Top 30 in the USA, in order, with detailed methodology afterwds:
1 Chicago, University of - Graduate School of Business
2 Stanford Graduate School of Business
3 Dartmouth College--Tuck School of Business
4 California at Berkeley, University of--Haas School of Business
5 New York University - Leonard N Stern School of Business
6 Harvard Business School
7 Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
8 Pennsylvania, University of - Wharton School
9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management
10 Columbia Business School
11 Michigan, University of - Stephen M Ross School of Business
12 Virginia, University of - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
13 Cornell University--Johnson Graduate School of Management
14 Duke University--Fuqua School of Business
15 Yale School of Management
16 Notre Dame, University of - Mendoza College of Business
17 Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
18 Washington, University of - Foster School of Business
19 Southern California, University of - Marshall School of Business
20 Emory University—Goizueta Business School
21 UCLA—The Anderson School
22 Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
23 Ohio State University - Fisher College of Business
24 Rice University - Jesse H Jones Graduate School of Management
25Texas at Austin, University of - McCombs School of Business
26 North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of - Kenan-Flagler Business School
29 Washington University in St Louis - Olin School of Business
30 Brandeis International Business School
Memory has been built into the rankings by taking a weighted average of 2008 (50%), 2007 (30%) and 2006 (20%) data to provide a rounded picture of the school. Sudden movements in data, which might not produce an immediate increase in quality, are thus reflected gradually, much as the improvement would affect students.
Summary of ranking criteria and weightings |
Measure | Indicators | Weighting (as percentage of category) |
A. Open new career opportunities (35%) |
1. Diversity of recruiters | Number of industry sectors | 25.00 |
2. Assessment of careers services | Percentage of graduates in jobs three months after graduation | 25.00 |
3. Jobs found through the careers service | Percentage of graduates finding jobs through careers service | 25.00 |
4. Student assessment | Meeting expectations and needs | 25.00 |
B. Personal development/educational experience (35%) |
1. Faculty quality | Ratio of faculty to studentsb | 5.00 |
| Percentage of faculty with PhD (full–time only) | 10.00 |
| Faculty rating by students | 10.00 |
2. Student quality | Average GMAT score | 12.50 |
| Average length of work experience | 12.50 |
3. Student diversity | Percentage of foreign students | 8.33 |
| Percentage of women studentsc | 8.33 |
| Student rating of culture and classmates | 8.33 |
4. Education experience | Student rating of programme content and range of electives | 6.25 |
| Range of overseas exchange programmes | 6.25 |
| Number of languages on offer | 6.25 |
| Student assessment of facilities and other services | 6.25 |
C. Increase salary (20%) |
1. How much did your salary increase after graduating? | Salary change from pre–MBA to post–MBA (excluding bonuses) | 25.00 |
2. Leaving salary | Post–MBA salary (excluding bonuses) | 75.00 |
D. Potential to network (10%) |
1. Breadth of alumni network | Ratio of registered alumni to current students | 33.33 |
2. Internationalism of alumni | Number of overseas countries with an official alumni branch | 33.33 |
3. Alumni effectiveness | Student assessment of alumni network | 33.33 |