The Consus Group: Composite Business School Rankings (2007)

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1. The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania)  
2. Stanford Business School  
3. Harvard Business School  
4. The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business  
5. Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)  
6. MIT Sloan School of Management  
7. Columbia Business School  
8. Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College)  
9. Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)  
10. The Anderson School (University of California, Los Angeles)  
11. Darden Graduate School of Business (University of Virginia)  
12. The Fuqua School of Business (Duke University)  
13. Leonard N. Stern School of Business (New York University)  
14. Haas School of Business (University of California, Berkeley)  
15. Tepper School of Business (Carnegie Mellon University)  
16. Yale School of Management  
17. Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)  
18. McCombs School of Business (University of Texas, Austin)  
19. Johnson Graduate School of Management (Cornell University)  
20. Marshall School of Business (University of Southern California)  
21. Krannert School of Management (Purdue University)  
22. Kelley School of Business (Indiana University)  
22. Goizueta Business School (Emory University)  
24. Robert H. Smith School of Business (University of Maryland)  
25. Fisher College of Business (Ohio State University)  
26. Simon School of Business (University of Rochester)  
27. Owen Graduate School of Management (Vanderbilt University)  
28. Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management (Rice University)  
29. College of William & Mary School of Business Administration  
30. Arizona State University College of Business  
31. Graduate School of Management (University of California, Irvine)  
32. McDonough School of Business (Georgetown University)  
32. University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management  
34. Eli Broad College of Business (Michigan State University)  
35. Cox School of Business (Southern Methodist University)  
36. Eller College of Business and Public Administration (University of Arizona)  
37. Marriott School (Brigham Young University)  
38. Olin School of Business (Washington University)  
39. A.B. Freeman School of Business (Tulane University)  
40. Babcock Graduate School of Management (Wake Forest University)  
40. Carlson School of Management (University of Minnesota)  
42. Smeal College School of Business (Penn State)  
42. University of Tennessee Business School  
44. Dupree College of Management (Georgia Institute of Technology)  
45. Katz Graduate School of Business (University of Pittsburgh)  
46. Mendoza College of Business (University of Notre Dame)  
47. The Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  
48. Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of International Management)  
49. Mays Business School (Texas A&M University)  
50. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business  
50. Weatherhead School of Management (Case Western Reserve University)  

The Consus Group uses the following methodology to compile its annual business school rankings:

• Published Rankings: Published Rankings reflect current and historical ratings by numerous sources, including: Business Week, U.S. News, Gourman Report, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Carrter Report, Business Education Commission, etc. An institution’s aggregate published ranking comprises 50% of its overall score.
• Selectivity: Selectivity measures the quality of business schools’ admitted candidates. Selectivity is based on the percent of applicants admitted (40% of composite selectivity score), GMAT scores (35% of composite), and GPAs (25% of composite). An institution’s composite selectivity comprises 25% of its overall score.
• Salary: Salary measures historical and current starting salaries of a given school’s graduates. Salary comprises 10% of an institution’s overall score.
• Placement: Placement measures historical and current success a given school has placing its graduates. Placement comprises 10% of an institution’s overall score.
• Yield: Yield reflects the percentage of admitted candidates that matriculate to the admitting university. An institution’s yield comprises 5% of its overall score.

While many business school rankings fluctuate wildly from year to year, TCG’s comprehensive methodology produces a stable, accurate picture of America’s best business schools.