Best Business Programs Rank/School name (State) (*-Public school) Academic reputation score (5.0=highest) 1. University of Pennsylvania 4.8 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan) 4.6 2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor * 4.6 4. University of California-Berkeley (Haas)* 4.5 5. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.3 5. U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)* 4.3 5. University of Texas-Austin (McCombs)* 4.3 8. New York University 4.2 8. University of Virginia (McIntire)* 4.2 10. Indiana University-Bloomington (Kelley)* 4.1 10. U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign * 4.1 10. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison * 4.1 13. Purdue Univ.-West Lafayette (Krannert)(IN)* 4.0 13. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Carlson)* 4.0 13. Univ. of Southern California 4.0 16. Emory University (GA) 3.9 16. Ohio State University-Columbus (Fisher)* 3.9 16. Washington University in St. Louis 3.9 19. Michigan State University (Broad)* 3.8 19. Pennsylvania State U.-University Park (Smeal)* 3.8 21. Babson College (MA) 3.7 21. Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) 3.7 21. University of Arizona (Eller)* 3.7 21. University of Florida (Warrington)* 3.7 21. Univ. of Maryland-College Park (Smith)* 3.7 21. University of Notre Dame (IN) 3.7 21. University of Washington * 3.7 28. Arizona State University * 3.6 28. Georgetown University (DC) 3.6 28. Texas A&M Univ.-College Station (Mays)* 3.6 28. University of Georgia (Terry)* 3.6 28. University of Iowa (Tippie)* 3.6 28. Wake Forest University (NC) 3.6 34. Boston College 3.5 34. Georgia Institute of Technology (DuPree)* 3.5 34. Southern Methodist University (TX) 3.5 34. University of Pittsburgh * 3.5 38. Brigham Young Univ.-Provo (UT) 3.4 38. Tulane University (LA) 3.4 38. Virginia Tech (Pamplin)* 3.4 41. Boston University 3.3 41. College of William and Mary (VA)* 3.3 41. Florida State University * 3.3 41. Rochester Inst. of Technology (NY) 3.3 41. Syracuse University (NY) 3.3 41. University of Colorado-Boulder * 3.3 41. University of Kansas * 3.3 41. Univ. of Missouri-Columbia * 3.3 41. Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville * 3.3 50. George Washington University (DC) 3.2 50. Miami University-Oxford (Farmer)(OH)* 3.2 50. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) 3.2 50. University of Alabama (Culverhouse)* 3.2 50. University of Oklahoma (Price)* 3.2 50. Univ. of South Carolina-Columbia (Moore)* 3.2 50. University of Utah (Eccles)* 3.2 57. Auburn University (AL)* 3.1 57. Baylor University (TX) 3.1 57. Bentley College (MA) 3.1 57. Georgia State University (Robinson)* 3.1 57. Santa Clara University (CA) 3.1 57. Univ. of Arkansas-Fayetteville (Walton)* 3.1 57. University of Kentucky (Gatton)* 3.1 57. Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst (Isenberg)* 3.1 57. Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln * 3.1 57. University of Oregon (Lundquist)* 3.1 67. Clemson University (SC)* 3.0 67. Iowa State University * 3.0 67. Lehigh University (PA) 3.0 67. Louisiana State U.-Baton Rouge (Ourso)* 3.0 67. University of Connecticut * 3.0 67. University of Miami (FL) 3.0 73. CUNY-Baruch College (Zicklin)* 2.9 73. DePaul University (IL) 2.9 73. Northeastern University (MA) 2.9 73. Ohio University * 2.9 73. Rutgers-Newark (NJ)* 2.9 73. San Diego State University * 2.9 73. Texas Christian University 2.9 73. Texas Tech University * 2.9 73. University of Alabama-Birmingham * 2.9 73. University of Delaware * 2.9 73. University of Illinois-Chicago * 2.9 73. Washington State University * 2.9 85. American University (DC) 2.8 85. Fordham University (NY) 2.8 85. George Mason University (VA)* 2.8 85. Kansas State University * 2.8 85. Loyola University Chicago 2.8 85. Marquette University (WI) 2.8 85. Oklahoma State University * 2.8 85. St. Louis University 2.8 85. SUNY-Albany * 2.8 85. SUNY-Buffalo * 2.8 85. University of Cincinnati * 2.8 85. University of Houston * 2.8 85. University of Louisville (KY)* 2.8 85. University of Mississippi * 2.8 85. University of Richmond (VA) 2.8 85. Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee * 2.8 85. Villanova University (PA) 2.8 85. Washington and Lee University (VA) 2.8 103. Colorado State University * 2.7 103. James Madison University (VA)* 2.7 103. Pace University (NY) 2.7 103. Rutgers-Camden (NJ)* 2.7 103. St. John's University (NY) 2.7 103. Temple University (Fox)(PA)* 2.7 103. Trinity University (TX) 2.7 103. University of Colorado-Denver * 2.7 103. University of Denver 2.7 103. University of Memphis (Fogelman)* 2.7 103. University of New Mexico (Anderson)* 2.7 103. U. of North Carolina-Charlotte (Belk)* 2.7 103. University of San Diego 2.7 103. University of San Francisco 2.7 117. Ball State University (IN)* 2.6 117. Bowling Green State University (OH)* 2.6 117. California State U.-Los Angeles * 2.6 117. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo * 2.6 117. Clark University (MA) 2.6 117. Loyola Marymount University (CA) 2.6 117. Oregon State University * 2.6 117. Rollins College (FL) 2.6 117. San Jose State University (CA)* 2.6 117. Seton Hall University (NJ) 2.6 117. Univ. of Colo.-Colorado Springs * 2.6 117. Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City (Bloch)* 2.6 117. U. of North Carolina-Greensboro (Bryan)* 2.6 117. University of Rhode Island * 2.6 117. University of Texas-Arlington * 2.6 117. Virginia Commonwealth University * 2.6 117. West Virginia University * 2.6 134. Bradley University (IL) 2.5 134. Creighton University (NE) 2.5 134. Drexel University (PA) 2.5 134. Gonzaga University (WA) 2.5 134. Hofstra University (NY) 2.5 134. John Carroll University (OH) 2.5 134. Kent State University (OH)* 2.5 134. Mississippi State University * 2.5 134. Northern Illinois University * 2.5 134. Seattle University 2.5 134. Southern Illinois U.-Carbondale * 2.5 134. SUNY-Binghamton * 2.5 134. University of Alabama-Huntsville * 2.5 134. Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock * 2.5 134. University of Central Florida * 2.5 134. University of Dayton (OH) 2.5 134. University of Hawaii-Manoa * 2.5 134. University of Idaho * 2.5 134. University of Maine-Orono * 2.5 134. University of Michigan-Dearborn * 2.5 134. Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis * 2.5 134. University of New Hampshire (Whittemore)* 2.5 134. University of Tulsa (OK) 2.5 134. University of Vermont * 2.5 134. University of Wyoming * 2.5 134. Utah State University * 2.5 134. Xavier University (OH) 2.5