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U.S. News MBA Ranking

U.S. News MBA Ranking

U.S. News & World Report offers one of the world’s most comprehensive school ranking systems available, highlighting hundreds of business schools in the United States. The annually released U.S. News MBA ranking organizes school programs according to peer and recruiter assessment, career success, and GMAT/GRE scores into a weighted average.

See Clear Admit’s analysis of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business School Rankings here. 

You may also be interested in these MBA ranking: Financial Times Ranking, Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranking. You can also find more detailed coverage of the U.S. News Best Business Schools here: 2023, 2023-2024, 2024. 2025 and 2026.

Check out the 2026 U.S. News & World Report “Best Business Schools” rankings released in April 2026 below. (2025 ranking in parentheses, where noted).

Ranking School
1 Stanford GSB (2 tie)
2 The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (1)
3 University of Chicago Booth School of Business (4)
4 (tie) Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (2 tie)
4 (tie) Harvard Business School (6 tie)
6 MIT Sloan School of Management (5)
7 (tie) Columbia Business School (9)
7 (tie) NYU Stern School of Business (6 tie)
9 Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business (6 tie)
10 UC Berkeley Haas School of Business (11 tie)
11 (tie) Yale School of Management (10)
11 (tie) UVA Darden School of Business (11 tie)
13 University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business (13 tie)
14 Duke University Fuqua School of Business (13 tie)
15 Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management (15)
16 (tie) Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business (18 tie)
16 (tie) Owen Graduate School of Business of Vanderbilt University (18 tie)
18 (tie) UT Austin McCombs School of Business (16)
18 (tie) UCLA Anderson School of Management (18 tie)
20 UW Foster School of Business (22 tie)
21 (tie) Indiana University Kelley School of Business (22 tie)
21 (tie) University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School (28)
23 (tie) Emory University Goizueta School of Business (17)
23 (tie) UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management (31)
25 (tie) USC Marshall School of Business (24 tie)
25 (tie) University of Georgia Terry College of Business (29 tie)
27 (tie) Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business (21)
27 (tie) Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School (24 tie)
29 (tie) Arizona State University W.P. School of Business (35 tie)
29 (tie) Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business (29 tie)
31 Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (24 tie)
32 (tie) Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business (24 tie)
32 (tie) University of Minnesota Curtis L. Carlson School of Management (35 tie)
34 (tie) University of Rochester Simon Business School (32 tie)
34 (tie) Notre Dame University Mendoza College of Business (32 tie)
36 (tie) Mays Business School at Texas A&M University–College Station (43 tie)
36 (tie) SMU Cox School of Business (34)
38 Iowa State University Ivy College of Business (42)
39 (tie) Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University (38 tie)
39 (tie) University of Florida Warrington College of Business (38 tie)
39 (tie) University of Miami Herbert Business School (50 tie)
39 (tie) The David Eccles School of Business at University of Utah (40 tie)
43 (tie) Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University (35 tie)
43 (tie) University of Maryland–College Park Smith College of Business (52)
43 (tie) The Haslam College of Business at University of Tennessee–Knoxville (49)
46 (tie) American University’s Kogod School of Business (58)
46 (tie) Boston University Questrom School of Business (46 tie)
48 (tie) University of Arkansas Walton College (50 tie)
48 (tie) University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business (46 tie)
48 (tie) University of Wisconsin School of Business–Madison (40 tie)
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May 2, 2026 12:39am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Startup/ Strategy Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC Strategy&, Technology, Other
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.6
Years of Work Experience: 6
Notes:

- International Male, 26, southeast Asian (non-Chinese/indian)
- BEng, top 15% of the class, the best local uni (but unknown outside of the country)
- (0.5Y) Global LDP program of a F500, left early to join consulting
- (2.5Y) at S&, strategy consulting in the field of fintech/ banking, top tier performance (5% of the cohort in the region, early promotion)
- (1Y) Left S&, started my own fintech for underserved teenagers, got pre-seed funding from a tier 2 Banking VC, closed after a year due to regulations change, small scale with multiple impact rewards (20k+ farmers

Goals: Join a fintech in the US (strategy div), or Financial services consulting (like OW, McK) incase i can't secure a fintech position (internationals), with a long term goal of starting another fintech
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May 2, 2026 12:38am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Startup/ Strategy Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Other, Technology, PWC Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, McKinsey
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.6
Years of Work Experience: 6
Notes:

- International Male, 26, southeast Asian (non-Chinese/indian)
- BEng, top 15% of the class, the best local uni (but unknown outside of the country)
- (0.5Y) Global LDP program of a F500, left early to join consulting
- (2.5Y) at S&, strategy consulting in the field of fintech/ banking, top tier performance (5% of the cohort in the region, early promotion)
- (1Y) Left S&, started my own fintech for underserved teenagers, got pre-seed funding from a tier 2 Banking VC, closed after a year due to regulations change, small scale with multiple impact rewards (20k+ farmers

Goals: Join a fintech in the US (strategy div), or Financial services consulting (like OW, McK) incase i can't secure a fintech position (internationals), with a long term goal of starting another fintech
8
May 1, 2026 9:23pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2028
Pre-MBA Career: Finance Technology
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Finance, Investment Banking, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley
GMAT: 715
GPA: 9.16
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: India
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

Education: B.Tech Information Technology (Tier-2 college)
GPA: 9.16/10 (Converted equivalent: 3.91).
Standardized Testing: 715 GMAT Focus (99th percentile equivalent).

Professional Achievements (Bulge bracket investment Bank)
Role: ML Engineer , ~3 YOE now (will have 5 at the time of matriculation).

High-Impact Innovation: Awarded "Most Innovative Project" for three consecutive years (2024 ,2025 and 2026).

Secured 1st Place in 2025 and 2nd Place in 2024 in the Technology Innovation Program

Revenue Generation: Designed and implemented a scalable recommendation system for wealth management that drove a 45% increase in revenue for the targeted segment.

Operational Efficiency: Engineered an Agentic AI system for automated customer support, significantly reducing overhead and optimizing resource allocation.

System Integrity: Spearheaded a performance audit that resolved critical failure rates in cloud-native microservices, ensuring zero-downtime for high-stakes financial data.

Leadership & Civic Engagement
Youth Parliament: Recognized for leadership in simulated legislative environments; developed high-level skills in policy advocacy, structured debate, and consensus-building. Winner of District level in 2025,2026

Strategic Collaboration: Partnered with senior stakeholders to align technical roadmaps with institutional wealth management goals.

Post-MBA Goal
Short-Term: Transition into Investment Banking (IB), specifically within Technology or FinTech coverage groups, leveraging technical depth to advise on M&A and capital markets activity.

Long-Term: Executive leadership within the global financial services ecosystem.
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May 1, 2026 9:29am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Architect turned Management Consultant, working with EY Government Consulting for 1.5 y at time of applications
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 338
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: India
Post MBA Location: USA
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April 29, 2026 9:56am ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Harvard Business School, Johns Hopkins / Carey, London Business School, Manchester / AMBS, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Law
Post MBA Career: Management Consulting, Consulting
GMAT: 800
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 9
Post MBA Location: London
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May 2, 2026 4:27am ET
Interview Invite to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 3
Received via email May 2, 2026
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GPA: 3.41
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Management Consulting
Application Location: Kuala Lumpur
Note:

Invited to HBS
Juno Member: Yes
May 2, 2026 12:01am ET
Interview Invite to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 07, 2026
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.58
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United States, New York
Juno Member: Yes
May 1, 2026 11:29pm ET
Interview Invite to Georgetown / McDonough
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 4.0
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, NYC
Note:

Rnd 3 test waiver, extended int approx 24APRIL of which I went in person on the 28APRIL.
Juno Member: Not yet
May 1, 2026 11:21pm ET
Accepted to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 3
Received via phone on April 28, 2026
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 4.0
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking, Health Care
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, NYC
Note:

Mill applicant. Rnd 3, test waiver. Interview 1 day after deadline on 2 April.
Juno Member: Not yet
May 1, 2026 9:18pm ET
Interview Invite to Georgetown / McDonough
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 22, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.9
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Other Industries
Application Location: Washington, DC
Juno Member: Not yet
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