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Bloomberg Businessweek MBA rankings

Bloomberg Businessweek developed a new methodology for its annual Best B-Schools list starting in 2018. They surveyed schools to seek input on the ranking components, and then surveyed graduating students, recent alumni, and companies that recruit MBAs. These respondents not only provided data on each component, but also had input into the weighting of those components.

See Clear Admit’s analysis of the 2022-23 Bloomberg Businessweek Best U.S. Business Schools here and 2023-2024 coverage here. 

You may also be interested in these MBA ranking: Forbes Ranking, Financial Times Ranking, and US News & World Report Ranking. You can also find more detailed coverage of the MBA rankings here.

Take a look at the publication’s top 50 U.S. business schools for 2024-2025 below.

Ranking School
1 Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2 University of Chicago Booth School of Business
3 Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management 
4 Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business
5 University of Virginia Darden School of Business
6 Harvard Business School
7 The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
8 University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business
9 Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business
10 MIT Sloan School of Management
11 Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management
12 (tie) Duke University Fuqua School of Business 
12 (tie) Yale School of Management 
14 UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
15 NYU Stern School of Business 
16 Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business
17 Columbia Business School
18 UCLA Anderson School of Management
19 University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
20 Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
21 Emory University Goizueta Business School 
22 Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business
23 Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
24 UW Foster School of Business
25 UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School 
26 SMU Cox School of Business
27 Indiana University Kelley School of Business
28 University of Rochester Simon Business School
29 ASU W.P. Carey School of Business
30 USC Marshall School of Business
31 Notre Dame University Mendoza College of Business 
32 William and Mary Mason School of Business
33 Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School
34 Brigham Young Marriott School of Business
35 University of Georgia Terry College of Business
36 TCU Neeley School of Business
37 UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management
38 University of Florida Warrington College of Business
39 The Ohio State Fisher College of Business
40 UMD Smith (University of Maryland)
41 (tie) George Washington University School of Business
41 (tie) Texas A&M Mays Business School
43 Wisconsin School of Business at Madison
44 Boston University Questrom
45 Michigan State University Broad
46 (tie) Texas Dallas Jindal School of Management
46 (tie) Utah Eccles School of Business
48 University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
49 UC Irvine Merage
50 Miami Herbert Business School
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October 24, 2024 10:58am ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: O&G Engineering (Super-Major)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.66
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Houston
Notes:

Licensed PE in Mech Eng; GMAT Focus Score; Limited EC's; BS ME at Georgia Tech with Highest Honors and Econ Minor

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- Worked Offshore for 1.5 years on Oil Rig
- Project / Package / Systems Engineering 4+ Years Experience
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October 23, 2024 4:46pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Software engineer at Google -> Airbnb -> Twitch. Currently tech lead on a safety team but have worked across different products like maps, shopping, ads and safety.
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship
GRE: 326
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: San Francisco
Notes:

African American male - 28.

My goal for an MBA is to build tools for music creators. I joined a band during Covid and found a passion for digital music creation and machine learning, but I lack the business skills.

Top Choices:
HBS: Offers cross-registration with Berklee for classes like audio engineering and entertainment law, plus a chance to collaborate with potential users and experts in the music field.
MIT: Media Lab aligns with some of the audio breakthroughs I’m interested in

My challenge is a lower GPA. How can I offset that weakness?
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October 23, 2024 8:46am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Georgetown / McDonough, IE Business School, IESE, INSEAD, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Management Consulting (Middle Market - FS Compliance/AML)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Private Equity Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Booz Allen Hamilton , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , PWC , Other
GMAT: 710
GPA: 2.99
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: California
Post MBA Location: DC, New York, California, or International
Notes:

White Male with Non-Target (T100) undergrad degree in International Studies.

Would like to pivot into Corporate Strategy specifically focused on international business/emerging markets.

Classic low GPA high GMAT conundrum. Nothing special in extracurriculars (although I do have a number of outdoor-oriented hobbies).

Confident in my Recommendations/Essay writing skills.
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October 23, 2024 5:31am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: I worked in real estate development and later in business operations and strategy for several construction tech companies
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Entrepreneurship Companies: Other
GRE: 331
GPA: 3.98
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: New York City
Post MBA Location: Seattle, SF, or LA (but open to anywhere)
Notes:

I attended a top 25 state school and have extensive extracurricular experience, including serving a 2-year church mission, managing a college prep program for underprivileged students, and running a nonprofit in Ukraine.

My post-MBA goal is to build a company focused on housing affordability.
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October 22, 2024 5:07pm ET
Applying: Boston College / Carroll, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Notre Dame / Mendoza, UT Austin / McCombs, Vanderbilt / Owen, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Active duty military, nonprofit
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , Booz Allen Hamilton , BCG , Deloitte , KPMG , McKinsey , PWC
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 7
Post MBA Location: Boston
Notes:

Enlisted military, stem degree from top LAC, currently at a nonprofit. My post mba goal is to do management consulting for a couple years then get back into the nonprofit space. Taking the GRE in December
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October 25, 2024 12:54pm ET
Interview Invite to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 21, 2024
GPA: 4.0
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: West Coast
Note:

Non-B4 Consultant
October 25, 2024 12:52pm ET
Interview Invite to UPenn / Wharton
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 23, 2024
GPA: 4.0
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: West Coast
Note:

Non-B4 consultant
October 25, 2024 12:47pm ET
Interview Invite to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 25, 2024
GPA: 3.37
GRE: 318
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: Washington
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8YOE Army Officer, Combat Arms
October 25, 2024 11:23am ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 21, 2024
GPA: 3.32
GRE: 335
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

Applied through consortium
October 25, 2024 10:47am ET
Interview Invite to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 25, 2024
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Marketing
Application Location: India
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