US News Top 50 Business Schools All Require or Recommend GRE Scores

发布时间：Date: 2024-04-13 返回新鲜资讯Back to News

The latest U.S. News 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings introduced a new metric, 'salary in specific professional fields,' causing significant shifts in the business school list. Stanford and Penn Wharton shared the top spot, while schools like Washington University in St. Louis saw dramatic jumps. Notably, among the revealed Top 50 business schools, all either require or strongly recommend GRE scores. This trend underscores the continued importance of standardized tests in business school applications. Prospective students should start preparing early. CheersYou（清柚教育） reminds applicants that while most programs don't set rigid score cutoffs, competition is intensifying. For instance, admitted students to MIT's finance program have a median GRE Quant score of 169, reflecting a high-score norm. We recommend closely monitoring class profiles and suggested score ranges on target program websites, and crafting a targeted score improvement strategy based on your background, to enhance competitiveness under the new evaluation system emphasizing career outcomes and student quality.

Recently,

U.S. News released the

2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings!

As of now, the rankings for business, education, law, and nursing schools have been announced. Due to data review issues, the rankings for medical, engineering, and clinical psychology programs have been delayed.

Among the revealed Top 50 U.S. business schools, 100% require or recommend that applicants submit GRE scores!

Today, let's focus on analyzing the latest Best Business School rankings and their corresponding GRE requirements!

Business School Ranking Methodology

This year's business school rankings place greater emphasis on graduates' employment and salary outcomes in professional fields, introducing the new ranking factor "salary in specific professional fields" to more comprehensively measure the impact of business schools on graduates' starting salaries.

The specific weights of each ranking factor are as follows:

Placement Success 50%

▪ Employment rate at graduation 7% (previously 10%)

▪ Employment rate three months after graduation 13% (previously 20%)

▪ Mean starting salary and bonus 20% (unchanged)

▪ Salary in specific professional fields 10% (new ranking factor)

Quality Assessment 25%

▪ Peer assessment score 12.5% (unchanged)

▪ Recruiter assessment score 12.5% (unchanged)

Student Selectivity 25%

▪ Median GMAT/GRE scores 13% (unchanged)

▪ Median undergraduate GPA 10% (unchanged)

▪ Acceptance rate 2% (unchanged)

2025 Best Business Schools

This year's business school rankings saw significant changes due to adjustments in ranking factors and weights.

Stanford University rose 5 spots, and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School rose 2 spots, sharing the top spot.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management tied for third.
NYU Stern School of Business climbed for three consecutive years, this year tying with Berkeley Haas and Yale for 7th place.
Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School surged up 11 spots, breaking into the Top 30 business schools.

Attention students planning to attend a Top 50 U.S. business school! These institutions all require or strongly recommend GRE scores. If you're aiming for business school, start preparing for the GRE now!

Source: U.S. News & ETS

While most business programs don't specify a minimum GRE score requirement, some indicate a suggested score range on their admissions websites. Alternatively, the class profiles of previously enrolled students can reveal the preferred score ranges.

Source: MIT Official Website

For example, MIT's Master of Finance program admits students with a median GRE Quant score of 169, and 80% of applicants score between 151-170 on the Verbal section. GRE score expectations are rising!

For more ranking information, visit U.S. News or the CheersYou（清柚教育） website:

https://nlg.cheersyou.com/ranking/us/business

2024 GRE Test Dates

Finally, here is the 2024 GRE test calendar. Plenty of seats are still available. If you need to take the test, plan ahead and secure your spot!

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