems1- MIT Sloan2- CMU Tepper3- Texas4-5- Arizona Eller, Minnesota CarlsonInternational Management1- [...]
US News published its 2013 ranking of the top U.S. MBA programs. Like last year, Harvard and Stanford share the top spot with a perfect score of 100 out of 100. In the third spot is Wharton with a score of 99, with MIT and Kellogg sharing the fourth and fifth spots with 97. Compared [...]
MBA applicants invest great effort in deciding which program fits them best. Aside from considering a program’s rank and areas of expertise, many also weigh the atmosphere at the school, nature of the program, and teaching style. Within its ranking of the top MBA program in 2012, Businessweek also included a survey of 2012 alumni [...]
In addition to the The Financial Times’ global rankings, specialization rankings were also published for the MBA programs along different categories, here are some below: General Management 1- Darden 2- Harvard 3-Tuck Corporate Strategy 1- Harvard 2- Michigan 3- City University: Cass Marketing 1-Kellogg 2- Indiana 3-Duke Entrepreneurship 1- Stanford 2- Babson 3- MIT Economics 1- [...]
Businessweek’s recently published MBA ranking also reported data about the tuition rates at each program. The cost of an MBA degree rose in the last decade, and choosing a top program means a hefty investment. The average cost of MBA tuition and additional fees stands at $78,982, while two-year programs average $85,306 with more than [...]
Businessweek published its bi-annual ranking of the world’s best MBA programs. As opposed to the FT and Economist rankings, Businessweek publishes two separate rankings- U.S. schools and international schools- and so there are two winners- Chicago and LBS.Businessweek’s ranking is based mainly on three parameters: satisfaction surveys among students (weighted 45%), surveys among employers/recruiters (weighted [...]
The Economist published its annual ranking of the top 100 MBA programs in the world with the top spot going to Chicago Booth’s MBA program. Chicago moved up from last year’s second place ranking. Tuck was ranked second, falling from 2011’s top spot, and Darden, as a surprise, ranked third. Interestingly, when the rankings were [...]
Along with its annual rankings of U.S. MBA programs, US News also listed the 10 programs to which it is hardest to gain acceptance. The data was gathered for the sake of the rankings and was submitted by the schools. Candidates submitted 130,000 applications to Full-time MBA programs for 2011-2012, but less than half (46.9%) were [...]
Along with its general rankings of U.S. business schools last week, US News also published specialized rankings of MBA programs in different categories. Below are the top 3 in each category: Accounting1. Texas-McCombs2. Chicago Booth3. Wharton Entrepreneurship1. Babson2. Stanford3. Harvard Finance1. Wharton2. Chicago Booth3. NYU Stern Information Systems1. MIT Sloan2. CMU Tepper3. University of Minnesota- Carlson International1. Thunderbird School of [...]
US News published its rankings of the top U.S. MBA programs yesterday. For the third time in 5 years, Harvard and Stanford tie for the top spot. Compared with last year’s rankings, the top-15 has not changed much, except for some switching around within the top ranked programs.A survey of 441 programs was conducted for [...]
The Financial Times’ recently published 2012 MBA ranking also included specific rankings of the different programs according to areas of specialty. Below are some of the more remarkable rankings: -For entrepreneurship, the top program is Stanford, followed by Babson and Berkeley.-For economics, the top program is Chicago, followed by MIT and Cranfield.-For strategy, the top program [...]
The Financial Times published its rankings of the best European business schools for 2011, and placed HEC Paris in the top spot for the third year in a row. The magazine’s global rankings are expected to be released next month.The rankings included 75 business schools from 18 different countries, with Britain in the lead with [...]
U.S. News released its annual MBA rankings, which only includes American programs. Stanford took the top spot, followed by Harvard, MIT Sloan, and Wharton.Rounding out the top ten:Chicago and Kellogg, ranked 5-6.Berkeley, Tuck, ranked 7-8.Columbia, ranked 9.NYU Stern, Yale, ranked 10-11.In addition, the programs were ranked according to various categories. The top programs in specific [...]