Is Wharton better than Harvard?
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1 Answer
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Despite of, both the B-Schools are top-notch and considered the best in the world. The Wharton School by Penn ranks #2, and Harvard Business School ranks at #3 according to the rankings released by the QS World ranking body for the year 2025. If the consideration is employability, according to the employment report 2024 published by HBS, 86% of the students who were seeking employment received an offer letter. On the other hand, 97.2% of the students seeking employment received an offer letter from The Wharton School of Business:
The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:
Criteria
Harvard Business School
The Wharton School
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Philadelphia, USA
Average Starting Salary
USD 175,000 (INR 1.47 Cr)
USD 175,000 (1.47 Cr)
Sign-On Bonus
USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)
USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)
9.43%
20.5%
Tuition (MBA)
USD 76,410 (INR 64.5 L)
USD 84,830 (INR 71.6 L)
Return on Investment (ROI) Based on the Data of first year tuition fee and the average median salary
229%
206.2%
Top Companies Hiring
· JP Morgan Chase
· Nike
· Glossier
· L'Oréal
· Ab Bernstein
· Activision Blizzard
· Adobe Inc.
· Alixpartners
· Alpine Investors
Ranking (QS World 2025)
#3
#2
(USD 1 = INR 87.53)
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