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Is Yale SOM better than Harvard B-school?

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Both Yale and Harvard are considered part of the best B-schools worldwide, offering their students world class infrastructure, highly qualified faculty, enriching culture that encourages student development, and greater chances of employability, post study.

While both B-schools are great and offer similar facilities and environment, there does exist some differences that students must be aware of before choosing between the two.

Listed below is a detailed comparison between the two B-schools:

Criteria	Yale	Harvard
Location	New Haven, Connecticut	Boston, Massachusetts
Average Starting Salary	USD 154,100 (INR 1.33 Cr.)	USD 175,000 (INR 1.5 Cr.)
Average Sign-On Bonus	USD 30,000 (INR 25.5L)	USD 30,000 (INR 25.5L)
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)	3.9%	9.43%
Annual Tuition Fee (MBA)	USD 80,260 (INR 69.47L)	USD 76,410 (INR 64.5L)
Top Companies Hiring	Accenture Deloitte Barclays Tesla American Express	JP Morgan Chase Nike Glossier L’Oréal
MBA Ranking (QS World 2025)	#16	#3

Both <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/yale-university/courses/mba-pgdm-bc?scrollToBipTuples">Yale</a> and <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/harvard-university/courses/mba-pgdm-bc?scrollToBipTuples">Harvard</a> are considered part of the best B-schools worldwide, offering their students world class infrastructure, highly qualified faculty, enriching culture that encourages student development, and greater chances of employability, post study.While both B-schools are great and offer similar facilities and environment, there does exist some differences that students must be aware of before choosing between the two.Listed below is a detailed comparison between the two B-schools:<table border="1" width="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th valign="top" width="180">Criteria</th><th valign="top" width="225">Yale</th><th valign="top" width="224">Harvard</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">Location</td><td valign="top" width="225">New Haven, Connecticut</td><td valign="top" width="224">Boston, Massachusetts</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">Average Starting Salary</td><td valign="top" width="225">USD 154,100 (INR 1.33 Cr.)</td><td valign="top" width="224">USD 175,000 (INR 1.5 Cr.)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">Average Sign-On Bonus</td><td valign="top" width="225">USD 30,000 (INR 25.5L)</td><td valign="top" width="224">USD 30,000 (INR 25.5L)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)</td><td valign="top" width="225">3.9%</td><td valign="top" width="224">9.43%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">Annual Tuition Fee (MBA)</td><td valign="top" width="225">USD 80,260 (INR 69.47L)</td><td valign="top" width="224">USD 76,410 (INR 64.5L)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">Top Companies Hiring</td><td valign="top" width="225">          Accenture           Deloitte           Barclays             Tesla    American Express</td><td style="padding-left: 40px;" valign="top" width="224">      JP Morgan Chase               Nike             Glossier             L’Oréal</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="180">MBA Ranking (QS World 2025)</td><td valign="top" width="225">#16</td><td valign="top" width="224">#3</td></tr></tbody></table>