The Princeton Review’s "Best Business Schools for 2025" Rankings Are Out
"Best" Designations and Rankings of On-Campus and Online MBA Programs Based on Surveys
of B-School Administrators and Students Enrolled in the Programs
The company's designations of best business schools are reported in two groups: Best On-Campus MBA Programs and Top Online MBA Programs. They are based on data derived from The Princeton Review's surveys of administrators at 390 b-schools in 2025 and of 34,700 students enrolled in the schools' MBA programs. The Princeton Review editors assessed more than 60 data points in their tallies for the project.
The Best On-Campus MBA Programs for 2025 names 213 business schools to this designation and presents 18 categories of rankings. Each ranking list names the top 10 schools in a category. Of the 70 schools that appear on one or more of the ranking lists, two schools—Northwestern University and the University of Virginia—each made the greatest number (10) of ranking lists and earned #1 rankings on two lists. Northwestern University made the #1 ranking on the lists Best MBA for Consulting and Best MBA for Marketing. The University of Virginia earned the #1 ranking on the lists Best Professors and Best MBA for Management. A summary below shows the 18 categories of ranking lists and the #1 schools on the lists.
The Top Online MBA Programs for 2025 names 50 business schools as "best" on a single list in ranked order from 1 to 50. Indiana University—Bloomington is #1 on the list. A summary below shows the top 10 of the 50 schools on this list.
The Princeton Review posted its Best Business Schools for 2025 on its website today. This feature also presents the company's profiles of the b-schools and its ratings of them (scores on a scale of 60 to 99) on topics from Admissions Selectivity to Academic Experience. Information about the project's student survey, methodology for each ranking, and FAQs is also posted on the website.
“Since 2004, when we developed our business school designations and rankings, our purpose has been to help students choose the b-school and program best for them," said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief. "The schools that made our lists for 2025 share four characteristics that inform our criteria for designating them as 'best': excellent academics, robust experiential learning components, outstanding career services, and positive feedback about them from enrolled students we surveyed. No b-school is best overall or best for all students, but to all students considering earning an MBA, we highly recommend these b-schools and salute them for their impressive programs."
The Princeton Review's 18 Categories of "Best On-Campus MBA Programs for 2025" Ranking Lists and #1 Schools on the Lists
- Best Career Prospects – #1 Stanford University (CA)
- Best Classroom Experience – #1 Georgia Institute of Technology
- Best MBA for Consulting – #1 Northwestern University (IL)
- Best MBA for Finance – #1 New York University
- Best MBA for Human Resources – #1 Brigham Young University (UT)
- Best MBA for Management – #1 University of Virginia
- Best MBA for Marketing – #1 Northwestern University (IL)
- Best MBA for Nonprofit – #1 Bard College (NY)
- Best MBA for Operations – #1 Arizona State University
- Greatest Resources for Minority Students – #1 Hofstra University (NY)
- Greatest Resources for Women – #1 University of San Diego (CA)
The lists above are based on data from the administrator and student survey.
- Best Administered – #1 Cornell University (NY)
- Best Campus Environment – #1 University of California—Los Angeles
- Best Green MBA – #1 Bard College (NY)
- Best Professors – #1 University of Virginia
- Most Competitive Students – #1 Drexel University (PA)
- Most Family-Friendly – #1 Cornell University (NY)
The lists above are based on data from the student survey.
- Toughest to Get Into – #1 Stanford University (CA)
The list above is based on data from the administrator survey.
The Top 10 Schools on The Princeton Review List "Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2025"
- Indiana University—Bloomington
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
- Jack Welch Management Institute (VA)
- Rice University (TX)
- The University of Iowa
- University of Nebraska—Lincoln
- Babson College (MA)
- University of Utah
- University of South Florida
The list above is based on data from the administrator and student survey.
About The Princeton Review Best On-Campus MBA Programs
The Princeton Review has reported its on-campus MBA program "best" designations and rankings since 2004. The rankings, in 18 categories, each name the top 10 schools in a category. The rankings for 2025 are based on data from the company's surveys of administrators at 244 business schools in 2025 and its surveys of more than 22,800 students enrolled in the schools' on-campus MBA programs during the previous three academic years. The administrator survey requested data on the program's academics, selectivity, faculty, technical platforms, career services, and other topics. The student survey asked students to rate their program's academics, professors, technology, student body, and other topics and to report on their career plans, campus life and satisfaction with the program. The full list of 213 schools receiving a Best On-Campus MBA Program designation is published on The Princeton Review website in alphabetical order as well as alphabetical by region (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West).
About The Princeton Review Top Online MBA Programs
The Princeton Review has reported its online MBA program "best" designations and rankings since 2015. (Note: online is defined as where a majority of the MBA program of study is online). The report names 50 schools as "best" in ranked order. The list for 2025 was based on data from the company's surveys in 2025 of administrators at 146 business schools offering online MBAs. The administrator survey requested data about the school’s admissions, selectivity, faculty training and credentials, technology infrastructure, graduation rates, and career outcomes of graduates as well as other topics. The ranking also factored in data from the company's survey in 2025 of more than 11,900 students enrolled in the online MBA programs. The student survey asked students to rate their program's academics, professors, technology, campus life, and other topics and to report on their career plans and satisfaction with the program. The list of 50 schools receiving designation as a Top Online MBA Program is published in rank order from 1 to 50 on The Princeton Review website.
Of related interest, in November 2024, The Princeton Review named its Top Undergraduate and Graduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2025 with Entrepreneur magazine, the company's longtime reporting partner on this annual project.
Today, The Princeton Review also posted its Best Law Schools for 2025. This year's project designates 168 law schools as "best" and features 14 categories of ranking lists, each one naming the top 10 schools in a category. Profiles of the schools, the ranking lists, information about the rankings methodology and FAQs about the project are on company's website.
All institutions that participate in The Princeton Review surveys for its "best" school designations and ranking lists are considered for the projects. Schools that do not participate in the surveys are not considered.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep, and college admissions services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school–bound students as well as working professionals achieve their education and career goals through its many education services and products. These include online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors; online resources; a line of more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House; and dozens of categories of school rankings. The company's Tutor.com brand, now in its 25th year, is one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S. It comprises a community of thousands of tutors who have delivered more than 28 million tutoring sessions. The Princeton Review, headquartered in New York, NY, is not affiliated with Princeton University. For more information, visit PrincetonReview.com. Follow the company on Instagram (@theprincetonreview) and X (@ThePrincetonRev).
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