Northwestern (Kellogg)

Kellogg is number 5 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Evanston-based school is known for its marketing strength, among other areas of focus, and its emphasis on leadership education. The number of Kellogg MBAs who went to work in consulting in 2025 dropped, from 40.9 percent of last year’s graduates to 34. The industry still accounts for the biggest share. What do grads say? “Kellogg is so socially diverse, open and inclusive which made me very comfortable as a minority. Also the faculty is amazing.”

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Northwestern (Kellogg) ranked 5th in Compensation, 8th in Networking, 11th in Learning, 13th in Entrepreneurship and 48th 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. Kellogg reported 50% male and 50% 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

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

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Kellogg graduates is $170,000; 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.