Businesses are the most popular companies in America. According The Washington Postone in five degrees are awarded to students studying in academic fields such as finance, accounting and management.
However, not all business programs are created equal, and since most schools and rankings only publish university-specific data, it can be difficult to gather detailed information about specific programs.
That's why John Byrne, its founder and editor-in-chief Poets&Quants for Undergradsmonths passed ranking of the best undergraduate business programs in the country. The site evaluated 82 programs on admissions standards, academic experience and employment outcomes for graduates, scoring each on a 100-point scale and adding those scores together to determine a composite that informed the final ranking.
Read on to see our list of the 10 best undergraduate business programs in the country:
University of California, Berkeley
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10. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley
Admission Score: 79.38
Graduate Rating: 77.00
Employment Rating: 87.91
Total score: 244.29
9. Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University
Admission Score: 88.28
Graduate Rating: 70.08
Employment Rating: 87.52
Total score: 245.88
8. New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Admission Score: 84.97
Graduate Rating: 76.94
Employment Rating: 91.08
Total score: 252.99
7. Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Admission Score: 79.27
Graduate Rating: 86.32
Employment Rating: 87.41
Total score: 253.00
6. The Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Admission Score: 67.25
Graduate Rating: 94.79
Employment Rating: 91.63
Total score: 253.67
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5. McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University
Admission Score: 81.52
Graduate Rating: 83.80
Employment Rating: 89.89
Total score: 255.21
4. Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame
Admission Score: 84.46
Graduate Rating: 89.67
Employment Rating: 83.35
Total score: 257.47
3. McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia
Admission Score: 82.25
Graduate Rating: 100.00
Employment Rating: 88.01
Total score: 270.26
2. Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis
Admission Score: 97.82
Graduate Rating: 85.43
Employment Rating: 89.15
Total score: 272.40
1. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Admission Score: 100.00
Graduate Rating: 95.12
Employment Rating: 100.00
Total score: 295.12
University of Pennsylvania
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