Stanford Tops Businessweek’s B-School Ranking for Sixth Straight Year
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In the world of Bloomberg Businessweek’s rankings of the best business schools, some things don’t seem to change. For the 2024-25 edition, Stanford University once again holds down the top spot among full-time MBA programs at US schools, as it has for the past five years. The Palo Alto-based university maintains strong scores in four of the five areas we index — Compensation, Learning, Networking and Entrepreneurship. Beyond Stanford, the basic shape of the top end of the list has held fairly steady, with a few exceptions. But the world of business schools is changing, and quickly. Read on to find out how. —Dimitra Kessenides and Robb Mandelbaum
Schools by Region
The US and Canada saw schools experience growth in the number of applications between 2022 and 2023, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council, while in Europe, Asia and the Pacific Islands, programs saw applications drop.
US
| rank | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 88.8 |
| 2 | Chicago (Booth) | 86.2 |
| 3 | Northwestern (Kellogg) | 85.5 |
| 4 | Dartmouth (Tuck) | 85.4 |
| 5 | Virginia (Darden) | 84.8 |
Europe
| rank | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMD | 86.1 |
| 2 | IESE Business School | 85.8 |
| 3 | SDA Bocconi | 85.5 |
| 4 | London Business School | 85.2 |
| 5 | INSEAD | 83.6 |
Canada
| rank | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western (Ivey) | 75.0 |
| 2 | Concordia (Molson) | 72.8 |
| 3 | HEC Montreal | 71.2 |
| 4 | McGill (Desautels) | 71.0 |
| 5 | Toronto Metropolitan University (Rogers) | 69.9 |
Asia-Pacific
| rank | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKUST | 77.2 |
| 2 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 75.1 |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | 73.6 |
| 4 | CEIBS | 71.9 |
| 5 | Indian School of Business | 71.7 |
Where Recent MBA Grads Work
Enhancing one’s career opportunities is an important factor in deciding to go to business school. Knowing which industries are hiring, and from which schools, is key.
| Industry | schools | Number hired |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 104 | 4,126 |
| Financial | 107 | 3,000 |
| Technology | 104 | 2,264 |
| Health Care | 95 | 730 |
| Consumer | 93 | 628 |
| Manufacturing | 93 | 513 |
| Energy | 82 | 345 |
| Real Estate | 64 | 260 |
| Retail | 74 | 254 |
| Media/Entertainment | 60 | 212 |
| Transportation | 62 | 190 |
| Nonprofits | 56 | 159 |
| Government | 42 | 91 |
| Hospitality | 35 | 70 |
What Will Your Return on Investment Be?
Our new ROI calculator is designed to help students determine whether pursuing an MBA is a path they can take financially — and if so, what the best choices available to them are (among US-based full-time MBA programs).
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