The Best Undergraduate Business Schools for Academics (1-25)
| 2014 Academic Rank and School | 2013 Academic Rank | Difference | Index Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Wake Forest University | 1 | 0 | 78.599 |
| 2. Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 6 | 4 | 100.0 |
| 2. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 2 | 0 | 84.562 |
| 2. University of Richmond (Robins) | 2 | 0 | 74.444 |
| 5. University of Virginia (Mcintire) | 6 | 1 | 91.780 |
| 5. Emory University (Goizueta) | 9 | 4 | 80.991 |
| 5. Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) | 6 | 1 | 74.097 |
| 5. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | NA | NA | 63.803 |
| 9. Boston College (Carroll) | 9 | 0 | 88.769 |
| 9. Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 46 | 37 | 71.951 |
| 9. College of William & Mary (Mason) | 9 | 0 | 71.166 |
| 12. Cornell University (Dyson) | 28 | 16 | 83.913 |
| 12. Washington University (Olin) | 9 | -3 | 87.654 |
| 12. Indiana University (Kelley) | 28 | 16 | 83.913 |
| 12. University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 14 | 2 | 80.039 |
| 12. University of Michigan (Ross) | 14 | 2 | 78.315 |
| 12. New York University (Stern) | 9 | -3 | 74.899 |
| 12. University of California-Berkeley (Haas) | 2 | -10 | 74.719 |
| 12. Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 14 | 2 | 72.708 |
| 12. Bentley University | 20 | 8 | 72.414 |
| 12. Villanova University | 2 | -10 | 70.392 |
| 12. Lehigh University | 14 | 2 | 65.169 |
| 12. University of Denver (Daniels) | 28 | 16 | 50.957 |
| 24. Miami University of Ohio | 20 | -4 | 70.571 |
| 24. Babson College | 20 | -4 | 68.650 |
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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