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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,738 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 9,779
- Setting:
- urban
Philadelphia, PA
Founded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania is a private institution in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa., near Drexel University. Undergraduates can study in four academic departments: Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Wharton.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,050 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,384
- Setting:
- urban
Cambridge, MA
Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,885
- Setting:
- urban
Berkeley, CA
The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,437 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $39,109 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 27,407
- Setting:
- city
Ann Arbor, MI
Founded in 1817, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is a public institution. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor follows a trimester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,280
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
New York University is a private institution that was founded in 1831. The school has 63.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at New York University is 11:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,006 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $38,018 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 15,762
- Setting:
- suburban
Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia was established in 1819 as a public institution. University of Virginia follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,124 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,281
- Setting:
- urban
Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,694 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,446 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 18,430
- Setting:
- suburban
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,430, with a gender distribution of 41.8 percent male students and 58.2 percent female students. At this school, 46.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 54.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,792 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $33,060 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 38,437
- Setting:
- city
Austin, TX
Founded in 1883, University of Texas--Austin is a public institution. University of Texas--Austin follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,413 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 14,167
- Setting:
- rural
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.
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