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School Concentrations Cost Average Ranking Average GPA: MBA Program Comparisons

The document provides information comparing 16 top MBA programs across various metrics. It rates the programs on factors like cost, GPA, GMAT scores, age and work experience of students, acceptance rate, class size, career outlook, job location of graduates, and cost of living. Based on the average scores and total points, the top 5 programs are: 1) Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2) Harvard Business School, 3) University of Chicago Booth, 4) University of Pennsylvania Wharton, 5) Columbia Business School. The core curriculum at these schools typically includes courses in accounting, finance, marketing, operations and strategy, while electives cover areas like entrepreneurship, innovation, and international business. Student clubs/activities

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School Concentrations Cost Average Ranking Average GPA: MBA Program Comparisons

The document provides information comparing 16 top MBA programs across various metrics. It rates the programs on factors like cost, GPA, GMAT scores, age and work experience of students, acceptance rate, class size, career outlook, job location of graduates, and cost of living. Based on the average scores and total points, the top 5 programs are: 1) Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2) Harvard Business School, 3) University of Chicago Booth, 4) University of Pennsylvania Wharton, 5) Columbia Business School. The core curriculum at these schools typically includes courses in accounting, finance, marketing, operations and strategy, while electives cover areas like entrepreneurship, innovation, and international business. Student clubs/activities

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School

Harvard Business School

Average
Concentrations
Ranking

Cost

Average
GPA

10

97

University of Chicago- Booth 10

10 8

University of PennsylvaniaWharton
Columbia Business School

8
8

10 7
97

8
8

Massachusetts Institute of
Technology- Sloan
Duke University- Fuqua
Dartmouth- Tuck

8
6
8

87
99
98

8
9
7

University of Michigan- Ross


New York University- Stern

6
4

9 10
10 6

9
7

University of Virginia- Darden


Carnegie Mellon- Tepper
Northwestern- Kellogg
Cornell- Johnson
London Business School
INSEAD

6
4
8
4
8
8

89
10 9
89
89
96
8 10

8
10
7
10
8

Stanford Graduate School of


Business

10

10 6

MBA Program Comparisons


Average Average Average Work Acceptance
GMAT
Age
Experience
Rate

Class
Size

Applicant
Pool

8
8

8
8

6
6

7
8

8
9

6
7

8
9
7

8
6
9

6
6
6

7
10
9

5
8
10

8
9
10

9
7

9
9

6
9

10
7

8
8

8
10
7
10
8
9

9
8
8
8
6
6

9
7
10
8
6
6

9
10
9
8
10
9

9
10
7
10
9
6

10
10
8
10
10
9

gram Comparisons
Biggest Career Outlook/
Recruiters
Salaries

Undergraduate
Degree Focus

Study Abroad

10 10

10

99

10

10

10 9
10 9

9
9

10
10

85
97
99

8
10
10

0
10
10

86
9 10

10
10

10
10

98
95
97
85
88
95

10
8
10
10
10

10
0
10
10
10
0

88

Job Location/ Application


Curriculum/
Clubs/Programs Financial Aid
Placement
Process
Structure
10

10

10

10

9
9

9
9

8
8

10
10
10

8
10
10

7
8
9

7
9
8

8
10

10
8

10
9

9
8

7
8
8
10
9
7

9
9
10
8
10
10

9
9
10
10
9
8

9
10
8
10
10
10

10

10

Location

Cost of
Living

Overall
Total

Overall
Rank

10 9

9.625

1 University of Chicago- Booth

10 9
10 7

9.375
9.25

3
4

University of PennsylvaniaWharton
Columbia Business School

3
4

10 7
6 10
67

7
8.875
8.875

11
6
6

Massachusetts Institute of
Technology- Sloan
Duke University- Fuqua
Dartmouth- Tuck

4
4
5

9.25
9.25

4
4

University of Michigan- Ross


New York University- Stern

6
6

79
8 10
88
79
10 10
10 10
10 5

8.875
7.875
9
8.875
9.5
8.125
8.25

Harvard Business School

Rank Order

10 7

89
10 7

School

1
2

6 University of Virginia- Darden


9
Carnegie Mellon- Tepper
5
Northwestern- Kellogg
6
Cornell- Johnson
2
London Business School
10
INSEAD

6
6
7
8
9
10

Stanford Graduate School of


Business

11

School
University of Chicago- Booth
London Business School
University of Pennsylvania- Wharton
Columbia Business School
University of Michigan- Ross
New York University- Stern
Northwestern- Kellogg
Duke University- Fuqua
Dartmouth- Tuck
University of Virginia- Darden
Cornell- Johnson
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Harvard Business School
Carnegie Mellon- Tepper
INSEAD
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySloan

The Economist
Harvard Business School
University of Chicago- Booth
University of Pennsylvania- Wharton
Columbia Business School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology- Sloan
Duke University- Fuqua
Dartmouth- Tuck
University of Michigan- Ross
New York University- Stern
University of Virginia- Darden
Carnegie Mellon- Tepper
Northwestern- Kellogg
Cornell- Johnson
London Business School
INSEAD
Stanford Graduate School of Business

US News
6
1
11
10
12
25
2
20
8
3
22
14
23
15
18
9

1
4
1
8
5
14
9
11
10
11
18
6
17

Bloomberg
8
3
2
5
14
1
15
9
22
20
10
7
13
3
5
4

Poets and Quants

Business Insider
2
4
3
5
7
9
8
11
16
13
17
6
15
1
2
1

Forbes
1
5
3
6
6
14
10
18
16
21
22
7
17
9
15
2

Sum
3
2
4
7
12
8
6
10
23
15
16
5
9

Average
21
3.5
19
3.2
24
4.0
41
6.8
56
9.3
71
11.8
50
8.3
79
13.2
95
15.8
83
13.8
105
17.5
45
7.5
94
15.7
28
7.0
40
10.0
18
3.0

Points
10
10
8
8
8
6
8
6
4
6
4
8
4
8
8
10

Cost

Points
95100 7
94933 8
97542 7
96468 7
98014 7
84991 9
93550 8
59778 10
101938 6
85165 9
80004 9
88807 9
83200 9
104690 6
75042 10
104046 6

GPA

Points
3.67 5
3.59 7
3.5 8
3.5 8
3.5 8
3.4 9
3.53 7
3.4 9
3.52 7
3.5 8
3.3 10
3.54 7
3.34 10
3.5 8
3.4 9
3.73 5

GMAT

Points
730 6
726 7
728 7
716 8
713 9
715 9
716 8
703 10
721 8
706 9
691 10
717 8
700 10
700 10
701 10
732 6

Age

Points
27 9
28 8
28 8
28 8
28 8
29 6
26 9
27 9
27 9
27 9
28 8
28 8
28 8
29 6
29 6
28 8

Work Experience

Points
49
4.6 8
56
56
56
56
56
56
4.3 9
49
4.9 7
2.5 10
4.7 8
5.5 6
66
49

Acceptance Rate

Points
12 7
22 9
14 7
18 8
13 7
26 10
21 9
35 10
10 7
25 9
35 10
20 9
17 8
27 10
25 9
5.7 6

Class Size Points


468 7
580 6
430 8
372 9
670 5
437 8
281 10
447 8
406 8
324 9
205 10
483 7
284 10
400 9
512 6
410 8

Applicant Pool
Points
9453 5
4169 8
6111 6
5799 7
4490 8
3452 9
2680 10
3000 10
3890 9
10
10
4978 8
2063 10
3000 10
4000 9
7108 6

Career Outlook
Points
100 10
97 9
98 9
97 9
81 5
94 7
97 9
91 6
100 10
95 8
90 5
94 7
90 5
95 8
10 5
95 8

Job Location
NE
MW
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
MW
NE
MA
W
MW
NE
UK
E
W

Points
10
8
10
10
10
10
10
8
10
7
8
8
10
9
7
8

Cost of Living Points


144 7
116 9
105 9
154 7
167 7
97 10
148 7
105 9
154 7
113 9
87 10
128 8
101 9
10
10
333 5

Majors/Concentrations

Core Curriculum Elective Curriculum

Majors/Concentrations

Core Curriculum Elective Curriculum

Majors/Concentrations

Fixed Core Curric Fixed Core Course

Entrepreneurial Management Leadership


Foundations of Teamw
Marketing
Marketing Manageme
Operations, Information and De
Operations
Operations Managem
Strategic Management
Microeconomics
Microeconomic Found
Economics
Advanced Topics in M
Statistics
Regression Analysis f
Management Communi
Speaking and Writing

Flexible Core Cur Flexible Core Cou


Operations
Marketing
Communication
Accounting
Corporate Finance
Macroeconomics
Management
Legal Studies and Business Ethics

Elective Curriculum
Managing the Established (or Emerging) Enterprise
Strategy and Competitive Advantage
Competitive Strategy and Industrial Structure
Managing Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Implementation
Strategic Management of Human Assets
Innovation, Change and Entreprenuership
Operations Performance Analysis
Problem Solving, Design and System Involvment
Operations Strategy and Process Management
Database and Information Management Systems
Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation
Managerial Decision Making
Management Core
Entrepreneruship
Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation
Technology Strategy
Venture Capital and Entreprenuerial Management
Formation and Implementation of Entrepreneurial Ventures
Innovation, Problem Solving and Design
Product Design and Development

Clubs/Activities
Community Consultants
GUIDE
Wharton International Volunteer Program
Follies
Wharton Food Club
Out for Business
Theatre Club
Entrepreneurship Club
Investment Management Club

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