Best business schools in the US

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 20 March, 2025

Top Business Schools Ranked in the US

US Business Rank 2025	Global Business Rank 2025	University	Overall	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook	Research Environment	Teaching
1	1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	93	85.8	99.7	89.9	96.1	95.7
2	3	Stanford University	90.6	83.8	100	82.6	90.8	97.3
3	7	Harvard University	89.3	85.7	67.4	82	91.7	94.6
4	8	University of California, Berkeley	88.8	84	93.3	83.1	92.9	89.6
5	9	The University of Chicago	88.3	86.7	69.1	79.6	92.9	89.9
6	11	Yale University	86.4	77.6	66.7	86.4	88.6	94.1
7	13	University of Pennsylvania	85.4	76.9	71.8	76.4	89.5	92.5
8	14	Columbia University	84.7	74.3	78	86.4	87.5	90.9
9	15	Duke University	83.4	74.8	99.9	84.4	90.2	81.1
10	16	Northwestern University	83.2	77.4	69.8	79	85.6	88.5
11	17	New York University	82.8	70.8	69.3	90.1	92	82.9
12	18	Cornell University	82.6	74.2	67.8	78.1	90	84.9
13	20	University of California, Los Angeles	80.6	73	68.1	74.6	86.2	84.4
14	21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	80.2	72.7	74.6	70.3	88.3	81.8
15	26	Carnegie Mellon University	73.3	80.7	67.6	88.1	70.1	67
16	35	University of California, San Diego	68.6	76.2	100	75.9	65.6	59.1
17	=37	Brown University	68.3	84.2	67.1	69.6	56.2	67.7
18	39	University of Minnesota	68.1	70.3	86.5	54.4	76.6	59
19	42	University of Washington	66.7	74.1	67.1	79.6	61.7	62
20	45	Boston University	65.4	81.9	59.6	83.4	53.4	59.7
21	=49	University of Southern California	63.6	76.8	69.6	75.5	59.2	53.1
22	51	University of Texas at Austin	63.5	71.2	79.2	48.3	63.4	59.7
23	52	University of Massachusetts	63.4	69.1	68.5	71	53.9	65.5
24	53	Michigan State University	63.3	73.8	67.1	69.5	63.4	52.3
25	54	University of Wisconsin-Madison	63	63.3	70.3	62.5	68.9	55.9
26	55	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	62.9	71.2	68.2	66.5	63.1	54.3
27	=56	University of Virginia (Main campus)	62.7	85.5	69.6	67.4	40.8	64.4
28	58	Dartmouth College	62.4	81.4	69.4	60.8	38.5	71.1
29	60	University of California, Davis	61.7	75.4	68.9	81.1	55.9	49.8
30	64	Texas A&M University	60.9	72.5	89.5	58.9	58.6	50.6
31	=67	Johns Hopkins University	60.3	64.2	68.2	89.3	55.8	52.4
32	=71	Purdue University West Lafayette	60	66.7	71	77.4	54.9	53.2
33	=75	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	58.9	73.4	67.1	55.5	59.9	45.8
34	=79	Indiana University	58.7	74.5	79.4	66.7	48.7	50.8
35	=87	University of Maryland, College Park	57.2	70.3	68.7	55.8	58.3	44.1
36	91	Arizona State University (Tempe)	56.9	77.2	67.3	71.4	50.9	40.8
37	=92	Penn State (Main campus)	56.8	67.3	67.1	59.8	57.6	45.2
=38	101–125	Boston College	52.1–55.0	81.7	55.7	69.3	30	48.7
=38	101–125	George Washington University	52.1–55.0	76.6	67.1	76.5	33.2	42.5
=38	101–125	Ohio State University (Main campus)	52.1–55.0	71.5	69.4	64.2	55.5	33.6
=38	101–125	University of Florida	52.1–55.0	73.4	70.1	48	55	38.4
=38	101–125	Vanderbilt University	52.1–55.0	69.2	67	59	34.6	53.1
=43	126–150	Rice University	48.8–51.8	62	60.1	73.3	35.7	46.2
=43	126–150	University of Georgia	48.8–51.8	73.7	67.2	38.6	47	33.7
=43	126–150	Washington University in St Louis	48.8–51.8	69.7	62.5	86.8	35.9	41.7
=46	151–175	University of Rochester	47.2–48.7	65.4	68.2	81.7	32.3	37.3
=46	151–175	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	47.2–48.7	97.8	66.9	67.3	21.8	24.5
=48	176–200	Northeastern University	45.8–47.0	71.6	64.5	78.9	30.9	31
=48	176–200	Temple University	45.8–47.0	78	59.6	50.7	31.4	35
=48	176–200	University of Arizona	45.8–47.0	67.7	67.2	45.8	39.6	32.3
=48	176–200	University of Notre Dame	45.8–47.0	72.9	70.9	64.1	29.3	34.6
=48	176–200	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	45.8–47.0	74	69	60.4	34.4	30.4
=53	201–250	Emory University	44.0–45.7	62.2	68.4	78.5	24	41.7
=53	201–250	Georgetown University	44.0–45.7	69.8	69.7	51.8	26.1	40.3
=53	201–250	University of California, Irvine	44.0–45.7	61.9	66.2	82.2	32.1	31
=53	201–250	University of Central Florida	44.0–45.7	72	68	43.7	35.3	29.3
=57	251–300	Case Western Reserve University	41.5–43.9	71.9	63	72.2	23	30.2
=57	251–300	Georgia State University	41.5–43.9	69.9	68.2	66.9	26.8	29.3
=57	251–300	North Carolina State University	41.5–43.9	69.5	79.2	48.5	32.1	28.4
=57	251–300	Syracuse University	41.5–43.9	62.4	97.2	49.6	35.4	27.8
=57	251–300	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	41.5–43.9	65.1	68.1	55.8	31.8	31
=57	251–300	University of South Carolina-Columbia	41.5–43.9	75.5	59.5	60.1	26.6	25.2
=57	251–300	University of South Florida	41.5–43.9	76.5	70.9	71.4	22.4	21.1
=57	251–300	Washington State University	41.5–43.9	67.8	73.1	59.8	28	25.2
=65	301–400	American University	38.1–41.4	68	60.6	57.5	17.8	25.9
=65	301–400	Drexel University	38.1–41.4	78.9	67.3	78.2	14.1	19.6
=65	301–400	Florida Atlantic University	38.1–41.4	69.1	77.8	60.8	25.9	16.6
=65	301–400	Florida State University	38.1–41.4	70.2	66.5	50	29.2	20.9
=65	301–400	George Mason University	38.1–41.4	57.6	64.9	60.1	27	31.1
=65	301–400	Illinois Institute of Technology	38.1–41.4	67.1	64.7	72.5	15.7	24
=65	301–400	Iowa State University	38.1–41.4	64.6	84.4	40.2	27	27.5
=65	301–400	Missouri University of Science and Technology	38.1–41.4	70.2	67.1	75	18.6	17.2
=65	301–400	Stony Brook University	38.1–41.4	56.7	78	85.1	27.1	20
=65	301–400	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	38.1–41.4	70.4	59.8	44.8	28.7	21
=65	301–400	University of Colorado Boulder	38.1–41.4	76.3	67	48.8	27.5	21.6
=65	301–400	University of Houston	38.1–41.4	65.9	67.1	70.6	23.5	22.4
=65	301–400	University of Illinois Chicago	38.1–41.4	68.1	67	66.2	24.1	20.5
=65	301–400	University of Miami	38.1–41.4	71.3	67.1	68.2	17.9	23.8
=79	401–500	Auburn University	35.0–38.0	61.5	86.6	49.5	21.9	21.2
=79	401–500	Baylor University	35.0–38.0	71.9	44.5	33.5	16.2	27
=79	401–500	Florida International University	35.0–38.0	65.7	66	54.3	22.5	22.7
=79	401–500	Louisiana State University	35.0–38.0	68.7	66.4	42.3	18.9	19
=79	401–500	Oklahoma State University	35.0–38.0	76.9	69.3	54.1	18.1	17.2
=79	401–500	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	35.0–38.0	54.4	75.4	76.3	19.5	23.3
=79	401–500	Rutgers University – New Brunswick	35.0–38.0	58.4	67.1	62	26	16.8
=79	401–500	Stevens Institute of Technology	35.0–38.0	60.7	66.1	80.8	17	17.2
=79	401–500	University at Buffalo	35.0–38.0	58.2	72.4	70.7	20	23.3
=79	401–500	University of Arkansas	35.0–38.0	68.2	65.8	34.2	22.7	17.6
=79	401–500	University of California, Riverside	35.0–38.0	52.9	67.1	78.9	20	23.4
=79	401–500	University of Connecticut	35.0–38.0	60	68.8	72.3	20.7	18.9
=79	401–500	University of Delaware	35.0–38.0	57.7	65.3	58.5	19.5	23.7
=79	401–500	University of Hawai’i at Mānoa	35.0–38.0	63.3	61.5	80.1	19.4	19.8
=79	401–500	University of Iowa	35.0–38.0	62	68.2	57.9	22.3	21.6
=79	401–500	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	35.0–38.0	64.3	65.7	44	23.3	20
=79	401–500	University of Texas at Dallas	35.0–38.0	58.3	67.6	64.3	26.9	17.6
=79	401–500	University of Utah	35.0–38.0	71.6	67.4	39.4	19.2	18.7
=97	501–600	College of Charleston	32.2–34.9	75.9	47.9	38.1	11.6	16.8
=97	501–600	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	32.2–34.9	63.2	63.8	44	18.6	20.7
=97	501–600	Kansas State University	32.2–34.9	50.1	63.9	39.9	20.8	23
=97	501–600	Mizzou - University of Missouri	32.2–34.9	61	65.7	48.6	18.5	15.8
=97	501–600	New Jersey Institute of Technology	32.2–34.9	52.8	67.1	79.1	12.5	21.6
=97	501–600	Portland State University	32.2–34.9	71.4	64	47.9	16.6	12.5
=97	501–600	SUNY Binghamton University	32.2–34.9	46.8	61.7	51.5	21.4	24.2
=97	501–600	SUNY University at Albany	32.2–34.9	52.8	77.7	68.4	21.8	17.6
=97	501–600	Texas Tech University	32.2–34.9	55.4	64.5	43.7	19.5	20.3
=97	501–600	Tulane University	32.2–34.9	51	65.7	60.8	14.5	22.4
=97	501–600	University of Kentucky	32.2–34.9	61.9	67.1	48.6	20.7	19.1
=97	501–600	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	32.2–34.9	59.4	66.1	55.3	21.2	15.8
=97	501–600	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	32.2–34.9	62	65.7	42.9	16.8	17.1
=97	501–600	University of Oregon	32.2–34.9	58.9	62.3	35.8	25.2	19.6
=97	501–600	University of Texas at Arlington	32.2–34.9	58.9	76.3	49.8	15.8	17
=97	501–600	Wake Forest University	32.2–34.9	62.2	44.7	46.7	8.8	27.1
=113	601–800	Bowling Green State University	26.6–32.1	54.9	60.3	41.4	13.8	12
=113	601–800	Lehigh University	26.6–32.1	51.9	66.8	71.4	12.8	18.6
=113	601–800	Mississippi State University	26.6–32.1	61.1	64.7	40.7	14.2	15.6
=113	601–800	Northern Illinois University	26.6–32.1	55.2	47.8	57.3	10.6	19.5
=113	601–800	Old Dominion University	26.6–32.1	60.2	63.7	42.9	17.2	14.1
=113	601–800	Rochester Institute of Technology	26.6–32.1	58.4	54.5	51.6	14.4	20
=113	601–800	Rowan University	26.6–32.1	63	33.4	49	11.4	11.4
=113	601–800	Saint Louis University	26.6–32.1	56.7	42.4	59.1	15.4	18.5
=113	601–800	San Diego State University	26.6–32.1	63.1	53.2	36.9	8.2	16.4
=113	601–800	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	26.6–32.1	43.2	83.8	26.7	19.8	22
=113	601–800	Texas State University	26.6–32.1	54.1	33.4	47.6	11.9	15.1
=113	601–800	University of Alabama	26.6–32.1	59.8	50.8	31	15.7	18.1
=113	601–800	The University of Texas at San Antonio	26.6–32.1	53.3	54	45.6	13.1	16.9
=113	601–800	University of Colorado Denver /Anschutz Medical Campus	26.6–32.1	60.6	62.3	49.6	12.9	8.3
=113	601–800	University of Denver	26.6–32.1	54.1	55	41.3	11.1	16.3
=113	601–800	University of Kansas	26.6–32.1	50.4	63.3	53.7	14.9	15.1
=113	601–800	University of Memphis	26.6–32.1	57.6	62.9	39.2	14.5	18.5
=113	601–800	University of Rhode Island	26.6–32.1	59.5	49.5	57.6	15.1	16.2
=113	601–800	University of Texas at El Paso	26.6–32.1	46.5	24.2	47.2	25.8	15.9
=113	601–800	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	26.6–32.1	66.5	27.1	51.1	8.4	14
=113	601–800	University of Toledo	26.6–32.1	46.8	62.4	56.9	12.3	14.6
=113	601–800	University of Wyoming	26.6–32.1	46.5	49.8	33.9	13.8	18.7
=113	601–800	Virginia Commonwealth University	26.6–32.1	44.6	58.2	28.7	18	20.9
=113	601–800	Wayne State University	26.6–32.1	49.6	57.8	35.7	13.3	15.3
=113	601–800	Western Michigan University	26.6–32.1	42.6	58.6	46	12.6	18.6
=113	601–800	William & Mary	26.6–32.1	42.3	44.9	34.5	11.2	25.9
=139	801+	Central Michigan University	14.2–26.5	46	58.6	40	11.5	17.7
=139	801+	Georgia Southern University	14.2–26.5	39.2	61.3	26.7	10.2	10.5
=139	801+	Loyola Marymount University	14.2–26.5	37	46.2	50.6	6.6	20.6
=139	801+	Montana State University	14.2–26.5	45	25.5	34.6	11.9	12.7
=139	801+	New Mexico State University (Main campus)	14.2–26.5	38.5	49.1	38.9	15.7	17.1
=139	801+	Nova Southeastern University	14.2–26.5	38	58	41.8	12.2	15.3
=139	801+	Oakland University	14.2–26.5	33.6	33.2	41.4	10.2	11.3
=139	801+	Ohio University (Main campus)	14.2–26.5	38.1	27.7	31.8	13.4	22.8
=139	801+	University of Nebraska Omaha	14.2–26.5	48.7	37	54.8	12.4	11.6

Key Insights into the Best Business Schools in the US

The Masachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retains the first place position in the US, maintaining its dominance in business education with strong research and industry links.
Stanford University remains at number two, continuing its reputation for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Harvard University ranks third, reinforcing its global standing in business and management education.
The University of Chicago enters the top five, reflecting its strengths in finance and leadership training.
A total of 147 US universities are ranked, demonstrating the country's leadership in business education.

Choosing the right business school in the US

Choosing the right business school is a crucial step for prospective students. The Times Higher Education Subject Rankings for Business assess universities based on five key factors:

Research environment – quality and volume of academic research.
Teaching quality – learning experience and student satisfaction.
Research quality – impact and influence of business research.
Industry collaboration – partnerships with businesses and practical applications.
International outlook – global engagement and student diversity.

For a detailed breakdown of the methodology used in these rankings, visit our methodology page.

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