Best MBA Programs | Overall Ranking (2026)

The definitive ranking of top MBA programs, based on selectivity, career outcomes, and program quality.

OverallROISalarySelectivityCareer ChangersFinanceConsultingEntrepreneurshipTechnologySupply ChainMarketingHealthcareReal EstateInternational BusinessAccountingData Science & AISustainabilityEnergyPE & VCManagementNonprofitQuantitative AnalysisInformation SystemsValueProduct Management
1
Stanford GSB Stanford, CA
GMAT 738 Salary $192K Accept 6.9%
2
Harvard Business School Boston, MA
GMAT 740 Salary $195K Accept 11%
3
Wharton Philadelphia, PA
GMAT 733 Salary $185K Accept 18%
4
Booth Chicago, IL
GMAT 730 Salary $180K Accept 21%
5
Kellogg Evanston, IL
GMAT 727 Salary $175K Accept 20%
6
Columbia Business School New York, NY
GMAT 729 Salary $180K Accept 15%
7
MIT Sloan Cambridge, MA
GMAT 730 Salary $178K Accept 12%
8
Berkeley Haas Berkeley, CA
GMAT 726 Salary $175K Accept 12%
9
Yale SOM New Haven, CT
GMAT 720 Salary $165K Accept 17%
10
NYU Stern New York, NY
GMAT 723 Salary $170K Accept 23%
11
Duke Fuqua Durham, NC
GMAT 720 Salary $168K Accept 22%
12
Michigan Ross Ann Arbor, MI
GMAT 720 Salary $170K Accept 24%
13
Dartmouth Tuck Hanover, NH
GMAT 722 Salary $172K Accept 22%
14
Virginia Darden Charlottesville, VA
GMAT 718 Salary $168K Accept 24%
15
Cornell Johnson Ithaca, NY
GMAT 710 Salary $165K Accept 27%
16
UCLA Anderson Los Angeles, CA
GMAT 714 Salary $160K Accept 25%
17
USC Marshall Los Angeles, CA
GMAT 710 Salary $155K Accept 27%
18
Carnegie Mellon Tepper Pittsburgh, PA
GMAT 710 Salary $158K Accept 28%
19
UNC Kenan-Flagler Chapel Hill, NC
GMAT 705 Salary $152K Accept 30%
20
Georgetown McDonough Washington, DC
GMAT 700 Salary $155K Accept 35%
21
Emory Goizueta Atlanta, GA
GMAT 705 Salary $150K Accept 28%
22
Vanderbilt Owen Nashville, TN
GMAT 700 Salary $148K Accept 32%
23
Washington Foster Seattle, WA
GMAT 710 Salary $152K Accept 28%
24
Indiana Kelley Bloomington, IN
GMAT 690 Salary $145K Accept 35%
25
Texas McCombs Austin, TX
GMAT 705 Salary $155K Accept 30%
26
Georgia Tech Scheller Atlanta, GA
GMAT 695 Salary $140K Accept 28%
27
WashU Olin St. Louis, MO
GMAT 700 Salary $148K Accept 30%
28
Rice Jones Houston, TX
GMAT 705 Salary $148K Accept 28%
29
Notre Dame Mendoza Notre Dame, IN
GMAT 695 Salary $145K Accept 32%
30
Wisconsin Madison, WI
GMAT 690 Salary $138K Accept 35%
31
Arizona State Carey Tempe, AZ
GMAT 688 Salary $135K Accept 35%
32
BU Questrom Boston, MA
GMAT 690 Salary $140K Accept 35%
33
Minnesota Carlson Minneapolis, MN
GMAT 685 Salary $138K Accept 38%
34
Ohio State Fisher Columbus, OH
GMAT 690 Salary $140K Accept 35%
35
Purdue Krannert West Lafayette, IN
GMAT 680 Salary $130K Accept 40%
36
UC Davis Davis, CA
GMAT 685 Salary $135K Accept 38%
37
Maryland Smith College Park, MD
GMAT 685 Salary $140K Accept 38%
38
Penn State Smeal University Park, PA
GMAT 680 Salary $132K Accept 40%
39
BYU Marriott Provo, UT
GMAT 685 Salary $135K Accept 38%
40
Babson Olin Wellesley, MA
GMAT 675 Salary $130K Accept 45%
41
Michigan State Broad East Lansing, MI
GMAT 680 Salary $128K Accept 40%
42
Rochester Simon Rochester, NY
GMAT 680 Salary $135K Accept 40%
43
Florida Warrington Gainesville, FL
GMAT 690 Salary $138K Accept 35%
44
Illinois Gies Champaign, IL
GMAT 680 Salary $132K Accept 38%
45
Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC
GMAT 685 Salary $132K Accept 38%
46
SMU Cox Dallas, TX
GMAT 680 Salary $138K Accept 40%
47
Tulane Freeman New Orleans, LA
GMAT 680 Salary $128K Accept 42%
48
George Washington Washington, DC
GMAT 675 Salary $130K Accept 42%
49
Boston College Carroll Chestnut Hill, MA
GMAT 680 Salary $135K Accept 40%
50
Northeastern Boston, MA
GMAT 675 Salary $130K Accept 42%
51
UGA Terry Athens, GA
GMAT 641 Salary $119K Accept 41%
52
UC Irvine Merage Irvine, CA
GMAT 660 Salary $125K Accept 32%
53
Texas A&M Mays College Station, TX
GMAT 660 Salary $129K Accept 45%
54
Pitt Katz Pittsburgh, PA
GMAT 645 Salary $113K Accept 38%
55
Rutgers Newark, NJ
GMAT 664 Salary $110K Accept 34%
56
Baylor Hankamer Waco, TX
GMAT 624 Salary $105K Accept 53%
57
Temple Fox Philadelphia, PA
GMAT 622 Salary $100K Accept 50%
58
Fordham Gabelli New York, NY
GMAT 630 Salary $122K Accept 48%
59
Miami Herbert Coral Gables, FL
GMAT 640 Salary $110K Accept 38%
60
Colorado Leeds Boulder, CO
GMAT 610 Salary $95K Accept 55%
61
Baruch Zicklin New York, NY
GMAT 637 Salary $118K Accept 54%
62
William & Mary Mason Williamsburg, VA
GMAT 620 Salary $98K Accept 55%
63
Arizona Eller Tucson, AZ
GMAT 673 Salary $109K Accept 31%
64
UCSD Rady La Jolla, CA
GMAT 645 Salary $104K Accept 49%
65
Case Western Weatherhead Cleveland, OH
GMAT 640 Salary $100K Accept 50%
66
South Carolina Moore Columbia, SC
GMAT 656 Salary $102K Accept 55%
67
Kansas Lawrence, KS
GMAT 630 Salary $96K Accept 55%
68
Auburn Harbert Auburn, AL
GMAT 598 Salary $95K Accept 50%
69
Cincinnati Lindner Cincinnati, OH
GMAT 633 Salary $93K Accept 50%
70
UMass Isenberg Amherst, MA
GMAT 648 Salary $115K Accept 30%
71
Chapman Argyros Orange, CA
GMAT 623 Salary $95K Accept 54%
72
Pepperdine Graziadio Malibu, CA
GMAT 615 Salary $105K Accept 60%
73
Stevens Hoboken, NJ
GMAT 620 Salary $105K Accept 55%
74
Tennessee Haslam Knoxville, TN
GMAT 635 Salary $108K Accept 45%
75
Kentucky Gatton Lexington, KY
GMAT 634 Salary $90K Accept 60%
76
NC State Jenkins Raleigh, NC
GMAT 609 Salary $101K Accept 48%
77
Bentley Waltham, MA
GMAT 620 Salary $95K Accept 55%
78
Iowa Tippie Iowa City, IA
GMAT 650 Salary $113K Accept 55%
79
SUNY Buffalo Buffalo, NY
GMAT 599 Salary $75K Accept 66%
80
Oklahoma Price Norman, OK
GMAT 604 Salary $81K Accept 73%
81
Howard Washington, DC
GMAT 615 Salary $105K Accept 42%
82
Oregon Lundquist Eugene, OR
GMAT 610 Salary $85K Accept 58%
83
Denver Daniels Denver, CO
GMAT 616 Salary $100K Accept 65%
84
Alabama Manderson Tuscaloosa, AL
GMAT 652 Salary $72K Accept 63%
85
Arkansas Walton Fayetteville, AR
GMAT 580 Salary $80K Accept 64%
86
TCU Neeley Fort Worth, TX
GMAT 617 Salary $120K Accept 50%
87
Utah Eccles Salt Lake City, UT
GMAT 651 Salary $110K Accept 50%
88
Drexel LeBow Philadelphia, PA
GMAT 600 Salary $95K Accept 45%
89
Clemson Clemson, SC
GMAT 580 Salary $78K Accept 60%
90
UIC Liautaud Chicago, IL
GMAT 600 Salary $101K Accept 65%
91
Missouri Trulaske Columbia, MO
GMAT 621 Salary $80K Accept 68%
92
DePaul Kellstadt Chicago, IL
GMAT 580 Salary $86K Accept 46%
93
SDSU Fowler San Diego, CA
GMAT 621 Salary $92K Accept 47%
94
Xavier Williams Cincinnati, OH
GMAT 600 Salary $88K Accept 65%
95
Marquette Milwaukee, WI
GMAT 570 Salary $91K Accept 69%
96
Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, CA
GMAT 580 Salary $90K Accept 55%
97
Creighton Heider Omaha, NE
GMAT 560 Salary $80K Accept 72%
98
Syracuse Whitman Syracuse, NY
GMAT 630 Salary $90K Accept 48%
99
San Diego (Knauss) San Diego, CA
GMAT 586 Salary $78K Accept 67%
100
American Kogod Washington, DC
GMAT 600 Salary $85K Accept 55%