The Economist 2012 MBA RankingLast year’s winner Tuck falls to third by: John A. Byrne on October 04, 2012 | 6 minute read October 4, 2012 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit 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 DON’T MISS: THE ECONOMIST’S RANKING GURU or THE 2011 ECONOMIST RANKING OF THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS Previous PagePage 2 of 2 1 2 © Copyright 2026 Poets & Quants. All rights reserved. This article may not be republished, rewritten or otherwise distributed without written permission. To reprint or license this article or any content from Poets & Quants, please submit your request HERE.