Is Columbia Business School a top school?
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Columbia Business School is ranked #9 by the US News and World Report 2025 among the top 133 Business schools of the world. CBS MBA graduates are known for their calibre in understanding the Business and Management world and making innovations in it.
QS World ranking body has ranked CBS at #8 with a score of 96.9%. According to the rankings mentioned above, yes, Columbia Business School is considered one of the top B-Schools in the US and the world.
The CBS Placement rate for the MBA class 2024 stands at 89% (within three months of graduation) with the average median salary of USD 175,000 (INR 1.60 Cr.).
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No, Donald Trump, the current US president didn't go to Columbia Business School. He recieved a Bachelors of Science inm Economics from the Wharton School of the UPenn. Before his studies at the UPenn, he attended Fordham University for two years. He recieved the degree without Honors from the University of Pennsylvania in the year 1968.
Below mentioned are some famous alumni who attended CBS:
Columbia Business School Notable Alumni | Professions of the Alumni |
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Robert F. Smith | Business Venture Capitalist |
James P Gorman | Former CEO and current chairman of Morgan Stanley |
Henry Kravis | Co-founder of investment firm KKR |
Mario Gabelli | Billionaire asset manager |
Vikram Pandit | Former Citigroup CEO |
According to Shiksha reviews, 100% of the students never faced any discrimination at this b-school. On platforms like Quora, students appreciate the quality of life at campus, abundance of network opportunities, and great public transport system.
Based on the ratings by Shiskha, CBS recieves 5.0 for part-time work opportunities, 5.0 for post-study work opportunities, 5.0 for the quality of faculty at the school, and 5.0 for safety at campus, on a scale of 5.0.
According to the FT rankings published recently in 2025, Columbia Business School ranks #2 among the best b-schools offering an MBA program. CBS is ranked 8th in the world for its MBA programs in the 2025 QS Global MBA rankings, with an overall score of 96.9 out of 100, based on factors like, placement rates, faculty, curriculum etc. Based on the rankings published by US World and News 2024, CBS ranks #12 out of the best 124 B-Schools in the world.
NYU Stern School of Business is the Business school of the New York University situated in New York city. Columbia Business School (CBS) is situated in New York too, which is the Business School of Columbia University.
Both the schools are extremely popular B-School in New York City with NYU Stern School of Business having a higher acceptance rate which stands at 25%, on the other hand, Columbia Business School is quite selective which has an acceptance rate of 8.07% only.
The CBS MBA graduates' average starting salary is USD 175,000 (INR 1.47 Cr) which is higher than NYU Stern School of Business.
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Columbia Business School gives an utmost priority to students' wellbeing and health on campus. There is a dedicated students' health department at CBS. The fitness enthusiasts can avail the services of the Dodge Fitness Centre which is available to the CBS students at no extra cost.
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