Dartmouth (Tuck)

Tuck is number 6 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Hanover-based school is known for its core curriculum for first year MBA students, focused on general management. Electives enter the mix in the second year. The program appeals to students interested in a quieter, more remote setting, rather than the urban centers many top b-school competitors find themselves in. Gradutes entering consulting, especially, command higher than the national median in salary and bonus, $190K.

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Dartmouth (Tuck) ranked 2nd in Networking, 7th in Compensation, 16th in Learning, 28th in Entrepreneurship and 40th in Inclusion. Index scores are based on student and alumni survey responses as well as salary data the school reports to MBA CSEA.

Index Ranks

Index Scores

Student Population

The breakdown below is compared with other US schools. Collected gender and non-binary data is for all students in the newest class, which for most schools is the Class of 2026. Tuck reported 56% male and 44% female/non-binary.

Bloomberg also collects data on race and ethnicity from US schools — they provide us with percentages of the first-year class of American students for the following groups: White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic (of any race). These groups are categorized as such by the schools when submitting data to the federal government.

Hires by Industry

Tuck sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Consulting Industry, Financial Services and Technology Industry.

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Tuck graduates is $175,000; the median signing/starting bonus is $30,000.

Demographics

Survey respondents weigh in on their school’s population, answering broad questions about what campus life is like for female, LGBTQ, and minority students.