Top 10 Business Colleges in the U.S.A.

University of Pennsylvania

• The University of Pennsylvania is home to the Wharton business program. Set in the heart of Philadelphia, Wharton was the world's first collegiate business school, established in 1881 (Wharton also has a campus in San Francisco). The private institution has a little under 5,000 total students in the business program, in 11 different departments. Average tuition is about $38,000.

  University of Pennsylvania
  3451 Walnut Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  (215) 898-7507
  wharton.upenn.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university located in Cambridge, Mass., is home to the Sloan School of Management. Started in 1914 as an engineering school, the management program was created in 1925. Currently, the program has around 1,100 total students, and accepts only about 11 percent of its applicants. The tuition is around $37,000.

  MIT Sloan School of Management
  77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-3400
  mitsloan.mit.edu

University of California-Berkeley

• The Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley is the nation's second oldest business school. Home to about 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students, the Haas School of Business was established in 1898. Tuition for the public university is about $10,000 for in-state students and around $30,000 for out-of-state students.

  Haas School of Business
  University of California, Berkeley
  110 Sproul Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720-5800
  510-642-3175
  haas.berkeley.edu

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

• The University of Michigan, home to the Ross School of Business, is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program, part of the public university, was established in 1943 and has an enrollment of around 3,000 total students. In-state tuition is about $42,000, while out-of-state runs around $47,000.

  Ross School of Business
  University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-764-7433
  bus.umich.edu

New York University

• New York University, appropriately located in New York City, is home to the Stern School of Business. Established in 1900, the program has about 2,300 total students currently enrolled. Part of the private NYU, the extremely competitive school is known for the strong academic performances of its students. Tuition is approximately $38,000.

  Stern School of Business
  New York University
  70 Washington Square S
  New York, NY 10012
  212-998-4500
  stern.nyu.edu

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

• Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the University of North Carolina is home to the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The program was established in 1952, and is known as one of the first top business schools to require its students to take a course in ethics.

  Kenan-Flagler Business School
  University of North Carolina
  South Building, CB #9100
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  919-966-3621
  kenan-flagler.unc.edu

University of Texas-Austin

• The University of Texas is located in the state's capital, Austin. Home to the McCombs School of Business, the public university's business school enrolls more than 6,000 total students. Tuition is around $10,000 for Texas residents, and about $30,000 for out-of-state students.

  McCombs School of Business
  University of Texas
  Austin, TX 78712-1111
  512-475-7440
  mccombs.utexas.edu

University of Virginia

• Set in scenic Charlottesville, Virginia, the University of Virginia is home to the Darden School of Business. The public university is known for its strict admission policies, making it one of the most sought after schools in the country. Average tuition runs about $10,000 for in-state students and $31,000 for out-of-state students.

  Darden School of Business
  University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, VA 22904
  434-982-3200
  darden.virginia.edu

Carnegie Mellon University

• Nestled in the heart of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a private institution that was founded in 1900. The Tepper School of Business was established in 1949, but only adopted the Tepper name in 2004 after a large donation from alumnus David A. Tepper. Tuition costs about $40,000.

  Tepper School of Business
  Carnegie Mellon University
  5000 Forbes Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  412-268-2082
  tepper.cmu.edu

Cornell University

• Cornell University, a member of the prestigious Ivy League group of colleges, is a private university located in rural Ithaca, New York. Part of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Department of Applied Economics and Management has just under 700 enrolled students, and accepts only about 11 percent of its applicants.

  Dept. of Applied Economics and Management
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, NY 14853
  607-255-5241
  aem.cornell.edu