By the Numbers: Top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools

Are you a future MBA who sees yourself building the next Trump–like empire or heading up the new 21^st-century tech giant that will finally unseat Microsoft?

If you’re planning on joining the 20 percent of college students who major in business and you’re on the hunt to find the best business school for undergrads that could give you your head start on mega-mogul success, here’s some help.

We’ve got the vitals on the 10 best from BusinessWeek’s list of the country’s Top 50 Undergrad Business Programs for 2008.

1. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
   Philadelphia
   
   The world’s first collegiate business school, established in 1881, and BusinessWeek’s number-one program for the third year in a row.
   
   Previous Rank: 1
   Tuition: $35,916
   Full-Time Enrollment: 2,519
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 16%
   School Mascot: the Quakers
   


2. McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia
   Charlottesville, Virginia
   
   Previous Rank: 2
   Tuition: $8,690
   Full-Time Enrollment: 652
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 34%
   School Mascot: the Virginia Cavaliers
   


3. Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame
   South Bend, Indiana
   
   The Mendoza College offers undergraduate degrees in accountancy, finance, marketing, and management (with your choice of management track in consulting, entrepreneurship, or information technology).
   
   Previous Rank: 7
   Tuition: $35,187
   Full-Time Enrollment: 1,626
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 29%
   School Mascot: the Fighting Irish
   


4. Cornell University
   Ithaca, New York
   
   Previous Rank: 10
   Tuition: $19,291
   Full-Time Enrollment: 708
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 37%
   School Mascot: the Big Red Bears
   


5. Goizueta Business School at Emory University
   Atlanta
   
   Previous Rank: 4
   Tuition: $34,336
   Full-Time Enrollment: 622
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 44%
   School Mascot: Dooley, the Spirit of Emory
   


6. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
   Ann Arbor, Michigan
   
   Combining a liberal arts and business education, the three-year Bachelor of Business Administration program allows you to apply during your freshman year of college and begin the BBA program as a sophomore. If you’re a high school senior, you may be still be able to apply for the Ross BBA program through the Preferred Admissions process.
   
   Previous Rank: 5
   Tuition: $12,585
   Full-Time Enrollment: 1,069
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 49%
   School Mascot: the Wolverines
   


7. Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University
   Provo, Utah
   
   Earn your Bachelor of Science in accountancy, management, or information systems.
   
   Previous Rank: 8
   Tuition: $3,840
   Full-Time Enrollment: 1,616
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 74%
   School Mascot: Cosmo the Cougar
   


8. New York University Stern School of Business
   New York
   
   Previous Rank: 9
   Tuition: $36,524
   Full-Time Enrollment: 2,335
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 24%
   School Mascot: the Bobcats
   


9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
   Cambridge, Massachusetts
   
   Previous Rank: 6
   Tuition: $34,986
   Full-Time Enrollment: 246
   Undergraduate Admission Rate: 12.5%
   School Mascot: the Beaver
   


10. McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin
    Austin, Texas
    
    Choose a major in accounting, finance, international business, marketing, management information systems, management, supply chain management, or engineering route to business for your BBA.
    
    According to the McCombs website, more current CEOs in the S&P 500 have graduated from McCombs than from any other public business school.
    
    Previous Rank: 13
    Tuition: $8,908
    Full-Time Enrollment: 3,969
    Undergraduate Admission Rate: 52% (in 2006)
    School Mascot: Bevo the Longhorn
    

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