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Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management

by John A. Byrne

Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management is ranked seventh among the best business schools in the U.S. by Poets&Quants.

Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management is ranked seventh among the best business schools in the U.S. by Poets&Quants.

7. Northwestern University

Kellogg School of Management

2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
Admissions: 847.491.3308
Email: MBAadmissions@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Website: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/
Apply Online: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying.aspx

Admission Deadlines for Class of 2014:
Round One: 10/18/11
Round Two: 1/10/12
Round Three: 4/5/12

The core curriculum for the two-year MBA program at the Kellogg School of Management consists of nine courses in fundamental areas, including accounting; management and organizations; marketing; finance; managerial economics; decision sciences; operations; and management and strategy. During the Pre-Term orientation sequence of the second year, students are required to complete a half-credit course, Values & Crisis Decision Making, that encompasses much of the knowledge from the first-year core.

As of June 2008, full-time MBA students must also meet a one-credit global elective requirement through a course such as Cross-Cultural Negotiation, International Finance, International Marketing, International Business Strategy, or Global Initiatives in Management, or through approved study-abroad programs. Kellogg also offers a one-year MBA program for students who would need to skip the summer internship experience.

Latest Up-To-Date MBA Rankings:

Poets&Quants (2011): 7
BusinessWeek (2010): 4
Forbes (2011): 7
U.S. News & World Report (2011): 5
Financial Times (2011): 21 (Global), 11 (U.S.)
The Economist (2011): 18 (Global), 12 (U.S.)

Ranking Analysis:

Northwestern’s Kellogg School held its ground in 2011, retaining its rank as having the seventh best MBA program in the U.S. in the Poets&Quants analysis. Beneath its stable position, however, it was a mixed bag with all the other surveys. Forbes had Kellogg improved by one place, with a seventh place finish in 2011, up from eighth two years earlier. The Financial Times also had Kellogg moving up by one place to 21st on its 2011 global list from 22nd a year earlier. But new 2011 rankings from U.S. News and The Economist saw some slight slippage in Kellogg’s standing. The school dropped one spot in U.S. News to fifth from fourth and two places, according to The Economist’s reckoning, to 18th on its global list from 16th in 2010.

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  • Stasis

    Is booth really a stretch school for kellogg applicants?

  • Tim

    No way Booth is a stretch school for people going to Kellogg. The acceptance rates also bear this out. (Booth has around a 5% higher acceptance rate.) In fact, most people I know choose Kellogg over Booth – if given both options.

  • Zander

    I have to agree. From the research I’ve done, people I’ve spoken to, recruiters, etc Booth and Kellogg are about on par, if not the slight edge to Kellogg. For some reason Booth has a slight edge but only in the average rankings, which are based on who knows what.

  • http://poetsandquants.com/members/bschool13/ bschool2013

    Had an awesome visit to Kellogg today.

    http://bschool2013.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/kellogg-visit/

  • http://poetsandquants.com/members/jbyrne/ John A. Byrne

    bschool2013,

    Great to hear. Congrats! Kellogg is a fantastic school.

  • Vlad

    Congrats to Kellogg! It’s a wonderful school. I just visited it last month after a visit to Booth, and I felt very welcome by their Admissions people and Alumnus. It’s a shame my 610 GMAT is way too far from their range, otherwise I would apply.

  • Dan Girardi

    That may not necessarily preclude you from admissions. These schools, while clearly difficult to gain admissions at, do admit a number of students with a 610. If you otherwise have an exceedingly strong application, apply. They see enough 700+ applicants to admit only 700+, but they don’t and they won’t.

  • Kellogg/Booth

    I’d be most grateful if you could provide some input. I have offers from Kellogg and Chicago Booth. I want to work in finance post business school – I have finance background – hedge fund and trading role at a bank. Not sure which school to chose. I want a global recognized brand name and I can’t help but think Kellogg is much more respected in Asia (pls correct me if I’m wrong). Moreover I also want to part of a strong alumni network and Chicago in this respect seems lacking. However Booth is a great school for finance and many firms recruit there. Aside from Citi (10 students recruited), not many big finance firms appear to recruit from Kellogg. The two banks that Kellogg has close ties to Morgan Stanley and GS only seem to recruit for private wealth management.

  • jay

    @Kellogg/Booth

    Both are outstanding schools but if you’re interested in finance, I would choose Booth. Booth will give you access to basically every top financial firm (aside from top PE/VC/HFs that only recruit at H/S). Once you’re in the door at GS or JPM/MS, the brand strength of your school (of which Booth has plenty IMO) won’t matter as much. In my opinion, prestige matters only if it can help you get access to the firms that you would like to work for. Kellogg is a great feeder to top consulting/marketing firms, but not to financial firms (you can see a comparison here: http://poetsandquants.com/2011/11/16/mckinsey-doubles-mba-hires-at-duke-haas/3/)

    Anyways, congrats on your acceptances, and good luck with your decision.

    Cheers,

    Jay

  • Guest

    Your point on most people choosing Kellogg over Booth used to be true but it has gotten unclear lately. One of the main reasons why Booth has done better on converting admits to attend is their generous scholarship. On average, Booth gives a lot more scholarships than Kellogg, driving their yield up. Booth has a deep pocket, and one factor that Booth has done so well in BW ranking is because of the percentage of students receiving scholarships. Unless someone from Kellogg donates $300M like David Booth, Kellogg won’t be able to match Booth’s scholarship numbers. 

  • help

    Definitely Not. They are at Par. Not only Kellogg but also Booth students think so. I am one of them. 

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