M7 Schools: The 2018 Data Is In & They Remain Magnificent by: Marc Ethier on January 10, 2018 | 70,499 Views January 10, 2018 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Wharton has the second-highest acceptance rate among the M7 (after Booth), at 19.2%, and it’s one of the costliest (estimated total cost: $218,900). But it’s also No. 1 in the 2017 Poets&Quants ranking Pay, Placement, & Industry Choices Of M7 Grads Here’s the best part. The payoff of an M7 education is indisputable. There are few educational degrees that pay off as quickly as an MBA from one of these top schools and, more importantly, builds on its value over the course of a career. The first-year compensation package for M7 grads tends to be well above $150,000, once you include a sign-on bonus, other year-end compensation, and possible stock options and perks that schools don’t even bother to tally. DON’T MISS M7, ELITE OF THE ELITE, BY THE NUMBERS and B-SCHOOL DEANS SHARE 2018 RESOLUTIONS Previous PagePage 4 of 4 1 2 3 4