Looking to narrow your search for a business school that offers an excellent MBA education, is realistically priced and has lower than Ivy League requirements for acceptance? Start with Best Business Schools: The A-List Rankings. These rankings create an A-list of graduate business schools based on five factors that matter most to future MBA students: affordability, academic quality, accessibility, incoming full-time student GMAT average, and job placement rate. Find high-quality MBA programs without the Ivy League price tag or barrier to entry, and get a jump on narrowing your graduate business school search.
*based on 2013 and 2014 data.
A List: Affordability ★ Academic Quality ★ Accessibility + GMAT Average ★ Job Placement
University of Cincinnati (Lindner)
The Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s Best Business Schools by U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek and The … read more
Brigham Young University (Marriott)
Brigham Young University (BYU) is located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church. It is the third largest … read more
Texas Tech University (Rawls)
Texas Tech University (TTU) was established February 10, 1923, as Texas Technological College. Today it is a leading, public, research university in the Texas Tech University System and is located … read more
University of Georgia (Terry)
University of Georgia is commonly known as UGA, U Georgia or Georgia. It is the state’s largest, public, research university and commonly ranks among the top 200 universities globally. The main … read more
University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa (Manderson)
The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa is one of the largest, public universities in the South. The school offers hundreds of excellent educational programs, has a beautiful campus, and sponsors … read more
University of Iowa (Tippie)
The University of Iowa is the oldest, public university in the state. Commonly referred to as UI or just Iowa, it is a research university that offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional … read more
University of Oklahoma (Price)
The University of Oklahoma (OU), located in Norman, Oklahoma, is a public, research university. The coeducational school was established in 1890, 17 years before Oklahoma became an official state. … read more
University of Missouri (Trulaske)
The University of Missouri, Columbia, is a public, research university located in Columbia, Missouri. Also known as Mizzou, Missouri or MU, it is the largest institution of higher education in the … read more
University of Wisconsin – Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (commonly referred to as UW-Madison and locally as Wisconsin or simply Madison) is a four-year, research university in Madison, Wisconsin that offers an … read more
Iowa State University
The Iowa State University MBA is an intensive two-year program with a unique delivery of the core curriculum. Students progress through the lock-step classes within a cohort of colleagues,… read more
University of Delaware (Lerner)
The University of Delaware (locally referred to as ‘UD’) located in the city of Newark is Delaware’s largest, four-year university. In addition to its Newark campus, University of Delaware has … read more
University of Pittsburgh (Katz)
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a state, research university and was originally founded as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 … read more
University at Buffalo – SUNY
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Michigan State University (Broad)
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Binghamton University – SUNY
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Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller)
The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is a public, research university located in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1885, Georgia Tech is home to over 14,000 undergraduate and … read more
University of Colorado – Boulder (Leeds)
The University of Colorado Boulder (also known as CU-Boulder, CU, or Boulder) is the flagship, research university of the University of Colorado system and is located in Boulder, Colorado. It is a … read more
University of Arizona (Eller)
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San Diego State University
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University of South Carolina (Moore)
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Pennsylvania State University – University Park (Smeal)
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Texas A&M University – College Station (Mays)
Texas A&M University (A&M standing for "Agriculture and Mechanical"), College Station, is the flagship institution among 11 universities in the Texas A&M University System. The Texas A&M … read more
Boston College (Carroll)
Boston College (locally referred to as BC) is a private college owned and operated by the Jesuit sect of the Roman Catholic Church. It is located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The … read more
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College (Zicklin)
The college’s Zicklin School of Business is currently one of the largest business schools in the nation and is consistently ranked among the top undergraduate business schools in the United … read more
University of Washington (Foster)
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University of Arkansas – Fayetteville (Walton)
The University of Arkansas, often referred to as U of A, UARK, or simply UA, is a public, four-year, coeducational, research university located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. According to the Carnegie … read more
University of Illinois – Urbana – Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (also known as University of Illinois, U of I, UIUC, and Illinois) is a public, four-year university that offers a plethora of undergraduate and … read more
Boston University
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University of Texas – Dallas
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University of Florida (Hough)
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| Rank | College Name | Location | Est. Annual Tuition | Acceptance rate | Job Placement Rate | GMAT Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC | $41,316 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 660 |
32 | Emory University (Goizueta) | Atlanta, GA | $46,000 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 670 |
33 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $24,300 | 1 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 570 |
34 | Indiana University – Bloomington (Kelley) | Bloomington, IN | $44,460 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 680 |
35 | North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | Raleigh, NC | $30,621 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 627 |
36 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | Notre Dame, IN | $45,130 | 4 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 700 |
37 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | $28,134 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 617 |
38 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $31,946 | 1 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 650 |
39 | University at Albany – SUNY | Albany, NY | $25,200 | 1 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 562 |
40 | Arizona State University (Carey) | Tempe, AZ | $39,150 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 680 |
41 | University of Tulsa (Collins) | Tulsa, OK | $32,610 | 4 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 574 |
42 | Purdue University – West Lafayette (Krannert) | West Lafayette, IN | $42,174 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 650 |
43 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | Dallas, TX | $43,636 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 640 |
44 | Cornell University (Johnson) | Ithaca, NY | $55,948 | 4 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 700 |
45 | Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge (Ourso) | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,463 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 620 |
46 | Baylor University (Hankamer) | Waco, TX | $32,574 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 623 |
47 | College of William and Mary (Mason) | Williamsburg, VA | $41,354 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 610 |
48 | Vanderbilt University (Owen) | Nashville, TN | $46,125 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 690 |
49 | University of Houston (Bauer) | Houston, TX | $24,648 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 600 |
50 | University of Oregon (Lundquist) | Eugene, OR | $33,525 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 636 |
51 | Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead) | Cleveland, OH | $44,200 | 4 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 640 |
52 | University of Tennessee – Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $40,432 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 605 |
53 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | Philadelphia, PA | $59,736 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 725 |
54 | Temple University (Fox) | Philadelphia, PA | $39,177 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 645 |
55 | Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | Malibu, CA | $43,930 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 640 |
56 | DePaul University (Kellstadt) | Chicago, IL | $29,400 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 627 |
57 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | St. Louis, MO | $49,700 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 700 |
58 | Bentley University (McCallum) | Waltham, MA | $35,000 | 1 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 590 |
59 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $41,550 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 640 |
60 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | Syracuse, NY | $38,820 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 630 |
61 | Ohio State University (Fisher) | Columbus, OH | $46,352 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 680 |
62 | Tulane University (Freeman) | New Orleans, LA | $46,147 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 640 |
63 | University of Maryland – College Park (Smith) | College Park, MD | $45,765 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 650 |
64 | University of Illinois – Chicago (Liautaud) | Chicago, IL | $31,764 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 577 |
65 | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (Ross) | Ann Arbor, MI | $57,200 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 710 |
66 | Babson College (Olin) | Babson Park, MA | $47,418 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 610 |
67 | University of Utah (Eccles) | Salt Lake City, UT | $42,500 | 1 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 600 |
68 | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey – New Brunswick and Newark | Newark, NJ | $43,151 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 637 |
69 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | Pittsburgh, PA | $56,768 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 700 |
70 | University of Chicago (Booth) | Chicago, IL | $58,760 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 720 |
71 | University of Texas – Austin (McCombs) | Austin, TX | $48,832 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 700 |
72 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | Fort Worth, TX | $38,100 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 652 |
73 | University of California – San Diego (Rady) | San Diego, CA | $43,227 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 678 |
74 | Northwestern University (Kellogg) | Evanston, IL | $59,085 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 710 |
75 | Thunderbird School of Global Management | Glendale, AZ | $43,080 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 601 |
76 | University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (Carlson) | Minneapolis, MN | $45,000 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 690 |
77 | Dartmouth College (Tuck) | Hanover, NH | $58,935 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 720 |
78 | Fordham University | New York, NY | $37,770 | 3 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 589 |
79 | George Washington University | Washington, DC | $44,550 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 644 |
80 | Harvard University | Boston, MA | $56,175 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 730 |
81 | Duke University (Fuqua) | Durham, NC | $55,300 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 695 |
82 | University of California – Davis | Davis, CA | $48,694 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 680 |
83 | University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,942 | 1 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 700 |
84 | University of California – Berkeley (Haas) | Berkeley, CA | $53,959 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 715 |
85 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | Los Angeles, CA | $50,495 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 700 |
86 | University of Virginia (Darden) | Charlottesville, VA | $52,720 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 710 |
87 | Rice University (Jones) | Houston, TX | $48,500 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 680 |
88 | University of California – Los Angeles (Anderson) | Los Angeles, CA | $55,009 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 710 |
89 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $59,550 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 740 |
90 | New York University (Stern) | New York, NY | $57,468 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 710 |
91 | American University (Kogod) | Washington, DC | $43,200 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 590 |
92 | University of Rochester (Simon) | Rochester, NY | $49,929 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 685 |
93 | University of California – Irvine (Merage) | Irvine, CA | $47,089 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 660 |
94 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | $57,200 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 720 |
95 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | Washington, DC | $50,928 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 680 |
96 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) | Cambridge, MA | $61,152 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 710 |
97 | Columbia University | New York, NY | $60,720 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 715 |
98 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | Troy, NY | $45,100 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 630 |
99 | Claremont Graduate University (Drucker) | Claremont, CA | $50,700 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 609 |
100 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $51,900 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 630 |
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