Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings
These undergrad business programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2012. To appear on this survey, the undergraduate business program must be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
| Rankings | Overall College Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save | Rank | School | Score | Tuition | Total enrollment | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Classes with under 20 students | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
| #7 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA |
4.2 | $45,124 | 12,058 | 96% | 87 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
4.1 | $43,413 | 21,131 | 97% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA |
4.6 | $42,050 | 10,894 | 98% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
| #5 |
New York University
New York, NY |
4.3 | N/A | 43,911 | 92% | 86 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
University of California–Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
4.4 | N/A | 36,142 | 97% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
4.4 | in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109 | 42,716 | 96% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
4.2 | in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446 | 29,137 | 97% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #1 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
4.8 | $43,738 | 19,919 | 98% | 96 | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX |
4.2 | in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060 | 51,112 | 92% | 81 | Locked | Locked | |
| #5 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
4.3 | in-state: $12,006, out-of-state: $38,018 | 24,297 | 97% | 94 | Locked | Locked | |
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