Best MBA Programs for Private Equity & Venture Capital (2026)

Wharton, Stanford, HBS, Booth, Columbia where PE megafunds and tier-one VCs recruit. Mega-fund vs middle-market vs early-stage placement by school.

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
Columbia Business School New York, NY
GMAT 729 Salary $180K Accept 15%
6
MIT Sloan Cambridge, MA
GMAT 730 Salary $178K Accept 12%
7
Berkeley Haas Berkeley, CA
GMAT 726 Salary $175K Accept 12%
8
Yale SOM New Haven, CT
GMAT 720 Salary $165K Accept 17%
9
NYU Stern New York, NY
GMAT 723 Salary $170K Accept 23%
10
Duke Fuqua Durham, NC
GMAT 720 Salary $168K Accept 22%
11
Michigan Ross Ann Arbor, MI
GMAT 720 Salary $170K Accept 24%
12
Dartmouth Tuck Hanover, NH
GMAT 722 Salary $172K Accept 22%
13
Virginia Darden Charlottesville, VA
GMAT 718 Salary $168K Accept 24%
14
Cornell Johnson Ithaca, NY
GMAT 710 Salary $165K Accept 27%
15
Utah Eccles Salt Lake City, UT
GMAT 651 Salary $110K Accept 50%