Best business schools in the US - 2025 rankings

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 20 March, 2025

Top Business Schools Ranked in the US 

US Business Rank 2025Global Business Rank 2025UniversityOverallTeachingResearch EnvironmentResearch QualityIndustryInternational Outlook
11Massachusetts Institute of Technology9385.899.789.996.195.7
23Stanford University90.683.810082.690.897.3
37Harvard University89.385.767.48291.794.6
48University of California, Berkeley88.88493.383.192.989.6
59The University of Chicago88.386.769.179.692.989.9
611Yale University86.477.666.786.488.694.1
713University of Pennsylvania85.476.971.876.489.592.5
814Columbia University84.774.37886.487.590.9
915Duke University83.474.899.984.490.281.1
1016Northwestern University83.277.469.87985.688.5
1117New York University82.870.869.390.19282.9
1218Cornell University82.674.267.878.19084.9
1320University of California, Los Angeles80.67368.174.686.284.4
1421University of Michigan-Ann Arbor80.272.774.670.388.381.8
1526Carnegie Mellon University73.380.767.688.170.167
1635University of California, San Diego68.676.210075.965.659.1
17=37Brown University68.384.267.169.656.267.7
1839University of Minnesota68.170.386.554.476.659
1942University of Washington66.774.167.179.661.762
2045Boston University65.481.959.683.453.459.7
21=49University of Southern California63.676.869.675.559.253.1
2251University of Texas at Austin63.571.279.248.363.459.7
2352University of Massachusetts63.469.168.57153.965.5
2453Michigan State University63.373.867.169.563.452.3
2554University of Wisconsin-Madison6363.370.362.568.955.9
2655University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign62.971.268.266.563.154.3
27=56University of Virginia (Main campus)62.785.569.667.440.864.4
2858Dartmouth College62.481.469.460.838.571.1
2960University of California, Davis61.775.468.981.155.949.8
3064Texas A&M University60.972.589.558.958.650.6
31=67Johns Hopkins University60.364.268.289.355.852.4
32=71Purdue University West Lafayette6066.77177.454.953.2
33=75University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill58.973.467.155.559.945.8
34=79Indiana University58.774.579.466.748.750.8
35=87University of Maryland, College Park57.270.368.755.858.344.1
3691Arizona State University (Tempe)56.977.267.371.450.940.8
37=92Penn State (Main campus)56.867.367.159.857.645.2
=38101–125Boston College52.1–55.081.755.769.33048.7
=38101–125George Washington University52.1–55.076.667.176.533.242.5
=38101–125Ohio State University (Main campus)52.1–55.071.569.464.255.533.6
=38101–125University of Florida52.1–55.073.470.1485538.4
=38101–125Vanderbilt University52.1–55.069.2675934.653.1
=43126–150Rice University48.8–51.86260.173.335.746.2
=43126–150University of Georgia 48.8–51.873.767.238.64733.7
=43126–150Washington University in St Louis48.8–51.869.762.586.835.941.7
=46151–175University of Rochester47.2–48.765.468.281.732.337.3
=46151–175Worcester Polytechnic Institute47.2–48.797.866.967.321.824.5
=48176–200Northeastern University45.8–47.071.664.578.930.931
=48176–200Temple University45.8–47.07859.650.731.435
=48176–200University of Arizona45.8–47.067.767.245.839.632.3
=48176–200University of Notre Dame45.8–47.072.970.964.129.334.6
=48176–200Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University45.8–47.0746960.434.430.4
=53201–250Emory University44.0–45.762.268.478.52441.7
=53201–250Georgetown University44.0–45.769.869.751.826.140.3
=53201–250University of California, Irvine44.0–45.761.966.282.232.131
=53201–250University of Central Florida44.0–45.7726843.735.329.3
=57251–300Case Western Reserve University41.5–43.971.96372.22330.2
=57251–300Georgia State University41.5–43.969.968.266.926.829.3
=57251–300North Carolina State University41.5–43.969.579.248.532.128.4
=57251–300Syracuse University41.5–43.962.497.249.635.427.8
=57251–300University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus41.5–43.965.168.155.831.831
=57251–300University of South Carolina-Columbia41.5–43.975.559.560.126.625.2
=57251–300University of South Florida41.5–43.976.570.971.422.421.1
=57251–300Washington State University41.5–43.967.873.159.82825.2
=65301–400American University38.1–41.46860.657.517.825.9
=65301–400Drexel University38.1–41.478.967.378.214.119.6
=65301–400Florida Atlantic University38.1–41.469.177.860.825.916.6
=65301–400Florida State University38.1–41.470.266.55029.220.9
=65301–400George Mason University38.1–41.457.664.960.12731.1
=65301–400Illinois Institute of Technology38.1–41.467.164.772.515.724
=65301–400Iowa State University38.1–41.464.684.440.22727.5
=65301–400Missouri University of Science and Technology38.1–41.470.267.17518.617.2
=65301–400Stony Brook University38.1–41.456.77885.127.120
=65301–400The University of Tennessee-Knoxville38.1–41.470.459.844.828.721
=65301–400University of Colorado Boulder38.1–41.476.36748.827.521.6
=65301–400University of Houston38.1–41.465.967.170.623.522.4
=65301–400University of Illinois Chicago38.1–41.468.16766.224.120.5
=65301–400University of Miami38.1–41.471.367.168.217.923.8
=79401–500Auburn University35.0–38.061.586.649.521.921.2
=79401–500Baylor University35.0–38.071.944.533.516.227
=79401–500Florida International University35.0–38.065.76654.322.522.7
=79401–500Louisiana State University35.0–38.068.766.442.318.919
=79401–500Oklahoma State University35.0–38.076.969.354.118.117.2
=79401–500Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute35.0–38.054.475.476.319.523.3
=79401–500Rutgers University – New Brunswick35.0–38.058.467.1622616.8
=79401–500Stevens Institute of Technology35.0–38.060.766.180.81717.2
=79401–500University at Buffalo35.0–38.058.272.470.72023.3
=79401–500University of Arkansas35.0–38.068.265.834.222.717.6
=79401–500University of California, Riverside35.0–38.052.967.178.92023.4
=79401–500University of Connecticut35.0–38.06068.872.320.718.9
=79401–500University of Delaware35.0–38.057.765.358.519.523.7
=79401–500University of Hawai’i at Mānoa35.0–38.063.361.580.119.419.8
=79401–500University of Iowa35.0–38.06268.257.922.321.6
=79401–500University of Nevada, Las Vegas35.0–38.064.365.74423.320
=79401–500University of Texas at Dallas35.0–38.058.367.664.326.917.6
=79401–500University of Utah35.0–38.071.667.439.419.218.7
=97501–600College of Charleston32.2–34.975.947.938.111.616.8
=97501–600Colorado State University, Fort Collins32.2–34.963.263.84418.620.7
=97501–600Kansas State University32.2–34.950.163.939.920.823
=97501–600Mizzou - University of Missouri32.2–34.96165.748.618.515.8
=97501–600New Jersey Institute of Technology32.2–34.952.867.179.112.521.6
=97501–600Portland State University32.2–34.971.46447.916.612.5
=97501–600SUNY Binghamton University32.2–34.946.861.751.521.424.2
=97501–600SUNY University at Albany32.2–34.952.877.768.421.817.6
=97501–600Texas Tech University32.2–34.955.464.543.719.520.3
=97501–600Tulane University32.2–34.95165.760.814.522.4
=97501–600University of Kentucky32.2–34.961.967.148.620.719.1
=97501–600University of Nebraska-Lincoln32.2–34.959.466.155.321.215.8
=97501–600University of North Carolina at Charlotte32.2–34.96265.742.916.817.1
=97501–600University of Oregon32.2–34.958.962.335.825.219.6
=97501–600University of Texas at Arlington32.2–34.958.976.349.815.817
=97501–600Wake Forest University32.2–34.962.244.746.78.827.1
=113601–800Bowling Green State University26.6–32.154.960.341.413.812
=113601–800Lehigh University26.6–32.151.966.871.412.818.6
=113601–800Mississippi State University26.6–32.161.164.740.714.215.6
=113601–800Northern Illinois University26.6–32.155.247.857.310.619.5
=113601–800Old Dominion University26.6–32.160.263.742.917.214.1
=113601–800Rochester Institute of Technology26.6–32.158.454.551.614.420
=113601–800Rowan University26.6–32.16333.44911.411.4
=113601–800Saint Louis University26.6–32.156.742.459.115.418.5
=113601–800San Diego State University26.6–32.163.153.236.98.216.4
=113601–800Southern Illinois University Carbondale26.6–32.143.283.826.719.822
=113601–800Texas State University26.6–32.154.133.447.611.915.1
=113601–800University of Alabama26.6–32.159.850.83115.718.1
=113601–800The University of Texas at San Antonio26.6–32.153.35445.613.116.9
=113601–800University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus26.6–32.160.662.349.612.98.3
=113601–800University of Denver26.6–32.154.15541.311.116.3
=113601–800University of Kansas26.6–32.150.463.353.714.915.1
=113601–800University of Memphis26.6–32.157.662.939.214.518.5
=113601–800University of Rhode Island26.6–32.159.549.557.615.116.2
=113601–800University of Texas at El Paso26.6–32.146.524.247.225.815.9
=113601–800University of Texas Rio Grande Valley26.6–32.166.527.151.18.414
=113601–800University of Toledo26.6–32.146.862.456.912.314.6
=113601–800University of Wyoming26.6–32.146.549.833.913.818.7
=113601–800Virginia Commonwealth University26.6–32.144.658.228.71820.9
=113601–800Wayne State University26.6–32.149.657.835.713.315.3
=113601–800Western Michigan University26.6–32.142.658.64612.618.6
=113601–800William & Mary26.6–32.142.344.934.511.225.9
=139801+Central Michigan University14.2–26.54658.64011.517.7
=139801+Georgia Southern University14.2–26.539.261.326.710.210.5
=139801+Loyola Marymount University14.2–26.53746.250.66.620.6
=139801+Montana State University14.2–26.54525.534.611.912.7
=139801+New Mexico State University (Main campus)14.2–26.538.549.138.915.717.1
=139801+Nova Southeastern University14.2–26.5385841.812.215.3
=139801+Oakland University14.2–26.533.633.241.410.211.3
=139801+Ohio University (Main campus)14.2–26.538.127.731.813.422.8
=139801+University of Nebraska Omaha14.2–26.548.73754.812.411.6

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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Discover the Times Higher Education rankings for the best business schools in the US 2025.

This ranking highlights the top schools for business in the US, offering prospective students insights into the best institutions for business education.

A total of 147 universities across the US have been ranked for their excellence in teaching, research, industry collaboration, and international outlook.

The rankings use a robust methodology developed by an in-house data team, trusted by students, academics, policymakers, and industry leaders worldwide. 

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