Is Stanford GSB better than Harvard?

<p>Despite being considered the best B-Schools in the world, Stanford Graduate School of Business ranks <strong>#2</strong>, and <strong>Harvard Business School</strong> ranks at <strong>#1</strong> 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 2023 published by <strong>HBS</strong>, <strong>86%</strong> of the students who were seeking employment received an offer letter, on the other hand <strong>97.2%</strong> of the students seeking employment received an offer letter from<strong> Stanford GSB</strong>:</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 Business School </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>Philadelphia, USA</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>First-Year 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>Top Companies Hiring</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;JP Morgan Chase</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Nike</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Glossier</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;L'Oréal</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Ab Bernstein</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Activision Blizzard</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Adobe Inc.</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Alixpartners</p><p>&lt;!- [if !supportLists]-&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!- [endif]-&gt;Alpine Investors</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Ranking (QS World 2025)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>#3</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>#2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> (USD 1 = INR 84.47)</em></p>

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