Is Stanford better than Harvard for MBA?

<p>According to the ranking data published by the US World and News 2024, while <strong>Stanford Graduate School of Business</strong> ranks <strong>#1</strong> in among the <strong>best 124 B-schools</strong> of the world, <strong>Harvard Business School</strong> ranks <strong>#6</strong> which is <strong>substantially lower</strong>. The <strong>Stanford GSB MBA 2026 acceptance rate</strong> is <strong>5.8%</strong>, which is lower than Harvard Business School meaning it is comparatively easier for a student to get an offer letter at &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/harvard-university/mba"&gt;Harvard MBA &lt;/a&gt;than &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/stanford-university/master-of-business-administration"&gt;Stanford MBA&lt;/a&gt;.</p><p><strong>The table compares these two best Business schools in depth: </strong></p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th valign="top" width="200"><p><strong>Criteria</strong></p></th><th valign="top" width="200"><p><strong>Harvard Business School&nbsp; </strong></p></th><th valign="top" width="200"><p><strong>Stanford GSB </strong></p></th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Location</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Boston, Massachusetts</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Silicon Valley, California</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Average Starting Salary</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 175,000 (INR 1.47 Cr)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 182,500 (INR 1.54 Cr)</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Sign-On Bonus</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 30,000 (INR 25 L)</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>9.43%</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>5.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Tuition (MBA)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 76,410 (INR 64.5 L)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 82,455 (INR 69.6 L)</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Ranking (US World and News 2024)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>#6</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>#1</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Placement Rate (MBA Class 2023)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>86%</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> (USD 1 = INR 84.47)</em></p>

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