Rankings by major · 344 schools scored

Best colleges for business & finance

Every school we cover is scored 0–100 for business & finance. The score blends how graduates in the major do four years out against the national norm for the same major, the strength of the student body, how many undergraduate courses the department lists, and the size of the program. Small programs (under five graduates a year) are capped. 80 and up is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid.

The top business & finance schools: University of Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University, University of Pennsylvania.

Top 100 colleges for business & finance
Rank	School	Score (0–100)	Tier	Graduates per year in the major	Share of the class	Pay vs. national, same major	Acceptance rate
1	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	95	Standout	571	26.4%	1.68×	11%
2	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	92	Standout	625	32.7%	1.52×	48%
2	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	92	Standout	521	18.2%	1.91×	5%
4	University of Richmond Richmond, VA	91	Standout	389	50.7%	1.48×	22%
5	Northeastern University Boston, MA	89	Standout	1,037	23.2%	1.66×	5%
5	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	89	Standout	563	14.9%	1.82×	9%
5	Georgetown University Washington, DC	89	Standout	558	31.2%	1.84×	13%
8	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	88	Standout	1,221	22.4%	1.63×	10%
8	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	88	Standout	732	35.1%	1.48×	14%
10	Emory University Atlanta, GA	87	Standout	458	21.6%	2.00×	10%
11	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	86	Standout	706	24.4%	1.25×	19%
11	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	86	Standout	661	8.2%	2.07×	16%
11	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	86	Standout	410	32.8%	1.52×	29%
11	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	86	Standout	136	30.6%	1.72×	14%
15	New York University New York, NY	85	Standout	864	12.6%	1.82×	9%
15	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	85	Standout	830	36.2%	1.35×	48%
15	Villanova University Villanova, PA	85	Standout	659	37.4%	1.51×	28%
15	Yeshiva University New York, NY	85	Standout	196	34.4%	1.28×	56%
19	Baylor University Waco, TX	84	Standout	1,364	41.8%	1.27×	52%
19	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	84	Standout	608	17.8%	1.37×	46%
21	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	83	Standout	1,770	23.7%	1.31×	45%
21	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	83	Standout	831	35.5%	1.73×	16%
21	George Washington University Washington, DC	83	Standout	485	16.5%	1.44×	47%
21	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	83	Standout	198	25.6%	1.31×	83%
25	The University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	82	Standout	1,173	11.3%	1.47×	27%
25	University of Delaware Newark, DE	82	Standout	1,064	24.3%	1.26×	71%
25	Fordham University New York, NY	82	Standout	714	31%	1.51×	59%
25	Chapman University Orange, CA	82	Standout	648	32.8%	1.22×	72%
25	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	82	Standout	606	57%	1.30×	33%
25	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	82	Standout	405	21.9%	1.99×	12%
25	American University Washington, DC	82	Standout	342	19.3%	1.36×	62%
25	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	82	Standout	143	16.2%	1.72×	29%
33	Indiana University–Bloomington Bloomington, IN	81	Standout	2,485	34.1%	1.54×	78%
33	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	81	Standout	1,388	27.7%	1.10×	80%
33	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	81	Standout	662	45.9%	1.14×	54%
33	United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO	81	Standout	160	15.7%	–	14%
37	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	80	Standout	1,765	24.3%	1.22×	55%
37	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	80	Standout	1,151	17.7%	1.20×	42%
37	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	80	Standout	1,056	13.9%	1.19×	80%
37	Boston University Boston, MA	80	Standout	745	15.7%	1.57×	13%
37	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	80	Standout	42	0.5%	1.66×	9%
42	University of Georgia Athens, GA	79	Strong	2,525	30.7%	1.19×	38%
42	The Ohio State University Columbus, OH	79	Strong	2,284	20%	1.19×	51%
42	Auburn University Auburn, AL	79	Strong	1,455	25.7%	1.11×	46%
42	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	79	Strong	1,440	16.2%	1.28×	85%
42	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	79	Strong	496	10.2%	1.83×	17%
42	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	79	Strong	457	27.2%	1.24×	45%
42	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	79	Strong	441	31.8%	1.51×	48%
42	Creighton University Omaha, NE	79	Strong	383	31.9%	1.11×	92%
42	Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC	79	Strong	337	26%	1.74×	22%
42	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	79	Strong	236	25.6%	1.34×	63%
42	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	79	Strong	108	18.9%	1.36×	24%
53	The Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA	78	Strong	1,792	17.4%	1.17×	61%
53	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	78	Strong	591	30.1%	1.19×	87%
53	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	78	Strong	428	4.9%	2.12×	11%
53	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	78	Strong	151	9.3%	2.36×	11%
53	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	78	Strong	146	25.1%	1.06×	26%
58	Rutgers University–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	77	Strong	1,791	21.1%	1.22×	58%
58	University of Denver Denver, CO	77	Strong	420	31.4%	1.16×	85%
58	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	77	Strong	406	9.1%	1.62×	17%
58	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	77	Strong	153	21.7%	1.11×	62%
58	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	77	Strong	65	4.2%	1.46×	63%
58	Brown University Providence, RI	77	Strong	37	2.2%	2.06×	5%
64	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	76	Strong	1,920	14.4%	1.22×	52%
64	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	76	Strong	768	14.2%	1.22×	54%
64	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	76	Strong	717	52.7%	1.20×	89%
64	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	76	Strong	557	28.3%	1.18×	65%
64	Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO	76	Strong	343	22.7%	1.13×	75%
64	Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA	76	Strong	62	11.4%	1.49×	28%
70	University of Tennessee–Knoxville Knoxville, TN	75	Strong	1,602	30%	1.10×	42%
70	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	75	Strong	1,082	17.2%	1.26×	60%
70	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	75	Strong	200	12.6%	1.63×	34%
73	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	74	Strong	1,228	14.6%	1.39×	42%
73	Clemson University Clemson, SC	74	Strong	1,224	24.2%	1.09×	38%
73	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	74	Strong	493	10.4%	1.12×	59%
73	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	74	Strong	49	4.5%	–	5%
77	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	73	Strong	868	25.2%	1.27×	70%
77	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	73	Strong	335	21.3%	1.33×	62%
77	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	73	Strong	111	13%	1.58×	40%
77	United States Military Academy at West Point West Point, NY	73	Strong	52	4.9%	–	12%
77	Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI	73	Strong	47	14.8%	–	21%
82	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	72	Strong	1,344	26.6%	1.02×	93%
82	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	72	Strong	1,201	17.7%	1.27×	78%
82	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	72	Strong	714	13%	1.21×	87%
82	University of New Hampshire Durham, NH	72	Strong	641	23.5%	1.26×	88%
82	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	72	Strong	351	8.7%	1.56×	13%
82	Howard University Washington, DC	72	Strong	258	20%	1.16×	41%
82	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	72	Strong	136	39.2%	1.08×	91%
89	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	71	Strong	938	14.7%	1.43×	68%
89	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	71	Strong	931	22.2%	1.07×	93%
89	University at Buffalo–SUNY Buffalo, NY	71	Strong	863	16.7%	1.04×	81%
89	Rutgers University–Newark Newark, NJ	71	Strong	711	30.3%	1.17×	71%
89	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	71	Strong	147	11.3%	1.06×	35%
89	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	71	Strong	25	3.3%	1.50×	18%
95	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	70	Strong	2,318	36.6%	1.12×	60%
95	The University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	70	Strong	1,363	30.1%	1.11×	77%
95	University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD	70	Strong	1,329	15.7%	1.31×	45%
95	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	70	Strong	1,312	17.7%	1.21×	86%
95	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	70	Strong	1,287	13.3%	1.25×	20%
95	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	70	Strong	1,073	21.1%	1.23×	78%

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