{"id":21926,"date":"2013-12-05T14:01:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T21:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=21926"},"modified":"2013-12-05T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T21:01:58","slug":"2013-pq-top-b-school-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2013-pq-top-b-school-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 P&#038;Q Top B-School Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/mba\/Top-MBA-Essay-Tips\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21927 alignright\" alt=\"2013-Rankings\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-Rankings.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-Rankings.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-Rankings-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-Rankings-731x1024.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>The top 8 schools in the <a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2013\/12\/02\/poetsquants-top-100-u-s-mba-programs-of-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">2013 <em>Poets &amp; Quants<\/em> b-school rankings<\/a> remain unchanged from last year, with slots 9 and 10 merely swapping positions (Duke Fuqua moved from 10th place to 9th place and UC Berkeley Haas moved from 9th to 10th).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>On HBS\u2026<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>About <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/06\/13\/harvard-business-school-2014-mba-application-tips\/\">Harvard Business School<\/a>, top MBA program for the fourth year in a row, John Byrne,<em> P&amp;Q<\/em> editor, says:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em> Despite less-than-flattering publicity generated by a New York Times\u2019 front page story on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/09\/24\/whats-the-deal-with-hbs-and-gender-equality\/\">gender inequality at Harvard<\/a>, an MBA from the school remains the quintessential credential in business. No rival beats Harvard in the formidable resources it brings to the game: the outsized number of superstar professors, the diversity of its course offerings, the stellar quality of its students, the size and scope of its campus, and the career achievements of its alumni spread all over the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He goes on to sing praises for this year\u2019s HBS entering class \u2013 an average GMAT score of 720, a 3.9% increase in application volume, a record high of women (at 41% of the class), and an average undergrad GPA of 3.67.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Other Highlights\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/07\/23\/chicago-booth-2014-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/\">Chicago Booth<\/a> ranked ahead of Wharton for the fourth year in a row, making the top three Harvard, Stanford, and Chicago (H\/S\/C) instead of the traditional Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton (H\/S\/W).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/penn_wharton_admissions.aspx\">Wharton<\/a> was the only school in the top 10 to see a decrease in its application volume this year with a 5.8% decrease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Booth saw the highest boost in app volume with a 9.9% increase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 For top b-schools outside of the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/11\/22\/london-business-school-2014-mba-essay-tips-and-deadlines-2\/\">London Business School<\/a> again took the top slot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Two big jumpers in the top 50 include U. of Washington which jumped 9 places from 33rd place to 24th and Georgia Tech which also jumped 9 places from 40th to 31st place.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Top 20<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; width: 351px; height: 409px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2013 P&amp;Q Rank and School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2012 P&amp;Q Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>BW<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>FT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/harvardhbs.aspx\">Harvard Business School<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/stanford.aspx\">Stanford GSB<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/chicago.aspx\">Chicago Booth<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Wharton.aspx\">UPenn Wharton<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/northwesternkellogg.aspx\">Northwestern Kellog<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/mitsloan.aspx\">MIT Sloan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/columbia.aspx\">Columbia<\/a><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/dartmouthtuck.aspx\">Dartmouth Tuck<\/a><\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/dukefuqua.aspx\">Duke Fuqua<\/a><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/ucberkeleyhaas.aspx\">UC Berkeley Haas<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/cornelljohnson.aspx\">Cornell Johnson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/michiganross.aspx\">Michigan Ross<\/a><\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/uvadarden.aspx\">UVA Darden<\/a><\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/uclaanderson.aspx\">UCLA Anderson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/nyustern.aspx\">NYU Stern<\/a><\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/cmutepper.aspx\">CMU Tepper<\/a><\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/yalesom.aspx\">Yale SOM<\/a><\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/uncmbaprogram.aspx\">UNC Kenan- Flagler<\/a><\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/utmccombs.aspx\">Texas McCombs<\/a><\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/kelley.aspx\">Indiana Kelley<\/a><\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/mba\/Top-MBA-Essay-Tips\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20023 alignnone\" alt=\"Download your free report: TOP MBA PROGRAM ESSAY QUESTIONS:  HOW TO ANSWER THEM RIGHT!  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Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/12\/05\/2013-pq-top-b-school-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top 8 schools in the 2013 Poets &amp; Quants b-school rankings remain unchanged from last year, with slots 9 and 10 merely swapping positions (Duke Fuqua moved from 10th&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6,1,939,775,113],"tags":[117,988,824,27,1143],"class_list":["post-21926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-current-events","category-uncategorized","category-accepted","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","tag-ft-rankings","tag-full-time-mba-rankings","tag-mba-rankings","tag-rankings","tag-reputation-and-ranking","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21928,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21926\/revisions\/21928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}