Us news mba rankings

The US News & World Report MBA rankings are a widely recognized and respected ranking of the top business schools in the United States. Here are the top 20 MBA programs in the US, according to the 2022 US News & World Report rankings:

  1. Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford, CA)
  2. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (Philadelphia, PA)
  3. Harvard Business School (Boston, MA)
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (Cambridge, MA)
  5. University of Chicago (Booth) (Chicago, IL)
  6. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (Evanston, IL)
  7. University of California, Berkeley (Haas) (Berkeley, CA)
  8. Columbia Business School (New York, NY)
  9. University of Michigan (Ross) (Ann Arbor, MI)
  10. New York University (Stern) (New York, NY)
  11. University of Texas at Austin (McCombs) (Austin, TX)
  12. Duke University (Fuqua) (Durham, NC)
  13. University of Washington (Foster) (Seattle, WA)
  14. University of Southern California (Marshall) (Los Angeles, CA)
  15. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Gies) (Champaign, IL)
  16. University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin) (Madison, WI)
  17. Indiana University (Kelley) (Bloomington, IN)
  18. University of Minnesota (Carlson) (Minneapolis, MN)
  19. University of Georgia (Terry) (Athens, GA)
  20. University of Virginia (Darden) (Charlottesville, VA)

These rankings are based on a variety of factors, including:

  1. Peer assessment score: A survey of business school deans and faculty members to assess the quality of the program.
  2. Student selectivity: The average GMAT score, average undergraduate GPA, and percentage of students who are international.
  3. Faculty resources: The number of faculty members, the number of publications, and the number of citations.
  4. Research productivity: The number of publications and citations.
  5. Placement success: The percentage of graduates who find employment within three months of graduation.
  6. Student services and technology: The quality of career services, library resources, and technology infrastructure.
  7. Alumni success: The average starting salary and bonus of graduates, as well as the percentage of alumni who are employed in their field.

It's worth noting that while these rankings can be helpful in evaluating the quality of an MBA program, they are just one factor to consider when choosing a program. Other factors, such as program curriculum, location, and culture, should also be taken into account.