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The Magnificent 7 (M7)

The M7 is a self-selected group of business schools created with the purpose of collaborating closely. Key members including the deans, admission officers, career teams meet regularly to share knowledge, and experiences. The network convenes twice every year to share information and chat about some of the most pressing issues in graduate business education. Rankings vary every year across different publications. On the other hand, M7s remain constant. Schools are neither added to nor removed from this list. However, it is not impossible that the M7 becomes the M9 with schools like Berkeley Haas and Yale knocking on the door.

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Without doubt, HBS produces some of the most powerful MBA graduates in the world. Of the 150 FT500 CEOs with an MBA, 28 hailed from HBS. Since 2006, HBS alumni have raised more than US$48B from VC (US$20B more than alumni from Stanford or Wharton).

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

There is not a better school for aspiring entrepreneurs. Not only did Stanford produce 933 VC-backed entrepreneurs who raised more than US$27.9B, the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem at Stanford is unrivalled.

THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

With close to 36% of the Class of 2019 entering the Finance industry, there is no better school for MBA hopefuls looking at a career in the Finance industry – with a preference for IB and PE. But restricting Wharton to Finance would not do justice as they have also produced 792 VC-backed entrepreneurs who raised more than US$28B.

COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL

Location matters and where best than New York City to pursue your MBA? Ideally located in the heart of the world’s business capital, you will have access to 500+ guest speakers every year and one of the best balanced faculties with 150+ adjunct professors. Columbia is best suited for people looking at Consulting and Finance and has one of the best Family Business Research centre in the world.

MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

MIT boasts one of the world most advanced innovation ecosystem and easily competes with Stanford for the title of the world’s best business school for innovators and disruptors. It’s no wonder that MIT is the school that places the most in Tech among the M7.

KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Kellogg surely host the most close-knit MBA communities in the world, but restricting Kellogg to this aspect only would not be fair. Kellogg is first and foremost the best faculty in Marketing and a school that is known to constantly place its graduate among top firms.

CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

There is no other school that embodies more academic rigour than Chicago Booth (after all, 9 Chicago Booth faculty members have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences). Yet, Booth is home to the world’s most flexible MBA curriculum and is the leading school in Impact Investment. A must-have on your list if you look at a career in Finance and Consulting.


CLASS SIZE	938	417	856	754	416	474	593
ADMISSIONS RATE	12%	6.7%	22%	19.1%	11%	26%	22.5%
YIELD RATE	89%	84.2%	66.9%	73.5%	69.5%	48%	60.1%
AVERAGE GMAT	730	734	732	727	730	730	730
AVERAGE GPA	3.70	3.70	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.60
WOMEN	43%	47%	47%	38%	41%	43%	40%
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS	33%	43%	30%	47%	42%	32%	31%
AVERAGE WORK EXPERIENCE	4.7	4.6	5	5	5	5	5
MEDIAN SALARY	$148K	$150K	$150K	$150K	$140K	$140K	$145K
MEDIAN BONUS	$30K	$25K	$30K	$30K	$30K	$30K	$30K
OFFERS AT 3 MONTHS	94%	94%	98.5%	93.9%	95.7%	98%	96.3%
CONSULTING	21%	18%	25.1%	32.6%	30.7%	31%	33.7%
FINANCE	29%	33%	35.8%	34.3%	19.7%	19%	31.3%
TECH	20%	33%	15.9%	13.8%	28.7%	25%	20.7%