Best Business Schools in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 1,346 universities in North America 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Business

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Business

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Business

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

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

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#1 in Canada

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

6. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

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

7. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Business

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Business

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

10. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

11. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

12. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Business

#11 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

13. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Business

#12 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

14. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Business

#13 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

15. New York University

United States | New York State

For Business

#14 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

16. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Business

#15 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

17. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Business

#16 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

18. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Business

#17 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Business

#18 in the United States

#20 in the World

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

20. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Business

#19 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Business

#20 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Business

#21 in the United States

#25 in the World

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

23. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Business

#2 in Canada

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

24. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Business

#22 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

25. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Business

#23 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

26. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Business

#24 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

27. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Business

#25 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

28. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Business

#26 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

29. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Business

#27 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

30. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#28 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

31. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Business

#29 in the United States

#40 in the World

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

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Business

#30 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

33. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#31 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

34. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#32 in the United States

#43 in the World

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

35. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Business

#33 in the United States

#47 in the World

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

36. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Business

#34 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

37. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Business

#3 in Canada

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

38. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#35 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

39. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Business

#36 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

40. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Business

#37 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

41. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Business

#4 in Canada

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

42. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Business

#38 in the United States

#61 in the World

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

43. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Business

#39 in the United States

#63 in the World

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

44. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#5 in Canada

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

45. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Business

#40 in the United States

#69 in the World

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

46. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Business

#41 in the United States

#70 in the World

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

47. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Business

#42 in the United States

#71 in the World

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

48. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#6 in Canada

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

49. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#43 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

50. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Business

#44 in the United States

#80 in the World

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

51. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Business

#45 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

52. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Business

#7 in Canada

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

53. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#8 in Canada

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

54. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Business

#46 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

55. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Business

#47 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

56. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Business

#48 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

57. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Business

#49 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

58. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Business

#50 in the United States

#97 in the World

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

59. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Business

#51 in the United States

#102 in the World

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

60. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Business

#52 in the United States

#105 in the World

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

61. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Business

#53 in the United States

#110 in the World

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

62. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#54 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

63. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Business

#55 in the United States

#113 in the World

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

64. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Business

#56 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

65. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Business

#57 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

66. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Business

#58 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

67. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#9 in Canada

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

68. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Business

#59 in the United States

#123 in the World

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

69. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Business

#60 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

70. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Business

#61 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

71. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Business

#62 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

72. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Business

#63 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

73. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#10 in Canada

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

74. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Business

#64 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

75. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#11 in Canada

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

76. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Business

#65 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

77. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Business

#66 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

78. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Business

#67 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078

79. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Business

#12 in Canada

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

80. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#68 in the United States

#152 in the World

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

81. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Business

#69 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

82. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Business

#70 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

83. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Business

#71 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

84. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Business

#72 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,049

85. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Business

#73 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

86. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Business

#74 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

87. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Business

#75 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

88. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#76 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,292
Enrollment: 35,626

89. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Business

#77 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

90. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Business

#13 in Canada

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

91. University of Alabama

United States | Alabama

For Business

#78 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

92. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Business

#14 in Canada

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1974

93. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Business

#79 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 87%

94. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Business

#80 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

95. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Business

#81 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

96. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Business

#82 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

97. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Business

#83 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

98. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Business

#84 in the United States

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,545

99. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Business

#85 in the United States

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $13,432

100. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Business

#86 in the United States

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%