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The Economist Ranking

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The Economist based their Best Full-time MBA ranking on a survey of business schools (80%), students and alumni (20%).  Survey takers weighed access to career opportunities, personal development/education experience, salary increase, and ability to network.

See Clear Admit’s analysis of The Economist’s 2019 Best MBA Rankings here. The Economist ended the ranking in 2022.

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

Take a look at the publication’s top Full-time MBA programs in 2022 below.

Ranking School
1 Harvard Business School
2
 The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
3
4 Columbia Business School
5 MIT Sloan School of Management
6
Duke University Fuqua School of Business
7 HEC Paris
8
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
9 University of Chicago Booth School of Business
10 University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business
11 Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business
12 UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
13 SDA Bocconi
14 University of Virginia Darden School of Business
15 NYU Stern School of Business
16 IESE Business School
17 Yale School of Management
18 EDHEC Business School
19 Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School
20 UCLA Anderson School of Management
21 University of Florida: Warrington
22 Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management
23 Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business
24 University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
25 Mannheim Business School
26 UW Foster School of Business
27 Indiana University Kelley School of Business
28 Warwick Business School
29 ESADE Business School
30 EMLYON Business School
31 University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
32 Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business
33 USC Marshall School of Business
34  Ohio State Fisher College of Business
35 Emory University Goizueta Business School
36 University of Georgia Terry College of Business
37 Hult International Business School
38 Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
39 UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
40 York University – Schulich School of Business
41 Penn State Smeal College of Business
42 IMD Business School
43 University of Hong Kong – HKU Business School
44 University of Rochester Simon Business School
45 Arizona State W.P. Carey School of Business
46 Notre Dame University Mendoza College of Business
47 University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
48 Michigan State University – Eli Broad College of Business
49 The University of Queensland Business School
50 International University of Monaco
51 Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
52 ESSEC Business School
53 SMU Cox School of Business
54 Nanyang Technological University – Nanyang Business School
55 University of Wisconsin-Madison – Wisconsin School of Business
56 EADA Business School Barcelona
57 University of Maryland – Robert H Smith School of Business
58 Brigham Young University: Marriott
59 UC Irvine Merage School of Business
60 Boston University – Questrom School of Business
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December 17, 2024 12:03am ET
Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Worked in Tech vertical at Barclays
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Merrill Lynch , Morgan Stanley
GRE: 335
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 2.5
Location: India
Notes:

With an experience of 2.5 years and a promotion to mid-managerial level as a data analyst, I look forward to MBA for a broader global exposure and be in the decision making position to see how my work brings a real time impact for the organisation.
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December 16, 2024 6:24am ET
Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Risk management security services/operations
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting
GRE: 320
GPA: 3.75
Years of Work Experience: 4
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December 15, 2024 6:03pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Finance
Post-MBA Target Industry: Venture Capital
GRE: 325
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 4
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December 13, 2024 7:23am ET
Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Private Equity Tax Operations
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity
GRE: 335
GPA: 3.30
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: India
Post MBA Location: New York
Notes:

Undergraduate: US took 6 years to graduate due to health issues. Took 1 gap year, 6 months of co-op in college + covid.
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December 12, 2024 12:43pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: industry accounting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG
GMAT: 695
GPA: 3.48
Years of Work Experience: 5
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December 17, 2024 6:17am ET
Waitlisted at NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on December 09, 2024
GPA: 3.27
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
December 17, 2024 3:47am ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 14, 2024
GPA: 8.52/10
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
Note:

Admitted with $$
December 16, 2024 9:52pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 05, 2024
Program Type: One Year Program
Note:

9/6 - Applied
10/21 - Interview Invite
11/11 - Interview
12/6 - got a call but missed it, email and portal updated by end of day.
No scholarship but beyond excited!

Wishing you all the best!
December 16, 2024 9:50pm ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 16, 2024
GPA: 3.6
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Bay Area
Note:

While the deadline was yesterday, I received email about admission today! Granted full-tuition scholarship via Consortium. Hold on to hope for the folks awaiting decisions!
December 16, 2024 9:45pm ET
Waitlisted at Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Houston
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