| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 3 year avera ge rank* | �������� | ������ | Audit year* | Salary today ($)* | Weighted salary ($)* | Salary percentage increase* | Value for money rank* | Career progress rank* | Aims achieved rank* | Placement success rank* | Employmen t at three months (%)* | Alumni recommend rank* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Harvard Business School | USA | 2003 | 162107 | 155107 | 140 | 75 | 11 | 88 | 34 | 90 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | University of Pennsylvania: Wharton | USA | 2003 | 148955 | 143966 | 152 | 72 | 48 | 91 | 20 | 88 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Columbia Business School | USA | 2003 | 148527 | 133229 | 173 | 65 | 14 | 90 | 8 | 91 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Stanford University GSB | USA | 2005 | 157322 | 154543 | 135 | 94 | 26 | 94 | 22 | 91 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | London Business School | U. K. | 2004 | 126590 | 129584 | 147 | 91 | 33 | 92 | 63 | 85 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | University of Chicago GSB | USA | 2002 | 148742 | 138397 | 158 | 82 | 58 | 89 | 4 | 88 | 7 |
| 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | Dartmouth College: Tuck | USA | 2003 | 154009 | 149382 | 163 | 78 | 47 | 93 | 5 | 94 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Insead | France/ Singapore | 2003 | 126620 | 131151 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 69 | 85 | 5 |
| 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Yale School of Management | USA | 2003 | 130801 | 131159 | 174 | 67 | 57 | 93 | 14 | 81 | 26 |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | New York University: Stern | USA | 2003 | 126090 | 122576 | 156 | 93 | 71 | 90 | 13 | 90 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Northwestern University: Kellogg | USA | 2002 | 133176 | 133797 | 136 | 100 | 39 | 92 | 6 | 91 | 4 |
| 12 | 13 | 18 | 14 | Iese Business School | Spain | 2003 | 96977 | 97267 | 156 | 47 | 12 | 91 | 44 | 96 | 20 |
| 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | IMD | Switzerland | 2003 | 138281 | 143382 | 86 | 2 | 29 | 92 | 59 | 96 | 17 |
| 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | MIT: Sloan | USA | 2003 | 128331 | 132488 | 124 | 88 | 67 | 88 | 24 | 90 | 9 |
| 13 | 22 | 15 | 17 | UC Berkeley: Haas | USA | 2005 | 124001 | 125131 | 121 | 69 | 15 | 91 | 30 | 92 | 16 |
| 16 | 30 | 25 | 24 | University of Michigan: Ross | USA | 2002 | 119398 | 123641 | 137 | 87 | 64 | 93 | 7 | 87 | 11 |
| 17 | 17 | 23 | 19 | University of North Carolina: Kenan-Flagler | USA | 2004 | 115792 | 121068 | 154 | 52 | 79 | 94 | 12 | 81 | 19 |
| 18 | 20 | 15 | 18 | Duke University: Fuqua | USA | 2004 | 120323 | 122523 | 139 | 96 | 59 | 92 | 2 | 94 | 12 |
| 19 | 15 | 26 | 20 | Instituto de Empresa | Spain | 2003 | 102404 | 103248 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 25 | 84 | 41 |
| 20 | 19 | 14 | 18 | University of Virginia: Darden | USA | 2004 | 129490 | 130121 | 156 | 63 | 21 | 93 | 3 | 81 | 14 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | University of Toronto: Rotman | Canada | 2002 | 98261 | 99796 | 145 | 8 | 50 | 93 | 55 | 90 | 18 |
| 22 | 53 | 90 | 55 | Ceibs | China | -- | 97999 | 98912 | 191 | 77 | 42 | 88 | 18 | 99 | 62 |
| 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 | York University: Schulich | Canada | 2002 | 88840 | 89014 | 150 | 6 | 7 | 88 | 78 | 88 | 31 |
| 24 | 16 | 19 | 20 | Cornell University: Johnson | USA | 2003 | 118428 | 124154 | 131 | 98 | 46 | 91 | 9 | 83 | 28 |
| 25 | 26 | 35 | 29 | University of Oxford: Said | U. K. | 2004 | 116610 | 116610 | 119 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 74 | 83 | 41 |
| 26 | 32 | 20 | 26 | UCLA: Anderson | USA | 2005 | 122908 | 124859 | 122 | 80 | 76 | 87 | 21 | 88 | 15 |
| 27 | 22 | 29 | 26 | Emory University: Goizueta | USA | 2004 | 111042 | 116623 | 137 | 74 | 74 | 93 | 10 | 86 | 35 |
| 27 | 35 | 38 | 33 | University of Rochester: Simon | USA | 2002 | 107720 | 105575 | 157 | 83 | 60 | 92 | 26 | 89 | 57 |
| 29 | 22 | 28 | 26 | Rotterdam School of Management | Netherlands | -- | 102433 | 103564 | 123 | 32 | 37 | 88 | 54 | 86 | 34 |
| 30 | 27 | 33 | 30 | University of Maryland: Smith | USA | 2004 | 99790 | 102620 | 147 | 54 | 78 | 91 | 71 | 89 | 44 |
| 31 | 44 | 35 | 37 | Vanderbilt University: Owen | USA | 2005 | 104513 | 108646 | 157 | 60 | 16 | 90 | 49 | 86 | 39 |
| 32 | 17 | 17 | 22 | Georgetown University: McDonough | USA | 2004 | 110284 | 115800 | 152 | 92 | 61 | 91 | 68 | 85 | 38 |
| 32 | 28 | 23 | 28 | Carnegie Mellon: Tepper | USA | 2003 | 107547 | 110668 | 134 | 85 | 87 | 91 | 11 | 91 | 25 |
| 34 | 29 | 22 | 28 | University of Western Ontario: Ivey | Canada | 2002 | 100638 | 101974 | 133 | 42 | 68 | 88 | 65 | 76 | 21 |
| 35 | 49 | 52 | 45 | University of Iowa: Tippie | USA | 2005 | 94321 | 94321 | 155 | 36 | 44 | 92 | 39 | 91 | 93 |
| 35 | 71 | 83 | 63 | Esade Business School | Spain | 2003 | 88970 | 88970 | 154 | 53 | 23 | 91 | 58 | 88 | 45 |
| 37 | 38 | 31 | 35 | University of Southern California: Marshall | USA | 2005 | 106593 | 106593 | 140 | 89 | 69 | 91 | 15 | 74 | 33 |
| 37 | 53 | 62 | 51 | HEC Paris | France | 2003 | 98212 | 99643 | 123 | 28 | 5 | 91 | 17 | 58 | 41 |
| 39 | 75 | 54 | 56 | University of Notre Dame: Mendoza | USA | 2005 | 101053 | 101781 | 158 | 57 | 30 | 92 | 41 | 86 | 58 |
| 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 | McGill University | Canada | 2003 | 86186 | 90441 | 121 | 23 | 25 | 89 | 53 | 66 | 29 |
| 39 | 69 | -- | -- | Lancaster University Management School | U. K. | 2004 | 83146 | 84693 | 128 | 15 | 4 | 89 | 62 | 89 | 82 |
| 42 | 34 | 30 | 35 | University of Cambridge: Judge | U. K. | 2004 | 102309 | 102309 | 94 | 27 | 52 | 86 | 57 | 84 | 46 |
| 42 | 30 | 43 | 38 | SDA Bocconi | Italy | 2003 | 83170 | 81183 | 138 | 25 | 53 | 86 | 70 | 80 | 48 |
| 44 | 63 | 62 | 56 | Boston University School of Management | USA | 2003 | 103276 | 103276 | 147 | 95 | 81 | 90 | 80 | 89 | 50 |
| 44 | 37 | 44 | 42 | Manchester Business School | U. K. | 2004 | 100787 | 100787 | 130 | 45 | 55 | 97 | 60 | 81 | 32 |
| 44 | 69 | 59 | 57 | Hong Kong UST Business School | China | -- | 65915 | 65915 | 111 | 26 | 8 | 89 | 36 | 91 | 75 |
| 47 | 48 | 40 | 45 | Rice University: Jones | USA | 2005 | 107771 | 116314 | 134 | 61 | 77 | 89 | 23 | 88 | 36 |
| 48 | 40 | 49 | 46 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | USA | 2005 | 84603 | 86336 | 140 | 70 | 72 | 85 | 43 | 95 | 64 |
| 49 | 51 | 60 | 53 | Michigan State University: Broad | USA | 2002 | 91187 | 91503 | 145 | 44 | 97 | 92 | 1 | 81 | 59 |
| 49 | 84 | 64 | 66 | Case Western Reserve: Weatherhead | USA | 2002 | 90407 | 90641 | 126 | 49 | 35 | 90 | 64 | 87 | 85 |
| 49 | 75 | 51 | 58 | Brigham Young University: Marriott | USA | 2005 | 87780 | 87780 | 172 | 21 | 17 | 93 | 19 | 82 | 61 |
| 52 | 60 | 81 | 64 | University of Minnesota: Carlson | USA | 2005 | 90406 | 90406 | 145 | 55 | 89 | 90 | 48 | 92 | 59 |
| 53 | 75 | 78 | 69 | Imperial College London: Tanaka | U. K. | 2004 | 102529 | 103668 | 101 | 11 | 24 | 87 | 76 | 59 | 52 |
| 53 | 32 | 34 | 40 | Warwick Business School | U. K. | 2004 | 99352 | 100176 | 101 | 18 | 63 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 27 |
| 55 | 44 | 48 | 49 | Pennsylvania State: Smeal | USA | 2003 | 91333 | 92346 | 155 | 41 | 95 | 89 | 33 | 92 | 54 |
| 55 | 67 | 73 | 65 | University of British Columbia: Sauder | Canada | -- | 82802 | 82802 | 117 | 10 | 27 | 82 | 79 | 92 | 98 |
| 57 | 46 | 32 | 45 | University of Texas at Austin: McCombs | USA | 2005 | 101764 | 111079 | 117 | 79 | 73 | 89 | 29 | 83 | 23 |
| 58 | 63 | 54 | 58 | Cranfield School of Management | U. K. | 2004 | 112330 | 117328 | 104 | 12 | 22 | 92 | 50 | 85 | 24 |
| 58 | 63 | 60 | 60 | Virginia Tech: Pamplin | USA | 2004 | 79259 | 79259 | 166 | 38 | 6 | 90 | 46 | 71 | 98 |
| 60 | 59 | 53 | 57 | SMU: Cox | USA | 2005 | 103428 | 103428 | 152 | 76 | 40 | 85 | 45 | 73 | 48 |
| 60 | 42 | 68 | 57 | City University: Cass | U. K. | 2004 | 98748 | 99145 | 108 | 14 | 34 | 90 | 83 | 87 | 66 |
| 60 | 90 | 86 | 79 | University of Arizona: Eller | USA | 2005 | 83778 | 83778 | 144 | 37 | 98 | 95 | 51 | 86 | 91 |
| 63 | 72 | 64 | 66 | Melbourne Business School | Australia | -- | 108827 | 108827 | 106 | 40 | 62 | 80 | 100 | 66 | 37 |
| 64 | 63 | 57 | 61 | Babson College: Olin | USA | 2003 | 104847 | 106486 | 123 | 86 | 13 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 46 |
| 64 | 60 | 40 | 55 | University of California at Irvine | USA | 2005 | 93894 | 93894 | 121 | 58 | 80 | 90 | 61 | 84 | 68 |
| 66 | 42 | 49 | 52 | Washington University: Olin | USA | 2005 | 99890 | 99890 | 124 | 99 | 54 | 89 | 31 | 80 | 54 |
| 66 | 73 | 57 | 65 | Thunderbird: Garvin | USA | 2005 | 89059 | 97309 | 122 | 68 | 36 | 87 | 47 | 43 | 30 |
| 66 | 60 | 64 | 63 | Arizona State University: Carey | USA | 2005 | 90526 | 90526 | 130 | 51 | 70 | 90 | 40 | 91 | 51 |
| 69 | -- | 77 | -- | Chinese University of Hong Kong | China | -- | 59470 | 59470 | 157 | 34 | 94 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 73 |
| 70 | 56 | 72 | 66 | University of Pittsburgh: Katz | USA | 2003 | 88841 | 88841 | 139 | 46 | 91 | 83 | 56 | 80 | 73 |
| 71 | 73 | 76 | 73 | Tulane University: Freeman | USA | 2005 | 94416 | 94416 | 137 | 97 | 75 | 90 | 73 | 88 | 90 |
| 71 | 80 | 64 | 72 | Wake Forest University: Babcock | USA | 2004 | 93093 | 93258 | 150 | 71 | 85 | 92 | 42 | 89 | 93 |
| 73 | 49 | 56 | 59 | College of William and Mary | USA | 2004 | 93221 | 93221 | 136 | 50 | 56 | 90 | 66 | 72 | 79 |
| 74 | -- | -- | -- | Temple University: Fox | USA | -- | 94922 | 94922 | 105 | 16 | 10 | 83 | 93 | 80 | 85 |
| 75 | 52 | 40 | 56 | Queen`s School of Business | Canada | 2002 | 93746 | 93746 | 114 | 19 | 86 | 92 | 27 | 76 | 22 |
| 76 | 91 | -- | -- | University of California, Davis | USA | 2005 | 93573 | 93573 | 120 | 43 | 38 | 92 | 67 | 76 | 67 |
| 76 | 86 | 85 | 82 | Bradford School of Management/Nimbas | U. K. /Netherlands/ Germany | 2004 |
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| 78 | 36 | 45 | 53 | University of South Carolina: Moore | USA | 2004 | 77171 | 79611 | 133 | 62 | 83 | 81 | 87 | 72 | 78 |
| 79 | 40 | 39 | 53 | Ohio State University: Fisher | USA | 2005 | 85216 | 85216 | 117 | 56 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 91 | 52 |
| 79 | 78 | 83 | 80 | Ipade | Mexico | -- | 73112 | 73112 | 199 | 66 | 20 | 87 | 38 | 90 | 62 |
| 81 | -- | -- | -- | Concordia University: Molson | Canada | -- | 79364 | 79364 | 117 | 29 | 100 | 93 | 97 | 68 | 71 |
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | University of Cape Town | South Africa | -- | 109802 | 110015 | 109 | 7 | 45 | 86 | 96 | 75 | 54 |
| 82 | 80 | 78 | 80 | University of Georgia: Terry | USA | 2004 | 85052 | 85052 | 124 | 39 | 93 | 88 | 72 | 89 | 71 |
| 84 | 53 | 69 | 69 | Australian Graduate School of Management | Australia | -- | 97442 | 98504 | 78 | 64 | 88 | 81 | 75 | 83 | 40 |
| 84 | 94 | -- | -- | Georgia Institute of Technology | USA | 2004 | 88148 | 88148 | 118 | 48 | 32 | 88 | 32 | 92 | 68 |
| 86 | 84 | 89 | 86 | University College Dublin: Smurfit | Ireland | 2005 | 89902 | 89902 | 86 | 5 | 43 | 83 | 89 | 99 | 82 |
| 86 | -- | 99 | -- | Coppead | Brazil | -- | 78692 | 78692 | 126 | 30 | 92 | 92 | 16 | 82 | 91 |
| 88 | 79 | 69 | 79 | Texas A & M University: Mays | USA | 2005 | 82591 | 82591 | 117 | 22 | 96 | 89 | 35 | 96 | 64 |
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | Tec de Monterrey -- Egade | Mexico | -- | 76535 | 76535 | 112 | 59 | 19 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 96 |
| 90 | -- | 0 | -- | Solvay Business School | Belgium | -- | 65566 | 65566 | 103 | 13 | 31 | 90 | 36 | 64 | 93 |
| 91 | 82 | 95 | 89 | University of Durham Business School | U. K. | 2004 | 83709 | 83709 | 83 | 24 | 2 | 88 | 98 | 91 | 79 |
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | Pepperdine University: Graziadio | USA | -- | 88328 | 88328 | 120 | 81 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 74 | 79 |
| 93 | -- | 93 | -- | University of Washington Business School | USA | -- | 83288 | 83288 | 93 | 84 | 66 | 86 | 52 | 98 | 98 |
| 93 | 93 | 73 | 86 | Edinburgh University Management School | U. K. | 2004 | 79037 | 79037 | 79 | 33 | 18 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 76 |
| 93 | -- | -- | -- | Birmingham Business School | U. K. | -- | 73229 | 74363 | 87 | 35 | 51 | 87 | 27 | 65 | 96 |
| 96 | 95 | 91 | 94 | University of Bath School of Management | U. K. | 2004 | 83854 | 84104 | 76 | 31 | 49 | 83 | 92 | 99 | 68 |
| 97 | -- | 0 | -- | George Washington University | USA | -- | 85914 | 85914 | 97 | 90 | 41 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 77 |
| 98 | 86 | 86 | 90 | Trinity College Dublin | Ireland | 2005 | 91700 | 91700 | 75 | 20 | 28 | 92 | 99 | 59 | 85 |
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | Monterey Institute of International Studies: Fisher | Mexico | -- | 72392 | 72392 | 100 | 73 | 99 | 78 | 94 | 55 | 89 |
| 100 | 98 | 82 | 93 | ESCP-EAP | France | 2003 | 76785 | 76785 | 71 | 17 | 82 | 79 | 91 | 68 | 82 |