MIT (Sloan)

Sloan is number 11 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Cambridge-based school is known for its focus on technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The school’s Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship is one of the biggest and best known of such research centers. Graduates are sought after by tech companies and startups for their analytical skills and their ability to lead in a rapidly changing business world. Jobs in biotech, also, have been a notable outcome for graduates.

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — MIT (Sloan) ranked 7th in Entrepreneurship, 13th in Compensation, 14th in Learning, 20th in Inclusion and 21st in Networking. 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. Sloan reported 51% male and 49% 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

Sloan 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 Sloan graduates is $169,550; 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.