Top Business Schools 2026-27: Stanford stays on top, but IIM Bangalore makes a big move in Bloomberg MBA rankings

Stanford Graduate School of Business has retained the top position in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2026–27 ranking of US business schools, while IIM Bangalore’s Executive Post Graduate Programme climbed to second place in the Asia-Pacific region.

Stanford has now ranked No. 1 in the US for eight consecutive years. The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School came second, followed by Harvard Business School and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

The University of Virginia’s Darden School recorded the biggest rise among the top US schools, moving from 10th place last year to fifth.


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Dartmouth’s Tuck School ranked sixth and the University of Chicago’s Booth School seventh. UC Berkeley’s Haas School dropped from third to eighth.

Cornell’s Johnson School and MIT’s Sloan School tied at ninth. Columbia Business School fell two places to 11th.

Top 10 US business schools

Rank	Business school	Change from 2025
1	Stanford Graduate School of Business	No change
2	University of Pennsylvania — Wharton	No change
3	Harvard Business School	Up 1
4	Northwestern — Kellogg	Up 1
5	Virginia — Darden	Up 5
6	Dartmouth — Tuck	No change
7	Chicago — Booth	No change
8	UC Berkeley — Haas	Down 5
9	Cornell — Johnson	Down 1
9	MIT — Sloan	Up 2

IIM Bangalore rises to No. 2 in Asia-Pacific

IIM Bangalore remained India’s highest-ranked programme in the Bloomberg ranking for the fifth consecutive year.

Its Executive Post Graduate Programme moved up from third place in 2025 to second in the Asia-Pacific region. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics retained the top position.

IIM Bangalore’s overall score rose to 72.6 from 71.7 last year. The programme recorded gains in learning, networking and entrepreneurship, while ranking second in the region for compensation.

The ranking is significant for India as IIM Bangalore moved ahead of several established business schools in the Asia-Pacific region. It also highlights the growing presence of Indian management institutes in global MBA rankings.

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Top 5 Asia-Pacific business schools — Bloomberg 2026–27

Rank	Business school	Country/region	Score
1	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	China	73.6
2	IIM Bangalore	India	72.6
3	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong	71.1
4	Indian School of Business	India	70.7
5	Woxsen University	India	63.7

Vanderbilt records major jump

Vanderbilt University’s Owen School rose 10 places to 17th in the US ranking. Yale School of Management climbed five places to share 12th with Michigan’s Ross School.

Duke’s Fuqua School fell five places to 18th, while UNC’s Kenan-Flagler School rose eight places to 20th.

Bloomberg assessed schools on compensation, learning, networking and entrepreneurship. It removed the separate inclusion index from the US ranking this year and changed the weight assigned to the remaining categories.

The ranking combines feedback from students, alumni and corporate recruiters with employment and salary data.

In the Europe and Middle East category, Switzerland’s IMD reclaimed the top position. Ivey Business School returned to the top of the Canadian ranking.