Is Wharton School better than Columbia Business School?
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1 Answer
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The Columbia Business School ranks #8, and The Wharton School ranks at #2 according to the rankings released by the QS World ranking body for the year 2025. If the point to consider is employability, according to the Employment report 2023 published by Wharton, 97.2% of the students who were seeking employment received an offer letter within three months, while it stands at 84% for Columbia Business School.
The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:
Criteria
Columbia Business School
Wharton School
Location
New York
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)
8.07%
11.8%
First-Year Tuition (MBA)
USD 88,300 (INR 74.6 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
198.8%
206.2%
Top Companies Hiring
· McKinsey & Company
· Boston Consulting Group
· Bain & Company
· Amazon
· Morgan Stanley
· Deloitte
· PwC Strategy&
· Google
· JPMorgan Chase &
· Ab Bernstein
· Activision Blizzard
· Adobe Inc.
· Alixpartners
· Alpine Investors
Ranking (QS World 2025)
#8
#2
Average GPA
3.5
3.6
Average GMAT Score (MBA Class 2026)
732
732
Average GRE Quant Score (Class 2026)
162
163
Average GRE Verbal Score (Class 2026)
162
162
Placement Rate (2023) within three months of commencement
84%
97.2%
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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 |
|---|---|
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.
The table compares these two best Busines
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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