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Wharton MBA Ranking

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According to the latest MBA rankings from popular publications, The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania has improved its ranking. Wharton took the first spot in Financial Times Ranking 2011 while US News saw Wharton Business School improve its rank from 5th to 3rd place. According to Businessweek and The Economist, Wharton improved its ranking by one position from 4th to 3rd and 9th to 8th respectively.

The ranking factors used by US News, Businessweek, Financial Times and The Economist include Selectivity, Rating by Deans and MBA Programs Director, Ratings by recruiters, Career Progression, Diversity of Recruiters, Diversity of Faculty, Diversity of Students, International Experience of Students, Assessment of career services, Jobs found through Career Services, Placement Statistics, Student Assessment, Faculty Quality, Student Quality, Education Experience, Increase in Salary, Diversity and Reach of Alumni network.

Wharton MBA Ranking

Wharton MBA Ranking

Average Rank:
3.75

Wharton MBA Acceptance Rate (Class 2012)


Total  
         6819
Accepted     1145
Enrolled       817

Acceptance Rate: 16.79%

Wharton MBA Budget (Academic Year 2011-12)

Wharton MBA Budget 2011-12

Wharton MBA Salary

Average Base Salary:
$113,888

Wharton MBA GMAT

GMAT Range                      :540-790
Middle 50% GMAT Range    :650-770
Median GMAT                     :720


Wharton MBA Class Profile

Wharton MBA Class Profile by Nationality



Wharton MBA Undergraduate Major

Wharton MBA Undergraduate Major

Wharton MBA Pre-MBA Experience

Wharton Previous industry Experiences

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Please Note


1. US News MBA Ranking is published in March (Current Ranking is from 2011 and Previous Ranking from 2010)
2. Businessweek Full-time MBA Ranking is published in late October or early November in even-numbered years(Current Ranking is from 2010 and Previous Ranking from 2008)
3. Financial Times MBA Ranking is published in February(Current Ranking is from 2011 and Previous Ranking from 2010)
4. The Economist MBA Ranking is published in September(Current Ranking is from 2010 and Previous ranking from 2009)

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