Best Business Programs
Best Business Programs
This ranking of the country's top undergraduate business programs can help prospective corporate executives and entrepreneurs find the best schools for themselves. U.S. News first surveyed officials at the 338 undergraduate business programs accredited by the International Association for Management Education. We asked deans and senior faculty to rate the quality of all programs they are familiar with on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). About 45 percent of those surveyed responded. We also asked for the best programs in various specialties; the five schools receiving the most mentions in each are listed here.
BEST PROGRAMS (*Public university or college)
Academic reputation
Rank School score (5.0=highest)
1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 4.8
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. (Sloan) 4.6
2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* 4.6
4. University of California-Berkeley (Haas)* 4.5
5. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.3
5. Univ. of N.C.-Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)* 4.3
5. University of Texas-Austin (McCombs)* 4.3
8. New York University (Stern) 4.2
8. University of Virginia (McIntire)* 4.2
10. Indiana University-Bloomington (Kelley)* 4.1
10. Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign* 4.1
10. University of Wisconsin-Madison** 4.1
13. Purdue U.-W. Lafayette (Krannert) (IN)* 4.0
13. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Carlson)* 4.0
13. Univ. of Southern California (Marshall) 4.0
16. Emory University (Goizueta) (GA) 3.9
16. Ohio State University-Columbus (Fisher)* 3.9
16. Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 3.9
19. Michigan State University (Broad)* 3.8
19. Penn. State U.-University Park (Smeal)* 3.8
21. Babson College (MA) 3.7
21. Case West. Reserve U. (Weatherhead) (OH) 3.7
21. University of Arizona (Eller)* 3.7
21. University of Florida (Warrington)* 3.7
21. Univ. of Maryland-College Park (Smith)* 3.7
21. University of Notre Dame (IN) 3.7
21. University of Washington** 3.7
28. Arizona State University* 3.6
28. Georgetown Univ. (McDonough) (DC) 3.6
28. Texas A&M U.-College Station (Mays)* 3.6
28. University of Georgia (Terry)* 3.6
28. University of Iowa (Tippie)* 3.6
28. Wake Forest University (Calloway) (NC) 3.6
34. Boston College (Carroll) 3.5
34. Georgia Institute of Technology (DuPree)* 3.5
34. Southern Methodist University (Cox) (TX) 3.5
34. University of Pittsburgh* 3.5
38. Brigham Young U.-Provo (Marriott) (UT) 3.4
38. Tulane University (Freeman) (LA) 3.4
38. Virginia Tech (Pamplin)* 3.4
41. Boston University 3.3
41. College of William and Mary (VA)* 3.3
41. Florida State University* 3.3
41. Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) 3.3
41. Syracuse University (NY) 3.3
41. University of Colorado-Boulder* 3.3
41. University of Kansas* 3.3
41. University of Missouri-Columbia* 3.3
41. University of Tennessee-Knoxville* 3.3
BEST DEPARTMENTS (*Public university or college)
Accounting
1. Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign*
2. University of Texas-Austin (McCombs)*
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor*
4. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
4. Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)
Finance
1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
2. New York University (Stern)
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor*
4. University of California-Berkeley (Haas)*
5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan)
Management Information Systems
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan)
2. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
3. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Carlson)*
4. University of Texas-Austin (McCombs)*
5. University of Arizona (Eller)*
International Business
1. Univ. of South Carolina-Columbia (Moore)*
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