Admission to all accredited MBA programs is selective, based on GPA,
GMAT score, work experience, and personal characteristics. Acceptance
selectivity tells as much about those who apply as about the standards
of the school. Some schools may attract a large number of applicants,
many of whom are poorly qualified. Others may attract fewer, but better
qualified applicants. The number of applicants depends on many factors,
including tuition, location, visibility of the school, perceived
quality, and reputation. In general, the number of applicants rejected
may say something about the reputation or quality of a school's MBA
program. Schools with the highest rejection rate are ranked the highest.
| Top 40 Programs (out of 909) |
| As of 1 July 2012 |
| Rank |
University |
Program |
% Rejected |
| 1 |
Ball State University - United States |
Part-Time (2 years, Part-time students, Evening classes) |
100% |
| 2 |
Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay - India |
Master of Management (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
99% |
| 3 |
Dhaka (University of) - Bangladesh |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
97% |
| 4 |
Chaminade University of Honolulu - United States |
MBA Evening Program (18 months, Full-time students, Evening classes) |
95% |
| 4 |
National University of Singapore - Singapore |
Part-Time MBA (3 years, Part-time students, Evening classes) |
95% |
| 6 |
National University of Singapore - Singapore |
The NUS MBA (17 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
93% |
| 7 |
HFU Hochschule Furtwangen University - Germany |
Executive MBA (2 years, Part-time students, Weekend classes) |
90% |
| 7 |
Lahore University of Management Sciences - Pakistan |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
90% |
| 7 |
Nottingham (University of) - United Kingdom |
Full-time MBA (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
90% |
| 7 |
Westminster (University of) - United Kingdom |
Full-Time (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
90% |
| 11 |
California - Berkeley (University of) - United States |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
88% |
| 11 |
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris - France |
Accelerated (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
88% |
| 13 |
Pennsylvania (University of) - United States |
Wharton MBA Program, full-time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
87% |
| 14 |
Royal Holloway, University of London - United Kingdom |
MBA International Management (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
86% |
| 15 |
HFU Hochschule Furtwangen University - Germany |
International Business Management (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
85% |
| 16 |
Offenburg University of Applied Sciences - Germany |
Accelerated (18 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
84% |
| 17 |
Dartmouth College - United States |
Full-time MBA (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
81% |
| 17 |
Texas Tech University - United States |
Rawls Scholars Full-Time (18 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
81% |
| 19 |
China Europe International Business School - China |
Full-Time (3 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
80% |
| 19 |
Michigan (University of) - United States |
Full-Time (20 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
80% |
| 19 |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Australia |
MBA (Executive) - Full Time (18 months, Full-time students, Evening classes) |
80% |
| 19 |
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School - Belgium |
Full-Time (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
80% |
| 23 |
California - Davis (University of) - United States |
Daytime MBA (21 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
76% |
| 23 |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Australia |
MBA (Full Time) (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
76% |
| 23 |
Texas - Austin (University of) - United States |
Texas MBA - full-time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
76% |
| 26 |
California State University - Northridge - United States |
Evening MBA Program (3 years, Part-time students, Evening classes) |
75% |
| 26 |
Dalhousie University - Canada |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
75% |
| 26 |
IMD International Institute - Switzerland |
Executive MBA (16 months, Part-time students, Other (off-campus) classes) |
75% |
| 26 |
TiasNimbas Business School - Netherlands |
2-year Part-Time MBA (2 years, Part-time students, Evening classes) |
75% |
| 26 |
Victoria University of Technology - Australia |
Full-time (18 months, Part-time students, Evening classes) |
75% |
| 26 |
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management - Germany |
Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Program (2 years, Part-time students, Weekend classes) |
75% |
| 32 |
ESADE - Spain |
Full-Time (18 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
74% |
| 32 |
IE Business School - Spain |
International MBA (1 year, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
74% |
| 32 |
Michigan State University - United States |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
74% |
| 35 |
Baruch College (City University of New York) - United States |
Full-Time Honors MBA (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
73% |
| 35 |
Kentucky (University of) - United States |
Full-Time (11 months, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
73% |
| 37 |
George Washington University - United States |
Full-Time MBA Program (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
72% |
| 37 |
TiasNimbas Business School - Netherlands |
2-year Part-time Executive MBA (2 years, Part-time students, Daytime classes) |
72% |
| 39 |
Arizona State University - United States |
ASU MBA Full-time Program (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
71% |
| 39 |
Southern California (University of) - United States |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
71% |
| 39 |
Washington University - St. Louis - United States |
Full-Time (2 years, Full-time students, Daytime classes) |
71% |
