Top Executive MBA Schools in the U.S.

Ranking School and Information
1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (Philadelphia, PA)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,926 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,669
Average GMAT score: 718
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.56
Acceptance rate: 18.8%
Average starting salary and bonus: $137,311
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.1%
2 University of Chicago (Booth) (Chicago, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,400 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,160
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.52
Acceptance rate: 21.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $133,424
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.1%
3 Northwestern University (Kellogg) (Evanston, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $54,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,201
Average GMAT score: 712
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.54
Acceptance rate: 21.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $130,092
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.8%
4 Duke University (Fuqua) (Durham, NC)
Tuition: Full-time: $50,300 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 888
Average GMAT score: 689
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.44
Acceptance rate: 26.5%
Average starting salary and bonus: $128,666
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 78.4%
5 Columbia University (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $55,868 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,264
Average GMAT score: 716
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50
Acceptance rate: 15.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $134,233
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.3%
6 University of California: Los Angeles (Anderson) (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $45,386 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $52,580 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 750
Average GMAT score: 704
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50
Acceptance rate: 28.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $119,109
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 70.5%
7 New York University (Stern) (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $48,320 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 784
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.42
Acceptance rate: 13.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $128,888
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 80.7%
8 University of Michigan (Ross) (Ann Arbor, MI)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $47,750 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $52,750 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,000
Average GMAT score: 703
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 32.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $127,817
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.4%
9 University of California: Berkeley (Haas) (Berkeley, CA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $46,416 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $53,396 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 492
Average GMAT score: 715
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.64
Acceptance rate: 12.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $129,776
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 71.7%
10 University of Southern California (Marshall) (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $46,781 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 455
Average GMAT score: 687
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
Acceptance rate: 27.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $109,619
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 66.9%
11 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) (Chapel Hill, NC)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $23,339 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,221 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 575
Average GMAT score: 689
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.31
Acceptance rate: 37.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $101,904
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.1%
12 University of Virginia (Darden) (Charlottesville, VA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $44,000 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $49,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 659
Average GMAT score: 701
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 24.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $127,595
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.2%
13 Cornell University (Johnson) (Ithaca, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $51,480 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 546
Average GMAT score: 691
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.29
Acceptance rate: 27.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $122,329
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.7%
14 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $55,200 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 803
Average GMAT score: 730
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.70
Acceptance rate: 7.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $140,972
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.6%
15 Emory University (Goizueta) (Atlanta, GA)
Tuition: Full-time: $43,600 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 312
Average GMAT score: 681
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
Acceptance rate: 35.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $121,050
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 78.9%
16 Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
Tuition: Full-time: $945 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
Average GMAT score: N/A
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
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Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
17 Santa Clara University (Leavey) (Santa Clara, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $850 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): 155
Average GMAT score: 614
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.19
Acceptance rate: 72.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $97,625
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 21.2%
18 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs) (Austin, TX)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $32,140 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,136 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 534
Average GMAT score: 692
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.43
Acceptance rate: 25.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $118,410
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.2%
19 University of Washington (Foster) (Seattle, WA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $26,340 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $38,409 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 247
Average GMAT score: 675
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 43.5%
Average starting salary and bonus: $97,970
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 72.6%
20 Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) (St. Louis, MO)
Tuition: Full-time: $46,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 287
Average GMAT score: 696
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.32
Acceptance rate: 28.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $99,354
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 68.8%
21 Southern Methodist University (Cox) (Dallas, TX)
Tuition: Full-time: $41,368 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 246
Average GMAT score: 641
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.25
Acceptance rate: 37.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $88,693
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 61.1%
22 Thunderbird School of Global Management (Glendale, AZ)
Tuition: Full-time: $43,080 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 509
Average GMAT score: 618
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
Acceptance rate: 75.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $90,859
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 30.2%
23 Seattle University (Albers) (Seattle, WA)
Tuition: N/A
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Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
24 University of Maryland: College Park (Smith) (College Park, MD)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $38,475 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,448 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 261
Average GMAT score: 661
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.31
Acceptance rate: 41.4%
Average starting salary and bonus: $99,694
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 45.6%
25 Xavier University (Williams) (Cincinnati, OH)
Tuition: Full-time: $740 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
Average GMAT score: N/A
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
26 Baylor University (Hankamer) (Waco, TX)
Tuition: Full-time: $28,720 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 87
Average GMAT score: 624
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.36
Acceptance rate: 35.8%
Average starting salary and bonus: $67,617
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 73.2%