Poets&Quants released its 2025-2026 composite ranking of U.S. full-time MBA programs, naming Northwestern’s Kellogg School No. 1 and Harvard No. 2. The ranking reshaped the upper tier: Columbia moved to No. 3 and Dartmouth’s Tuck rose to No. 4. The release highlighted dramatic moves lower and higher in the table. Stanford Graduate School of Business plunged to No. 26 after being excluded from a major 2025 ranking, one of the steepest declines recorded, while Michigan Ross climbed to No. 9 following a large rebound in outcomes and metrics. Poets&Quants aggregates results from five leading rankings, making this composite a bellwether for MBA reputations and employer perceptions. Source: Poets&Quants 2025-2026 ranking.