Kenan-Flagler is number 28 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Chapel Hill-based school is known for its strong program in real estate and its prominent alumni working at some of the country’s leading real estate companies. The recognition stems largely from the school’s Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies. Kenan-Flagler also has been recognized for its Student Teams Achieving Results (STAR) program, which assigns students to teams to help solve real-world business problems.
Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) ranked 25th in Compensation, 38th in Entrepreneurship, 40th in Networking, 48th in Learning and 52nd in Inclusion. Index scores are based on student and alumni survey responses as well as salary data the school reports to MBA CSEA.
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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. Kenan-Flagler reported 68% male and 31% female/non-binary.
Gender and Race Breakdown Among US Students*, Compared with Other US Schools - North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
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Visit Inclusion Index page for more data. Gender is for whole class. Race data only for US students. *School did not report data for all categories.
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
Kenan-Flagler sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Financial Services, Consulting Industry and Technology Industry.
Percent of Hires in Each Industry (Top 3) - North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
Compensation by Industry
The median base salary across all industries reported by Kenan-Flagler graduates is $140,000; 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.
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