What are the top MBA program rankings and how do they compare?
Comparing MBA rankings can help MBA applicants sort out business schools and MBA programs that suit them best, based on a number of different criteria. Several different authoritative financial players such as the Economist, US News, Financial Times, Forbes, Business Week and others rank MBA programs annually and weigh in several different factors, such as employment rates, student selectivity, reputation and more when doing so.
The ARINGO staff has gathered top MBA rankings from several different sources, as well as added criteria of our own to create the below combined ranking of business schools. Applicants can therefore narrow down their search for the most suitable MBA program for them based on both general rankings and specific factors such as average age, average GMAT score, acceptance rate and more.
Top Ranked MBA Programs in the United States:
Full Time MBA Program |
ARINGO Combined Ranking |
Economist
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FT
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US News
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BW
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Forbes
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Enrollment |
Average GMAT |
Average GRE |
Specializations |
General Acceptance Rate |
ARINGO Acceptance Rate |
Weighted Salary US$ |
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| Babson Olin | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 640 | N/A | Entrepreneurship | 65% | 100% | 154k |
| Berkeley Haas | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 502 | 726 | 324 | e-Business, Technology, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship | 13% | 55% | 169k |
| Carnegie Mellon Tepper | 18 | — | 41 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 417 | 691 | 324 | Production/Operations, IT/Information Systems | 28% | 67% | 136k |
| Chicago Booth | 3 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1180 | 732 | N/A | Finance, Economics, Accounting | 24% | 46% | 158k |
| Columbia Business School | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1287 | 729 | 322 | Finance, International Management | 18% | 60% | 169k |
| Cornell Johnson | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 535 | 710 | 324 | Accounting, CSR/Ethics | 40% | 77% | 142k |
| Dartmouth Tuck | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 563 | 724 | N/A | General Management, Corporate Strategy | 22% | 43% | 156k |
| Duke Fuqua | 12 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 894 | 713 | 318 | Marketing, General Management | 25% | 44% | 144k |
| Emory Goizueta | 20 | 35 | 56 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 345 | 677 | N/A | General Management, Marketing | 30% | 100% | 127k |
| Georgetown McDonough | 22 | 51 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 519 | 692 | 317 | Marketing, International Management | 57% | 75% | 130k |
| Georgia Tech Scheller | 23 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 82 | 682 | 320 | Business Analytics, Information Systems, Production/Operations | 31% | 100% | 141k | |
| Harvard Business School | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1872 | 730 | 326 | General Management, Strategy, Marketing, Nonprofit | 12% | 35% | 172k |
| Indiana Kelley | 21 | 27 | — | 22 | 31 | 19 | 372 | 668 | 318 | Marketing, Entrepreneurship | 43% | 100% | 119k |
| Maryland Smith | 41 | 57 | — | 52 | 26 | 47 | 120 | 640 | 315 | Information Systems | 36% | 50% | 138k |
| Michigan Ross | 13 | 10 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 836 | 702 | 320 | Corporate Strategy, General Management | 35% | 46% | 144k |
| Minnesota Carlson | 36 | 31 | — | 35 | 33 | 30 | 89 | 690 | 315 | Information Systems | 31% | 100% | 132k |
| MIT Sloan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 806 | 730 | 325 | Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Production/Operations | 10% | 34% | 159k |
| Northwestern Kellogg | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1272 | 727 | N/A | Marketing, General Management | 22% | 57% | 162k |
| NYU Stern | 16 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 799 | 729 | 325 | Finance, Media & Entertainment | 18% | 59% | 150k |
| Pennsylvania Wharton | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1715 | 733 | 324 | Finance, Entrepreneurship, Accounting | 20% | 50% | 177k |
| Rice Jones | 26 | 32 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 178 | 705 | 316 | Entrepreneurship | 27% | 100% | 161k |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 824 | 738 | 327 | Entrepreneurship, General Management, e-Business, Nonprofit | 7% | 28% | 185k |
| Texas McCombs | 19 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 543 | 694 | 319 | Accounting, Information Systems | 30% | 60% | 134k |
| UCLA Anderson | 14 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 725 | 714 | 326 | Entrepreneurship, Finance | 18% | 67% | 140k |
| UNC Kenan Flagler | 17 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 558 | 710 | 318 | Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility | 51% | 100% | 128k |
| USC Marshall | 23 | 33 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 438 | 690 | 321 | Entrepreneurship, Accounting, International Management | 24% | 100% | 128k |
| Vanderbilt Owen | 25 | 38 | 51 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 182 | 690 | 314 | 38% | 100% | 155k | |
| Virginia Darden | 11 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 656 | 715 | 319 | General Management, Corporate Ethics | 35% | 50% | 147k |
| Washington Foster | 22 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 126 | 704 | 319 | 45% | 100% | 146k | |
| Yale SOM | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 668 | 730 | 329 | Nonprofit, Corporate Social Responsibility | 24% | 67% | 152k |
Top Ranked MBA Programs in Europe:
FT 2026 |
Enrollment |
Average GMAT |
General Acceptance Rate |
ARINGO Acceptance Rate |
Weighted Salary $US |
Specializations |
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| Cambridge – Judge (UK) | 17 | 157 | 680 | 33% | 63% | 156k | Entrepreneurship, Corporate behavior, Corporate Strategy |
| ESADE (Spain) | 7 | 310 | 670 | 61% | 86% | 132k | Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility |
| HEC Paris (France) | 6 | 294 | 690 | 17% | 50% | 134k | Strategy, Marketing |
| IE (Spain) | 21 | 1089 | 680 | 41% | 100% | 159k | Entrepreneurship, International Management, e-Business |
| IESE (Spain) | 4 | 563 | 670 | 24% | 88% | 140k | General Management, CSR/Ethics |
| IMD (Switzerland) | 30 | 90 | 670 | 30% | 50% | 157k | International Management, General Management |
| INSEAD (France) | 2 | 1024 | 708 | 33% | 100% | 166k | International Management, Entrepreneurship |
| London Business School (UK) | 4 | 409 | 708 | 14% | 52% | 154k | Finance, International Business |
| Oxford – Said (UK) |
27 | 370 | 692 | 32% | 89% | 136k | Entrepreneurship, International Management, Corporate Social Responsibility |
| SDA Bocconi (Italy) | — | 100 | 665 | 38% | 100% | 122k |
Top Ranked MBA Programs in Canada:
FT 2026 |
Enrollment |
Average GMAT |
Weighted Salary $US |
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| McGill Desautels | 87 | 61 | 690 | 103K |
| Queens | 92 | 75 | 640 | 96K |
| Toronto Rotman | 81 | 350 | 665 | 109K |
| UBC Sauder | 99 | 144 | 650 | — |
| Western Ontario Ivey | 74 | 133 | 655 | 110K |
| York Schulich | — | 541 | 663 | 94K |
Top Ranked MBA Programs in Asia:
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