The Economist 2012 MBA Ranking

Last year’s winner Tuck falls to third

How The Economist Ranks Schools Over The Years

2012 Rank & School 2011 2010 2009 Highest Rank Lowest Rank
  1. Chicago (Booth) 2 1 4 1 6
  2. Dartmouth (Tuck) 1 2 6 1 6
  3. Virginia (Darden) 4 11 24 3 25
  4. Harvard Business School 5 4 5 4 13
  5. Columbia Business School 7 12 20 5 21
  6. UC-Berkeley (Haas) 6 3 3 3 20
  7. MIT (Sloan) 11 13 19 7 21
  8. Stanford GSB 8 7 7 2 8
  9. IESE 10 5 1 1 65
10. IMD 3 6 2 1 9

Source: The Economist rankings

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