Wharton
We had to put them in their own tier because if we grouped them with anyone else, their alumni network would literally sue us.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA
|
Philadelphia, PA | 57 | 4% | 47% / 53% | 19% | $223,651 | — |
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Tech Incubators
Heavy quantitative, engineering, and MIS crossover. Half the class is dropping out to build an AI app, and the other half is building financial models that will break your laptop.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MIT
Cambridge,
MA
|
Cambridge, MA | 9 | 5% | 56% / 44% | 0% | — | — |
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| 2 |
U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley,
CA
|
Berkeley, CA | 425 | 11% | 45% / 55% | 12% | $182,148 | — |
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| 3 |
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh,
PA
|
Pittsburgh, PA | 175 | 11% | 58% / 42% | 14% | $179,647 | — |
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| 4 |
U. of Texas at Austin
Austin,
TX
|
Austin, TX | 245 | 22% | 51% / 49% | 2% | $143,656 | — |
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| 5 |
Georgia Tech
Atlanta,
GA
|
Atlanta, GA | 392 | 13% | 52% / 48% | 6% | $137,328 | — |
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| 6 |
UCLA
Los Angeles,
CA
|
Los Angeles, CA | — | 9% | — | — | — | — |
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| 7 |
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
IL
|
Champaign, IL | 75 | 37% | 61% / 39% | 1% | $108,105 | — |
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| 8 |
U. of Washington
Seattle,
WA
|
Seattle, WA | 27 | 42% | 56% / 44% | 0% | $115,937 | — |
|
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| 9 |
U. of California, San Diego
La Jolla,
CA
|
La Jolla, CA | 429 | 29% | 58% / 42% | 34% | $76,106 | — |
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| 10 |
Purdue
West Lafayette,
IN
|
West Lafayette, IN | 299 | 43% | 64% / 36% | 19% | $105,520 | — |
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| 11 |
U. of California, Davis
Davis,
CA
|
Davis, CA | — | 44% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 12 |
U. of California, Irvine
Irvine,
CA
|
Irvine, CA | 430 | 29% | 48% / 52% | 10% | $104,386 | — |
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| 13 |
U. of Texas at Dallas
Dallas,
TX
|
Dallas, TX | 245 | 72% | 48% / 52% | 3% | $128,254 | — |
|
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| 14 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester,
NY
|
Rochester, NY | 30 | 55% | 67% / 33% | 13% | $74,117 | — |
|
We Don't Actually Offer Undergrad Business
Elite private schools that refuse to offer a business major. You will major in "Economics" or "Management Science," but you will still get scooped up by McKinsey anyway.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard
Cambridge,
MA
|
Cambridge, MA | — | 3% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 2 |
Princeton
Princeton,
NJ
|
Princeton, NJ | — | 4% | — | — | — | — |
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| 3 |
Stanford
Stanford,
CA
|
Stanford, CA | — | 4% | — | — | — | — |
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| 4 |
Yale
New Haven,
CT
|
New Haven, CT | — | 4% | — | — | — | — |
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| 5 |
U. of Chicago
Chicago,
IL
|
Chicago, IL | — | 5% | — | — | — | — |
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| 6 |
Columbia
New York,
NY
|
New York, NY | — | 4% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 7 |
Dartmouth
Hanover,
NH
|
Hanover, NH | — | 6% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 8 |
Northwestern
Evanston,
IL
|
Evanston, IL | — | 7% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 9 |
Duke
Durham,
NC
|
Durham, NC | — | 5% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 10 |
Brown
Providence,
RI
|
Providence, RI | — | 5% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 11 |
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore,
MD
|
Baltimore, MD | — | 6% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 12 |
Vanderbilt
Nashville,
TN
|
Nashville, TN | — | 4% | — | — | — | — |
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| 13 |
Rice
Houston,
TX
|
Houston, TX | 53 | 8% | 81% / 19% | 6% | — | — |
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Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
Elite private programs where networking is an Olympic sport, group projects dictate your will to live, and everyone has a perfectly optimized LinkedIn profile by freshman fall.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor,
MI
|
Ann Arbor, MI | 608 | 16% | 56% / 44% | 2% | $182,750 | — |
|
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| 2 |
New York University
New York,
NY
|
New York, NY | 981 | 9% | 62% / 38% | 25% | $92,854 | — |
|
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| 3 |
U. of Virginia
Charlottesville,
VA
|
Charlottesville, VA | 389 | 12% | 46% / 54% | 8% | — | — |
|
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| 4 |
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill,
NC
|
Chapel Hill, NC | 392 | 17% | 53% / 47% | 6% | $165,621 | — |
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| 5 |
Indiana
Bloomington,
IN
|
Bloomington, IN | 2,407 | 76% | 67% / 33% | 7% | $131,774 | — |
|
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| 6 |
Cornell
Ithaca,
NY
|
Ithaca, NY | 243 | 7% | 55% / 45% | 7% | $121,009 | — |
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| 7 |
U. of Notre Dame
Notre Dame,
IN
|
Notre Dame, IN | 45 | 9% | 53% / 47% | 2% | $104,700 | — |
|
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| 8 |
Emory
Atlanta,
GA
|
Atlanta, GA | 484 | 12% | 58% / 42% | 23% | $163,520 | — |
|
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| 9 |
Georgetown
Washington,
DC
|
Washington, DC | 77 | 13% | 49% / 51% | 3% | $108,098 | — |
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| 10 |
U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
|
Los Angeles, CA | 1,158 | 12% | 57% / 43% | 13% | $131,485 | — |
|
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| 11 |
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis,
MO
|
Saint Louis, MO | 16 | 8% | 25% / 75% | 19% | $86,172 | — |
|
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| 12 |
Boston College
Chestnut Hill,
MA
|
Chestnut Hill, MA | 142 | 13% | 70% / 30% | 8% | $126,062 | — |
|
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| 13 |
Babson
Wellesley,
MA
|
Wellesley, MA | 721 | 16% | 59% / 41% | 28% | $130,745 | — |
|
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| 14 |
Villanova
Villanova,
PA
|
Villanova, PA | 19 | 30% | 53% / 47% | 11% | $126,537 | — |
|
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| 15 |
Boston
Boston,
MA
|
Boston, MA | 713 | 13% | 51% / 49% | 31% | $115,852 | — |
|
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| 16 |
Southern Methodist
Dallas,
TX
|
Dallas, TX | 96 | 48% | 56% / 44% | 5% | $137,302 | — |
|
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| 17 |
Fordham
Bronx,
NY
|
Bronx, NY | 288 | 47% | 55% / 45% | 14% | $118,237 | — |
|
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| 18 |
U. of Miami
Coral Gables,
FL
|
Coral Gables, FL | 91 | 17% | 49% / 51% | 11% | $97,058 | — |
|
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| 19 |
Texas Christian
Fort Worth,
TX
|
Fort Worth, TX | 40 | 48% | 53% / 48% | 10% | $130,126 | — |
|
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| 20 |
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland,
OH
|
Cleveland, OH | 32 | 35% | 66% / 34% | 19% | $167,648 | — |
|
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| 21 |
U. of Rochester
Rochester,
NY
|
Rochester, NY | — | 42% | — | — | — | — |
|
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| 22 |
American University
Washington,
DC
|
Washington, DC | 212 | 66% | 47% / 53% | 37% | $99,296 | — |
|
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| 23 |
George Washington
Washington,
DC
|
Washington, DC | 180 | 47% | 47% / 53% | 22% | $135,296 | — |
|
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| 24 |
Syracuse
Syracuse,
NY
|
Syracuse, NY | 16 | 35% | 63% / 38% | 13% | $101,963 | — |
|
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Huge alumni networks that completely monopolize their local city's job markets. If you want to work in their state, a degree from here is basically a VIP pass.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State
Columbus,
OH
|
Columbus, OH | 203 | 49% | 54% / 46% | 6% | $90,500 | — |
|
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| 2 |
Pennsylvania State
University Park,
PA
|
University Park, PA | 83 | 55% | 65% / 35% | 16% | $104,278 | — |
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| 3 |
U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison,
WI
|
Madison, WI | 107 | 41% | 52% / 48% | 3% | $101,902 | — |
|
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| 4 |
Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station,
TX
|
College Station, TX | 279 | 52% | 43% / 57% | 0% | $106,175 | — |
|
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| 5 |
U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park,
MD
|
College Park, MD | 169 | 45% | 47% / 53% | 4% | $117,381 | — |
|
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| 6 |
U. of Florida
Gainesville,
FL
|
Gainesville, FL | 552 | 23% | 54% / 46% | 2% | $98,091 | — |
|
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| 7 |
Arizona State
Tempe,
AZ
|
Tempe, AZ | 1,641 | 88% | 58% / 42% | 9% | $78,686 | — |
|
|
| 8 |
Michigan State
East Lansing,
MI
|
East Lansing, MI | 96 | 83% | 59% / 41% | 6% | $116,774 | — |
|
|
| 9 |
Northeastern
Boston,
MA
|
Boston, MA | 1,082 | 6% | 51% / 49% | 27% | $117,159 | — |
|
|
| 10 |
U. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh,
PA
|
Pittsburgh, PA | 15 | 59% | 27% / 73% | 7% | $87,076 | — |
|
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| 11 |
U. of Iowa
Iowa City,
IA
|
Iowa City, IA | — | 83% | — | — | — | — |
|
|
| 12 |
Florida State
Tallahassee,
FL
|
Tallahassee, FL | 268 | 20% | 52% / 48% | 4% | $66,373 | — |
|
|
| 13 |
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg,
VA
|
Blacksburg, VA | 223 | 47% | 65% / 35% | 1% | $115,269 | — |
|
|
| 14 |
North Carolina State
Raleigh,
NC
|
Raleigh, NC | 916 | 40% | 58% / 42% | 4% | $106,203 | — |
|
|
| 15 |
U. of South Carolina
Columbia,
SC
|
Columbia, SC | 257 | 55% | 47% / 53% | 3% | $117,542 | — |
|
|
| 16 |
U. of Colorado Boulder
Boulder,
CO
|
Boulder, CO | 1,147 | 71% | 64% / 36% | 2% | $97,088 | — |
|
|
| 17 |
U. of Connecticut
Storrs,
CT
|
Storrs, CT | 131 | 54% | 59% / 41% | 8% | $106,238 | — |
|
|
| 18 |
Temple
Philadelphia,
PA
|
Philadelphia, PA | 201 | 55% | 57% / 43% | 6% | $74,162 | — |
|
|
| 19 |
U. of Utah
Salt Lake City,
UT
|
Salt Lake City, UT | 201 | 82% | 68% / 32% | 7% | $115,305 | — |
|
|
| 20 |
U. of Cincinnati
Cincinnati,
OH
|
Cincinnati, OH | 66 | 72% | 71% / 29% | 15% | $86,441 | — |
|
|
| 21 |
U. of Missouri
Columbia,
MO
|
Columbia, MO | 1,039 | 72% | 68% / 32% | 0% | $111,111 | — |
|
|
| 22 |
Iowa State
Ames,
IA
|
Ames, IA | 231 | 85% | 72% / 28% | 2% | $94,086 | — |
|
|
| 23 |
U. of Central Florida
Orlando,
FL
|
Orlando, FL | 790 | 43% | 61% / 39% | 5% | $77,404 | — |
|
|
| 24 |
U. of Oregon
Eugene,
OR
|
Eugene, OR | 601 | 78% | 68% / 32% | 3% | $75,537 | — |
|
|
| 25 |
U. of Houston
Houston,
TX
|
Houston, TX | 306 | 55% | 44% / 56% | 2% | $98,782 | — |
|
|
| 26 |
U. of Illinois Chicago
Chicago,
IL
|
Chicago, IL | 114 | 55% | 45% / 55% | 5% | $133,641 | — |
|
|
| 27 |
Louisiana State
Baton Rouge,
LA
|
Baton Rouge, LA | 269 | 72% | 57% / 43% | 3% | $80,401 | — |
|
|
| 28 |
Texas Tech
Lubbock,
TX
|
Lubbock, TX | 455 | 69% | 69% / 31% | 1% | $98,438 | — |
|
|
| 29 |
U. of South Florida
Tampa,
FL
|
Tampa, FL | 337 | 35% | 49% / 51% | 12% | $56,993 | — |
|
|
| 30 |
Georgia State
Atlanta,
GA
|
Atlanta, GA | 156 | 58% | 49% / 51% | 4% | $64,356 | — |
|
|
| 31 |
Washington State
Pullman,
WA
|
Pullman, WA | 34 | 75% | 35% / 65% | 3% | $89,040 | — |
|
|
| 32 |
CUNY City
New York,
NY
|
New York, NY | 84 | 42% | 57% / 43% | 4% | $60,751 | — |
|