Рейтинг BusinessWeek 2004
| 2004 rank | SCHOOL | 2002
rank |
Corp.
Poll |
Grad.
Poll |
Intel-
lectual Capital |
Annual
Tution* |
Appli-
cants Accep- ted |
ENROLLMENT***
|
Median
Pay ($ 000s) |
Grad’s
w/offer by grad’n |
Avg.
work Exp. (M) |
Recruiter
Grades |
MBA
grades | |||||||
|
Wo-men
|
Int’l
|
Min’s
|
Pre-MBA
|
Post-MBA
|
Com- muni-
ca-tion |
Team-
work |
Ana-
lytic Skills |
Teach-
ing Quality |
Career
Servi-ces | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern (Kellogg) |
1
|
3
|
2
|
20
|
$36,370
|
23%
|
30%
|
31%
|
14%
|
$70.0
|
$125.0
|
85%
|
62
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
| |
| Grads commend Kellogg’s teamwork-oriented culture. Recruiters say the innovative curriculum produces the best marketing and general management grads. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago |
2
|
1
|
5
|
14
|
34,400
|
NR
|
30
|
29
|
7
|
67.0
|
127.0
|
82
|
53
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
A
|
A
| |
| Ranks tops with recruiters for analytical skills and finance. Student raves across the board—from curriculum to career services—keep Chicago near the top. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pennsylvania (Wharton) |
5
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
35,203
|
16
|
34
|
33
|
11
|
75.0
|
144.0
|
86
|
72
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
B
|
A
| |
| Revamped career services and increased global presence gains school nine spots in grad poll. The perennial powerhouse still ranks tops with recruiters in all areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stanford |
4
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
37,998
|
10
|
36
|
32
|
10
|
75.0
|
150.0
|
81
|
48
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
| |
| Grads maintain tech-savvy, entrepreneurial reputation with recruiters. Students deem their peers and the overall program top-notch. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Harvard |
3
|
2
|
11
|
7
|
39,100
|
13
|
35
|
33
|
12
|
85.0
|
147.5
|
94
|
53
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
| |
| Students still appreciate the high-powered network of alums but downgrade an unresponsive administration. Recruiters still give high marks overall. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Michigan (Ross) |
8
|
4
|
9
|
15
|
32,688
|
35
|
26
|
29
|
8
|
62.0
|
115.0
|
85
|
62
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
B
|
A
| |
| Gets the most-improved award from recruiters who applaud grads’ general management and operations skills. Students rate it tops in leadership training. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cornell (Johnson) |
11
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
35,660
|
36
|
27
|
28
|
10
|
60.0
|
115.0
|
71
|
60
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
| |
| Sees a five-point jump in the corporate poll this year as recruiters take note of new curriculum. Grads compliment career services efforts and give high marks all around. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Columbia |
7
|
6
|
15
|
4
|
36,295
|
15
|
33
|
28
|
11
|
75.0
|
142.5
|
87
|
59
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
C
|
A
| |
| Recruiters look to Columbia for finance whizzes with a global perspective. Students like the diverse community but complain about teaching quality and cramped facilities. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | MIT (Sloan) |
6
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
37,050
|
20
|
25
|
35
|
9
|
68.0
|
128.0
|
91
|
64
|
B
|
C
|
A
|
A
|
B
| |
| Recruiters knocked MIT down three spots to No.9, but grads’ support of the cutting-edge curriculum and faculty is unflinching, and faculty research is top-rate. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Dartmouth (Tuck) |
10
|
11
|
6
|
9
|
38,857
|
25
|
30
|
29
|
4
|
70.0
|
135.0
|
88
|
61
|
A
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
A
| |
| Grads enjoy close relationships with faculty and a close-knit campus community. Steadfast recruiters rely on Tuck’s top-notch general management program. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Duke (Fuqua) |
9
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
36,399
|
37
|
33
|
33
|
13
|
63.0
|
118.0
|
79
|
68
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
B
|
B
| |
| Strong emphasis on leadership and teamwork rates high with students, but both grads and recruiters would like to see more global reach. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Virginia (Darden) |
12
|
13
|
7
|
34
|
35,200
|
38
|
27
|
26
|
9
|
62.0
|
120.0
|
69
|
60
|
A
|
A
|
B
|
A
|
B
| |
| Students give high praise to Darden’s faculty but long for a more diverse campus. Grads’ teamwork and business ethics keep recruiters coming back. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | NYU (Stern) |
15
|
10
|
14
|
25
|
35,760
|
22
|
38
|
31
|
14
|
65.0
|
130.0
|
80
|
59
|
B
|
B
|
A
|
A
|
A
| |
| Jumps two spots as grads credit improved teaching quality and a helpful career services office. Financial recruiting base remains solid. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UCLA (Anderson) |
16
|
21
|
10
|
1
|
26,691
|
25
|
30
|
24
|
8
|
75.0
|
127.0
|
78
|
56
|
C
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
A
| |
| Gets high marks for faculty research, but students rate profs low on the availability scale. Recruiters still come for general management experts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) |
19
|
15
|
19
|
11
|
37,000
|
28
|
23
|
30
|
6
|
64.0
|
110.0
|
77
|
52
|
C
|
B
|
A
|
A
|
B
| |
| Again takes No.1 grade with students for focus on technology and e-business but fails to place above average in other categories. Feeling among recruiters is mutual. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UNC (Kenan Flagler) |
18
|
17
|
17
|
8
|
33,500
|
47
|
29
|
27
|
12
|
60.0
|
110.0
|
68
|
63
|
B
|
A
|
B
|
B
|
B
| |
| Although students say the administration is responsive, they want better teaching in core courses. Reputation in corporate world grows with a new dean. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | UC Berkeley (Haas) |
13
|
19
|
13
|
23
|
33,758
|
17
|
27
|
34
|
5
|
80.0
|
131.0
|
78
|
67
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
B
| |
| Haas loses favor with grads and recruiters, bringing it down four spots. Students say faculty are less accessible but still rate the entrepreneurship program among the best. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Indiana (Kelley) |
20
|
18
|
18
|
43
|
24,201
|
33
|
26
|
30
|
9
|
52.0
|
103.0
|
67
|
59
|
A
|
B
|
B
|
A
|
B
| |
| Overall grad and corporate rankings inch upward. Core faculty earn an A+ from Kelley grads in a year when most MBAs grumble about poor teaching quality. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Texas (McCombs) |
21
|
23
|
22
|
26
|
30,116
|
43
|
25
|
24
|
8
|
55.0
|
110.0
|
65
|
61
|
A
|
A
|
B
|
B
|
B
| |
| Dropped by a handful of recruiters since 2002. Grads express confidence in starting their own businesses with skills learned at McCombs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Emory (Goizueta) |
22
|
27
|
20
|
12
|
32,468
|
37
|
23
|
30
|
9
|
55.0
|
107.0
|
74
|
58
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
A
| |
| Faculty research on the rise as Goizueta jumps up seven spots in intellectual capital. New leadership initiative inspires students. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Purdue (Krannert) |
26
|
20
|
28
|
17
|
26,988
|
44
|
19
|
35
|
6
|
45.0
|
101.0
|
74
|
55
|
C
|
B
|
B
|
C
|
B
| |
| As technology comes back into favor, recruiters remember an old favorite. Students appreciate the high-tech learning environment but lament the weak alumni network. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Yale |
14
|
28
|
21
|
17
|
37,359
|
25
|
32
|
29
|
9
|
57.0
|
118.0
|
72
|
48
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
B
|
B
| |
| Snubbed by some recruiters who give grads low marks on analysis and teamwork. In need of technological improvements; student satisfaction falls 13 points. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Washington U. (Olin) |
24
|
38
|
16
|
16
|
34,285
|
54
|
23
|
35
|
10
|
50.0
|
110.0
|
64
|
56
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
A
|
A
| |
| Faculty recruiting efforts pay off as school gains ground in student poll. Grads laud the placement office’s ability to connect them with nontraditional recruiters. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Notre Dame (Mendoza) |
29
|
9
|
35
|
33
|
30,530
|
49
|
23
|
28
|
17
|
51.0
|
102.5
|
63
|
52
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
C
|
C
| |
| Still a reliable source for recruiters looking for solid business ethics, but grads say career services lacks the networking ability of a top school. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Georgetown (McDonough) |
30
|
24
|
26
|
38
|
32,976
|
41
|
32
|
37
|
10
|
55.0
|
115.0
|
75
|
61
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
A
| |
| Maintains positive international reputation with recruiters. Enjoys a jump in the student poll because of steady improvements in teaching and job placement. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Babson (Olin) |
NA
|
16
|
32
|
44
|
29,900
|
59
|
27
|
30
|
7
|
62.0
|
97.5
|
52
|
72
|
B
|
NA
|
B
|
B
|
D
| |
| A recent shift to teaching entrepreneurship within corporations woos big-name recruiters. Grads praise the curriculum despite lackluster career services. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | USC (Marshall) |
17
|
29
|
23
|
40
|
34,692
|
36
|
31
|
22
|
9
|
60.0
|
100.0
|
55
|
66
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
C
|
B
| |
| Suffers a 15-point drop in corporate poll. Received average ratings from grads in all areas but alumni connections, where network is as strong as ever. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Maryland (Smith) |
25
|
37
|
24
|
21
|
30,216
|
38
|
34
|
34
|
11
|
45.0
|
105.0
|
65
|
63
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
B
|
B
| |
| Building a tech-savvy reputation with recruiters. Grads find it tough to get face time with research-oriented professors. Alumni network needs strengthening. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Rochester (Simon) |
27
|
39
|
25
|
18
|
34,767
|
37
|
23
|
42
|
17
|
50.0
|
105.0
|
71
|
55
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
A
|
B
| |
| Major recruiters dropped Simon from their short lists of campus visits since 2002. International students continue complaints about career placement. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Vanderbilt (Owen) |
28
|
36
|
27
|
21
|
32,790
|
68
|
25
|
24
|
4
|
55.0
|
102.0
|
66
|
61
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
C
|
B
| |
| Owen grads have yet to see the desired curriculum enhancements and diversity on campus. Recruiters still unsatisfied but notice some improvement. | ||||||||||||||||||||