US Business School Rankings

2010

US Business Schools Rankings 2010

Note:
The statistics given in the tables below are for two year MBA programs in the USA
The class size at most schools may vary from year to year.
Median values have been taken for GMAT score and work-experience because median values are a better indicator of the
statistics than average (mean) values. For example, if the median GMAT score at Ross is 701, this means that 50% of the students
have a GMAT score above 701 and the other 50% have a GMAT score below 701. Having said that, we did not observe much of a
difference between the median and the mean values for the GMAT score and work experience at most of these schools.
For a more detailed analysis of these rankings, log on to the Rankings Analysis thread in the B-Schools and beyond forum on
our website www.aristotleprep.com

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2010

FT
2010

Forbes
2010

University/School

Median
GMAT

Median
Work Ex.

Acceptance
Rate

Graduating
Salary*

Total
salary

Tuition

Class size

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

2
3
5
11
6
1
8
13
4
7
9
12
14
10
15
17
27
18
25
31
39
22
30
19
43
29
52
16

3
1
14
8
4
5
2
12
6
17
10
18
9
13
19
23
11
7
41
32
39
15
25
31
26
44
56
22

Harvard Business School

Stanford GSB
MIT : Sloan
Northwestern :Kellogg
University of Chicago : Booth
U Penn : Wharton
Darthmouth College : Tuck
UC, Berkley : Haas
Columbia University
New York University :Stern
Yale SOM
University of Michigan: Ross
University of Virginia :Darden
Duke University :Fuqua
UCLA: Andersen
Carnegie Mellon : Tepper
Texas, Austin: McCombs
Cornell University: Johnson
Washington University: Olin
USC :Marshall
Ohio State University: Fisher
U North Carolina: Kenan-Flager
Indiana University: Kelley
Georgetown : McDonough
Minnesota :Carlson
Georgia Institute of Technology
Arizona State University: Carey
Emory University: Goizueta

719
730
711
714
714
720
712
718
713
718
722
701
701
707
711
687
680
694
686
690
680
690
663
690
683
684
670
680

3.7
4
4.9
5.3
5
5.8
5
5
5
4.7
5
5
4
6
5
4.6
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4.7
4.32
4
4.5
5

12%
7%
15%
19%
25%
7%
19%
11%
15%
15%
18%
23%
25%
30%
25%
28%
23%
22%
36%
22%
33%
35%
31%
38%
41%
24%
27 %
34%

(123,20,24)
(120,20,26)
(110,19,19)
(114,23,21)
(100,20,20)
(110,25,30)
(105,25,20)
(110,20,20)
(100,20,24)
(100,31,26)
(97,20,20)
(103,24,21)
(102,25,20)
(100,20,20)
(95,20, 15)
(100,20, 13)
(95,20, 20)
(98,26, 20)
(90,10, NA)
(95,10, 15)
(89,12,14)
(95,25,10)
(92,16,13)
(95,20,8)
(90,17,6)
(90,12,NA)
(90,10,10)
(91,15,10)

$163k
$166k
$148k
$159k
$140k
$165k
$150k
$150k
$144k
$147k
$137k
$148k
$147k
$140k
$130k
$133k
$135k
$135k
$100k
$120k
$115k
$130k
$121k
$123k
$113k
$102k
$110k
$116k

$98k
$106
$101k
$103k
$101k
$108k
$101k
$99k
$106k
$95k
$100k
$101k
$99k
$97k
$97k
$98k
$86k
$98k
$88k
$92k
$81k
$86k
$85k
$92k
$82k
$67k
$69k
$85k

937
385
396
526
550
817
257
240
737
390
223
500
333
447
360
203
534
272
155
222
151
294
227
251
103
74
91
134

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FT
2010

Forbes
2010

University/School

Median
GMAT

Median
Work Ex.

Acceptance
Rate

Graduating
Salary*

Total
salary

Tuition

Class size

29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
46
48
49

24
40
34
41
51
28
45
29
42
32
23
21
44
47
26
35
20
36
46
NR
53

37
35
61
38
16
24
41
45
58
30
46
47
54
68
63
20
29
21
34
28
33

University of Rochester: Simon

Univ. of Wisconsin: Madison
Boston University
U of Notre Dame: Mendoza
BYU: Marriott
Texas A&M :Mays
U. of Washington :Foster
Purdue University : Krannert
U of California, Irvine: Merage
Vanderbilt University
Boston College : Carroll
Rice University :Jones
University of Florida: Hough
University of California ,Davis
U. Illinois, Urbana Champagne
University of Iowa : Tippie
University of Maryland: Smith
Michigan State :Broad
Wake Forest: Babcock
Penn State University : Smeal
SMU : Cox

682
666
681
690
672
652
690
643
676
653
670
680
670
695
662
660
640
658
652
655
640

4.1
4.4
4.7
5.2
3.54
4
5.4
3.66
5
4.8
4
4
5
4
3
3.33
5
4.5
4
4.5
4.16

31%
22%
28%
37%
51%
23%
29%
42%
27%
37%
29%
34%
31%
21%
33%
34%
35%
28%
50%
33%
30%

(75,15,10)
(82,17,NA)
(94,15,7)
(92,15,10)
(88,15,15)
(86,8,5)
(83,18,12)
(86,15,11)
(75,10,6)

$100k
$99k
$116k
$117k
$117k
$99k
$113k
$112k
$91k
$131k
$98k
$120k
$91k
$81k
$105k
$107k
$95k
$110k
$122k
$104k
$115k

$86k
$53k
$80k
$80k
$40k
$42k**
$71k
$74k
$90k
$85k
$64k
$84k
$55k
$88k
$55k
$63k
$64k
$75k
$76k
$66k
$78k

200
125
158
137
167
69
106
157
110
186
120
125*
85
60
105
68
133
99
68
84
100

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(95,15,21)
(84,14,NA)
(93,15,12)
(70,10,11)
(74,14,3)
(87,10,8)
(82,13,12)
(85,10,0)
(88,13,9)
(92,20,10)
(88,10,6)
(87,15,13)

* The figures given in brackets for graduating salary stand for (Average annual salary, Average signing bonus, Average other

guaranteed compensation). For example, the figure (97, 20, 20) for Yale SOM indicates that $97k was the average annual salary,
$20k was the average signing bonus, and $20k was the average other guaranteed compensation.

**Texas A& M MBA program can be completed either in 16 months or in 22 months. The tuition fee for these options are $42k and $
50k respectively

25 Additional MBA Programs Rankings

Unlike those for the top 50 schools, the rankings for schools below the rank of 50 vary greatly from one list to another and it is quite
common that most schools which have figured in one ranking dont figure in any other rankings and vice-versa. So instead of relying on
one particular ranking, we have compiled our own list of 25 universities whose MBA programs are considered fairly good. This list
would be especially helpful for those students who dont have a good amount of work-experience or who have low GMAT scores and
are looking for programs beyond the Top 50.

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50
53
54
55
55
56
56
57
59
59
59
62
62
70
71
71
75
75
79
82
87
89
89

FT 2010

33
54
50
32

Forbes
2010

52
53
73

72

37

48

49

70
50
67
69
48
55
62
49
27
75
57
65
42
64
41

Name of the University

Median
GMAT

Median
Work Ex.

Acceptance
Rate

Graduating
Salary

Total
Salary

Tuition

Class size

Univ. of Arkansas : Fayetteville

Tulane University: Freeman
Babson college
U of Arizona : Eller
George Washington University
Thunderbird SOM
Rutgers University
Temple University: Fox
Syracuse University
Univ. of Missouri: Trulaske
University of Georgia :Terry
Univ of South Carolina: Moore
Northeastern University
University of SUNY Buffalo
University of Cincinnati
Louisiana State: Ourso
Case Western : Weatherhead
College of William & Mary
University of Connecticut
Pepperdine University
Fordham University
Drexel : Lebow
University of Miami
Auburn University,Alabama
Univ of Tennesse, Knoxville

628
660
625
622
644
600
637
640
638
648
650
640
610
620
600
630
630
616
627
650
610
620
636
645
606

1.6
4.5
5.2
4
4.3
5
4
5
2.8
.5
4
3
2.5
2
.5
2.1
3
4
5.4
3
4
3
3
1
2.8

59%
49%
43%
28%
33%
76%
52%
38%
40%
32%
26%
59%
47%
44%
69%
56%
62%
56%
26%
66%
61%
53%
62%
48%
54%

(70,3,NA)
(71,8,NA)
(85,15,14)
(75,9,9)
(79,5,NA)
(78,15,10)
(84,10,17)
(75,10,7)
(60,14,NA)
(52,4,4)
(68,10,NA)
(70,10,NA)
(72,5,5)
(54,10)
(63,9,NA)
(60,NA,NA)
(75,10,13)
(67,5,12)
(94,14,NA)
(75,1,9)
(90,10,5)
(57,6,6)
(60,5,NA)
(52,6,NA)
(73,8,5)

$73k
$79k
$114k
$93k
$84k
$103k
$111k
$92k
$78k
$60k
$78k
$80k
$82k
$64k
$72k
$60k
$98k
$84k
$108k
$85k
$105k
$69k
$65k
$58k
$86k

$46K
$84K
$81K
$68K
$68K
$90k
$68K
$60K
$69K
$38K
$60K
$68K
$70K
$32K
$30K
$34K
$76K
$73K
$54K
$75K
$74K
$48K
$73K
$36k
$54k

37
92
155
63
113
240
160
53
57
208
78
90
66
100
60
74
76
121
30
145
119
59
76
32
86

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