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NICHE’S 100 BEST COLLEGES FOR BUSINESS
Below are Niche’s top 100 colleges and universities ranked for their undergraduate business and management programs for 2026.
You can see Niche’s full ranking for undergraduate business programs here, and compare it to P&Q’s latest business program ranking here.
Rank |
University/College |
Business School |
Acceptance Rate |
Net Price |
SAT Range |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | Wharton School of Business | 6% | $26,017 | 1500-1570 |
| 2 | Cornell University | Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management | 8% | $26,455 | 1480-1560 |
| 3 | University of Southern California | Marshall School of Business | 10% | $41,496 | 1440-1550 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Sloan School of Management | 5% | $21,519 | 1510-1580 |
| 5 | Georgetown University | McDonough School of Business | 13% | $37,967 | 1390-1550 |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon University | Tepper School of Business | 11% | $32,964 | 1500-1570 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | Terry College of Business | 37% | $16,303 | 1160-1390 |
| 8 | Northeastern University | D’Amore-McKim School of Business | 6% | $34,770 | 1460-1550 |
| 9 | University of Florida | Warrington College of Business | 24% | $11,521 | 1300-1480 |
| 10 | Florida State University | College of Business | 25% | $14,903 | 1240-1390 |
| 11 | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | Ross School of Business | 18% | $19,005 | 1350-1530 |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | Mendoza College of Business | 12% | $29,083 | 1440-1540 |
| 13 | University of Texas – Austin | McCombs School of Business | 29% | $18,036 | 1230-1490 |
| 14 | University of Miami | Miami Herbert Business School | 19% | $41,028 | 1330-1470 |
| 15 | Minerva University | Minerva Schools | 4% | $16,556 | — |
| 16 | Florida International University | College of Business | 59% | $10,742 | 1060-1250 |
| 17 | Washington University in St. Louis | Olin Business School | 12% | $22,440 | 1500-1570 |
| 18 | University of Virginia | McIntire School of Commerce | 17% | $17,831 | 1410-1530 |
| 19 | Washington and Lee University | Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics | 17% | $24,667 | 1410-1530 |
| 20 | Texas A&M University | Mays Business School | 63% | $21,610 | 1140-1380 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | Pamplin College of Business | 57% | $22,205 | 1240-1420 |
| 22 | Babson College | F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (UG focus) | 20% | $30,220 | 1380-1500 |
| 23 | University of California – Berkeley | Haas School of Business | 12% | $16,997 | 1310-1530 |
| 24 | Emory University | Goizueta Business School | 11% | $27,986 | 1460-1550 |
| 25 | Brigham Young University | Marriott School of Business | 69% | $14,643 | 1290-1450 |
| 26 | Indiana University – Bloomington | Kelley School of Business | 80% | $16,282 | 1170-1400 |
| 27 | Northwestern University | Kellogg School of Management (UG focus via econ/business) | 7% | $23,341 | 1490-1560 |
| 28 | New York University | Stern School of Business | 9% | $30,730 | 1480-1570 |
| 29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Kenan-Flagler Business School | 19% | $11,140 | 1370-1530 |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Wisconsin School of Business | 43% | $14,216 | 1360-1510 |
| 31 | Purdue University | Daniels School of Business | 50% | $12,421 | 1190-1460 |
| 32 | University of Oklahoma | Price College of Business | 77% | $19,900 | 1140-1330 |
| 33 | Boston University | Questrom School of Business | 11% | $27,551 | 1400-1520 |
| 34 | Auburn University | Harbert College of Business | 50% | $24,524 | 1240-1380 |
| 35 | Texas Tech University | Rawls College of Business | 71% | $16,773 | 1090-1270 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State University | Spears School of Business | 71% | $18,291 | 1030-1240 |
| 37 | Wake Forest University | School of Business | 22% | $27,790 | — |
| 38 | Clemson University | Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business | 38% | $24,408 | 1230-1390 |
| 39 | Everglades University | Everglades Business Programs | 86% | $26,561 | — |
| 40 | Arizona State University | W. P. Carey School of Business | 90% | $16,401 | 1100-1320 |
| 41 | Hult International Business School | Hult Business School | 53% | $51,986 | — |
| 42 | Texas Christian University | Neeley School of Business | 43% | $39,005 | 1150-1380 |
| 43 | University of South Florida | Muma College of Business | 41% | $11,578 | 1140-1330 |
| 44 | The University of Alabama | Culverhouse College of Business | 76% | $21,761 | 1170-1400 |
| 45 | Penn State | Smeal College of Business | 54% | $27,450 | 1220-1400 |
| 46 | The Ohio State University | Fisher College of Business | 51% | $19,575 | 1330-1480 |
| 47 | University of South Carolina | Darla Moore School of Business | 61% | $26,068 | 1180-1380 |
| 48 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Gies College of Business | 44% | $14,297 | 1270-1510 |
| 49 | Rice University | Jones Graduate School of Business (UG focus via econ/business) | 8% | $20,587 | 1500-1570 |
| 50 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Scheller College of Business | 16% | $15,901 | 1330-1530 |
| 51 | University of Richmond | Robins School of Business | 23% | $35,263 | 1410-1530 |
| 52 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Orfalea College of Business | 30% | $16,888 | 1220-1410 |
| 53 | University of Central Florida | College of Business Administration | 40% | $13,110 | 1190-1350 |
| 54 | Colorado Technical University – Colorado Springs | Business Programs | 100% | $14,784 | — |
| 55 | University of California – Los Angeles | Anderson School of Management (UG focus via econ/business) | 9% | $15,166 | — |
| 56 | Baylor University | Hankamer School of Business | 51% | $49,727 | 1210-1400 |
| 57 | American Public University System | School of Business | 100% | $10,322 | — |
| 58 | Iowa State University | Ivy College of Business | 89% | $17,354 | 1110-1350 |
| 59 | Southern Methodist University | Cox School of Business | 61% | $45,792 | 1320-1480 |
| 60 | North Carolina State University | Poole College of Management | 40% | $14,860 | 1300-1460 |
| 61 | University of California – Irvine | Paul Merage School of Business | 26% | $14,647 | 1230-1430 |
| 62 | University of San Diego | Knauss School of Business | 47% | $37,675 | 1190-1370 |
| 63 | San Diego State University | Fowler College of Business | 34% | $19,500 | 1090-1300 |
| 64 | LIM College | Business of Fashion Programs | 99% | $39,389 | 990-1200 |
| 65 | Southern New Hampshire University | Business Programs | 96% | $33,163 | — |
| 66 | University of Iowa | Tippie College of Business | 85% | $20,121 | 1130-1320 |
| 67 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Haslam College of Business | 46% | $20,885 | 1190-1340 |
| 68 | Boston College | Carroll School of Management | 16% | $32,590 | 1430-1540 |
| 69 | Michigan State University | Broad College of Business | 84% | $24,630 | 1150-1350 |
| 70 | University of Maryland – College Park | Smith School of Business | 45% | $15,833 | 1370-1520 |
| 71 | Bentley University | Bentley Business Programs | 48% | $43,858 | 1250-1410 |
| 72 | Villanova University | Villanova School of Business | 25% | $37,946 | 1400-1510 |
| 73 | University of California – San Diego | Rady School of Management | 25% | $13,293 | — |
| 74 | University of Alabama – Birmingham | Collat School of Business | 88% | $17,413 | 1130-1400 |
| 75 | University of Mississippi | Ole Miss School of Business Administration | 98% | $14,946 | 1020-1210 |
| 76 | University of Arkansas | Sam M. Walton College of Business | 72% | $17,475 | 1050-1220 |
| 77 | University of Houston | C.T. Bauer College of Business | 70% | $13,738 | 1150-1330 |
| 78 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide | College of Business | 62% | $20,183 | 1070-1260 |
| 79 | Fashion Institute of Technology | School of Business and Technology | 58% | $19,649 | — |
| 80 | Washington State University | Carson College of Business | 85% | $18,155 | 1020-1210 |
| 81 | University of Charleston | Charleston Business Programs | 65% | $21,100 | — |
| 82 | University of Minnesota Crookston | Business Programs | 59% | $13,442 | 1000-1180 |
| 83 | Grand Canyon University | Colangelo College of Business | 60% | $22,239 | 1060-1180 |
| 84 | George Washington University | School of Business | 44% | $45,466 | 1350-1500 |
| 85 | William & Mary | Raymond A. Mason School of Business | 33% | $20,422 | 1370-1510 |
| 86 | Kansas State University | College of Business Administration | 79% | $18,745 | 1040-1260 |
| 87 | University of St. Thomas – Minnesota | Opus College of Business | 91% | $32,637 | 1220-1420 |
| 88 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Carlson School of Management | 77% | $16,730 | 1310-1480 |
| 89 | Rutgers University–New Brunswick | Rutgers Business School | 65% | $19,052 | 1270-1480 |
| 90 | Pepperdine University | Graziadio Business School | 50% | $52,216 | 1250-1450 |
| 91 | University of La Verne | College of Business and Public Management | 48% | $27,216 | 970-1300 |
| 92 | Franklin University | Business Programs | 100% | $22,252 | — |
| 93 | University of West Florida | College of Business | 57% | $8,908 | 1020-1230 |
| 94 | Lehigh University | College of Business | 29% | $33,289 | 1350-1490 |
| 95 | University of Kentucky | Gatton College of Business and Economics | 92% | $19,838 | 1080-1290 |
| 96 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Fermanian School of Business | 82% | $36,370 | 1140-1410 |
| 97 | University of Cincinnati | Carl H. Lindner College of Business | 88% | $21,511 | 1150-1360 |
| 98 | University of North Texas | G. Brint Ryan College of Business | 72% | $14,675 | 980-1230 |
| 99 | The University of Kansas | School of Business | 88% | $18,322 | 1050-1290 |
| 100 | University of Massachusetts Global | School of Business | 93% | $31,715 | — |
Niche compared data from more than 1,000 U.S. based colleges and universities for its 2026 ranking. You can find its full university ranking here.
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