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The Best U.S. B-Schools of 2010

Sort our list of the top U.S. business schools according to your own criteria. By clicking on the header for each of the columns, you can reorder the list to consider schools that offer the best placement record, highest post-MBA salaries, or top grades from students or recruiters. The ranking is based on student surveys, recruiter surveys, and an intellectual capital measure. To help schools determine how close they came to a higher or lower ranking, we've added an index number, which represents the sum total of all three factors used to calculate the final ranking.

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1. Rank based on surveys of MBA grads conducted in 2010, 2008, and 2006, with 26,389 total responses. Contributes 45 percent to final ranking. 2. Rank based on surveys of MBA recruiters conducted in 2010, 2008, and 2006, with 680 total responses. Contributes 45 percent to final ranking. 3. Rank based on review of faculty research published over 5-year period in 20 top academic journals and faculty books reviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg Businessweek over same period. Contributes 10 percent to final ranking. 4. Tuition and all required fees for entire program; excludes living expenses. Where applicable, nonresident figures used. 5. Self-reported by schools. Median base salary for incoming class of 2010 (pre-MBA pay) and graduating class of 2010 (post-MBA) only; does not include signing bonus, stock options, or other compensation. 6. Self-reported by schools. Percentage of job-seeking 2010 MBA graduates reporting at least one job offer within 3 months of graduation. Job offer figures for Boston University and Rice are acceptances, not offers. 7. Based on 2010 student survey. A+=top 20 percent; A=next 25 percent; B=next 35 percent; C=bottom 20 percent. No Ds or Fs awarded. 8. Based on 2010 recruiter survey. A+=top 20 percent; A=next 25 percent; B=next 35 percent; C=bottom 20 percent. No Ds or Fs awarded. NR=Not ranked. School participated in the 2008 ranking but lacked an adequate response rate in one or both surveys.2T=Second tier. School ranked below the top 30 U.S. or top 10 international in 2008.NA=Not available. Data: Bloomberg Businessweek, Cambria Consulting