Best Business Schools in the World

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 60.7M citations received by 2.31M academic papers made by 4,001 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Business

Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

4. University of Pennsylvania

For Business

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

5. Stanford University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Business

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

8. Columbia University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

9. University of Washington - Seattle

For Business

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

10. New York University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Business

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

12. University of Toronto

For Business

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

13. University of Texas at Austin

For Business

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

14. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Business

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

15. University of Chicago

For Business

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

16. University of Maryland - College Park

For Business

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Business

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

20. Cornell University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

21. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Business

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Business

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

24. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Business

#1 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1937

25. Ohio State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

26. University of Southern California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

27. University of California - Los Angeles

For Business

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

28. Northwestern University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

30. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Business

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

32. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Business

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

34. Yale University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

36. Carnegie Mellon University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Business

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

38. Duke University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

40. University of Melbourne

For Business

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

41. University of British Columbia

For Business

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

42. University of Sydney

For Business

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

43. Purdue University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

44. Michigan State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

45. University of Virginia

For Business

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

47. University of Pittsburgh

For Business

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

49. Monash University

For Business

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

51. University of Warwick

For Business

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

52. University of Amsterdam

For Business

#10 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

53. Johns Hopkins University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

55. Catholic University of Leuven

For Business

#12 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

56. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Business

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

57. Griffith University

For Business

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

59. University of Florida

For Business

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

60. Boston University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

61. University of Georgia

For Business

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

62. University of Hong Kong

For Business

#3 in Asia
#2 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

63. University of Rochester

For Business

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

64. Princeton University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

65. University of Alberta

For Business

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

66. Imperial College London

For Business

#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

68. Delft University of Technology

For Business

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

69. George Washington University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

71. Florida State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

72. University of Calgary

For Business

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

73. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

75. Iowa State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

76. Loughborough University

For Business

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

77. Western University

For Business

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

78. City University of Hong Kong

For Business

#4 in Asia
#3 in China
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

82. University of Arizona

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

83. University of California - Irvine

For Business

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

84. University of California - Davis

For Business

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

85. University of Colorado Boulder

For Business

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

89. Boston College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

91. Georgia State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

92. University of Sao Paulo

For Business

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

93. Aarhus University

For Business

#23 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

95. Copenhagen Business School

For Business

#24 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1917

96. Vanderbilt University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

97. Utrecht University

For Business

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1636

98. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Business

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

99. University of Southampton

For Business

#26 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

100. University of California-San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885