Top Finance 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%
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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 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%
4 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%
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (Cambridge, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $52,628 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 804
Average GMAT score: 710
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.51
Acceptance rate: 13.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $132,618
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 80.8%
6 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%
7 Harvard University (Boston, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $51,200 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,808
Average GMAT score: 724
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.66
Acceptance rate: 11.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $139,735
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.2%
8 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%
9 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%
10 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%
11 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%
12 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%
13 Boston College (Carroll) (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $36,960 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 200
Average GMAT score: 656
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.39
Acceptance rate: 30.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $98,283
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 69.5%
14 University of Rochester (Simon) (Rochester, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $45,933 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 293
Average GMAT score: 675
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.46
Acceptance rate: 36.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $81,117
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 64.2%
15 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%
16 Fordham University (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $1,158 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): 925
Average GMAT score: 625
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.39
Acceptance rate: 46.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $76,864
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 37.0%
17 St. Joseph’s University (Haub) (Philadelphia, PA)
Tuition: Full-time: $866 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
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18 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tuition: Full-time: $54,800 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 420
Average GMAT score: 686
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.35
Acceptance rate: 23.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $117,650
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.1%
19 Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
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20 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus (Fisher) (Columbus, OH)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $25,680 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $42,405 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 231
Average GMAT score: 674
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 26.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $91,696
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 71.2%
21 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%
22 Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Tuition: Full-time: $52,750 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 475
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.52
Acceptance rate: 19.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $125,735
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 69.8%
23 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%
24 Fairfield University (Dolan) (Fairfield, CT)
Tuition: Full-time: $755 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): 87
Average GMAT score: 525
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.26
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
25 Vanderbilt University (Owen) (Nashville, TN)
Tuition: Full-time: $43,902 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 347
Average GMAT score: 695
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 29.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $102,694
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 66.9%