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After sharing first place with the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) last year, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania remains at the top in the recently published U.S. News & World Report 2025 national ranking of business schools. The GSB was ranked second this year, in a tie with the Kellogg School … Read More  

We at mbaMission have tried repeatedly to persuade business school candidates who are evaluating MBA programs to downplay the various schools’ rankings, which can fluctuate wildly, and instead focus on fit, which is enduring. As you prepare for the next admissions season, we recommend that you accelerate and broaden your evaluation process. One way to … Read More  

The past year has been turbulent and unusual in many ways, and the MBA application season is no exception. In April 2020, the Graduate Management Admission Council and two accreditation agencies sent a joint letter to ranking institutions asking them to halt or postpone their work until further notice because of the unpredictability of the … Read More  

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. On our blog, in our publications and in public presentations, we have tried repeatedly to persuade business school candidates who are deciding which MBA programs to target to downplay rankings, which fluctuate frequently (and sometimes wildly), and instead focus … Read More