The 15 best undergrad business programs in the U.S.
If you're serious about pursing a business degree, you may want to consider universities that offer undergraduate business programs.
The business school news site Poets & Quants has named the top undergraduate business programs of 2016.
The site ranked the programs based on admissions standards, the academic experience according to alumni, and employment outcomes. Check out their full methodology here.
CNBC has compiled their top 15 picks, along with the acceptance rate of each, the total cost, job placement rates 90 days after graduation, and the average total compensation 90 days after graduation.
Read on to see which schools made the cut.
15. Emory University Goizueta Business School
Acceptance rate: 21.5%
Total cost: $247,892
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 96.0%
Average total compensation: $70,138
Read more about the Goizueta Business School.
14. Wake Forest University School of Business
Acceptance rate: 22.9%
Total cost: $233,812
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 93.0%
Average total compensation: $67,072
Read more about the Wake Forest University School of Business.
13. University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
Acceptance rate: 17.7%
Total cost: $278,844
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 85.0%
Average total compensation: $74,746
Read more about the Marshall School of Business.
12. University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
Acceptance rate: 28.0%
Total cost: $118,731 ($152,411 for out-of-state students)
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 96.9%
Average total compensation: $57,813
Read more about the Carlson School of Management.
11. University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
Acceptance rate: 25.0%
Total cost: $98,866 ($193,586 for out-of-state students)
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 84.0%
Average total compensation: $68,560
Read more about the McCombs School of Business.
10. University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Acceptance rate: 16.5%
Total cost: $132,856 ($197,688 for out-of-state students)
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 89.4%
Average total compensation: $78,952
Read more about the Ross School of Business.
9. New York University Stern School of Business
Acceptance rate: 12.0%
Total cost: $249,128
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 97.0%
Average total compensation: $78,052
Read more about the Stern School of Business.
8. University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce
Acceptance rate: 19.8%
Total cost: $194,000 ($329,664 for out-of-state students)
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 94.0%
Average total compensation: $78,157
Read more about the McIntire School of Commerce.
7. Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Acceptance rate: 39.7%
Total cost: $83,565 ($173,362 for out-of-state students)
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 95.0%
Average total compensation: $66,379
Read more about the Kelley School of Business.
6. Cornell University Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Acceptance rate: 7.0%
Total cost: $203,476 ($270,452 for out-of-state students)*
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 95.0%
Average total compensation: $77,596
*Dyson is housed within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, so it is technically an in-state land grant institute, Poets&Quants notes.
Read more about the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management.
5. University of California-Berkeley Haas School of Business
Acceptance rate: 8.2%
Total cost: $121,328 ($169,376 for out-of-state students)
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 92.5%
Average total compensation: $81,251
Read more about the Haas School of Business.
4. Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Acceptance rate: 16.4%
Total cost: $279,190
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 98.0%
Average total compensation: $73,867
Read more about the McDonough School of Business.
3. University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School
Acceptance rate: 9.0%
Total cost: $277,360
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 91.7%
Average total compensation: $86,065
Read more about The Wharton School.
2. University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
Acceptance rate: 19.0%
Total cost: $245,258
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 93.0%
Average total compensation: $68,948
Read more about the Mendoza College of Business.
1. Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School
Acceptance rate: 10.3%
Total cost: $279,016
Graduates with jobs 90 days after graduation: 97%
Average total compensation: $71,509
Read more about the Olin Business School.
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