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Best Colleges for Business & Management Research

95 colleges ranked by the research strength of their Business & Management faculty — a 0–100 blend of bibliometric quality, top-decile stars, federal R&D funding, and academic notability. Research output, not teaching quality. Reference corpus: 2,590 faculty. Data as of 2026-07-02.

95colleges ranked
2,590faculty in corpus
University of Wisconsin-Madison#1 in Business & Management
#CollegeResearch StrengthCoverageMedian hFY24 R&D
1University of Wisconsin-Madison
State Flagship · #35
20 matched faculty; median h-index 29; $16m FY24 R&D; led by Wright, Randall (h-index 62).
74
C29.5$16m
2University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
State Flagship · #54
36 matched faculty; median h-index 18; $22m FY24 R&D; led by George John (h-index 40).
70
B18$22m
3University of Pennsylvania
Ivy League · #6
43 matched faculty; median h-index 22; $96m FY24 R&D; led by Joseph Gyourko (h-index 59).
69
A22$96m
4Michigan State University
State Flagship · #63
37 matched faculty; median h-index 19; $7m FY24 R&D; led by Tomas Hult (h-index 92).
66
A19$7m
5Cornell University
Ivy League · #11
36 matched faculty; median h-index 18; $23m FY24 R&D; led by Michael F. Lovenheim (h-index 35).
66
A18.5$23m
6University of Texas at Dallas
Regional · #112
22 matched faculty; median h-index 17; $13m FY24 R&D; led by Mike Peng (h-index 88).
63
A17.5$13m
7Georgetown University
Elite Private · #22
53 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $18m FY24 R&D; led by Turan Bali (h-index 53).
62
B15$18m
8Brigham Young University
Regional · #112
59 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $16m FY24 R&D; led by David Wood (h-index 81).
62
A11$16m
9University of Central Florida
State Flagship · #119
30 matched faculty; median h-index 14; $15m FY24 R&D; led by James Combs (h-index 48).
62
C14.5$15m
10Carnegie Mellon University
Elite Private · #24
26 matched faculty; median h-index 17; $11m FY24 R&D; led by Denise Rousseau (h-index 78).
61
A17.5$11m
11New York University
Elite Private · #35
10 matched faculty; median h-index 24; $9m FY24 R&D; led by Viral V. Acharya (h-index 93).
60
A24$9m
12University of South Carolina
State Flagship · #129
18 matched faculty; median h-index 17; $10m FY24 R&D; led by Berger, Allen N. (h-index 112).
60
C17.5$10m
13Florida State University
Public Ivy · #54
45 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $15m FY24 R&D; led by James Ang (h-index 43).
60
A10$15m
14University of California, Irvine
Public Ivy · #33
21 matched faculty; median h-index 26; $1m FY24 R&D; led by David Hirshleifer (h-index 70).
60
A26$1m
15University at Buffalo (SUNY)
State Flagship · #76
24 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $18m FY24 R&D; led by Michael Brace (h-index 94).
59
A11.5$18m
16University of Oklahoma
Regional · #112
11 matched faculty; median h-index 19; $11m FY24 R&D; led by Michael Buckley (h-index 60).
58
C19$11m
17Ohio State University
State Flagship · #41
5 matched faculty; median h-index 32; $6m FY24 R&D; led by Greg Allenby (h-index 47).
57
C32$6m
18University of Florida
Public Ivy · #27
20 matched faculty; median h-index 19; $4m FY24 R&D; led by Jay Ritter (h-index 64).
57
A19.5$4m
19University of Alabama
Selective Public · #97
17 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $18m FY24 R&D; led by Sharon Beatty (h-index 55).
57
B12$18m
20Emory University
Elite Private · #24
64 matched faculty; median h-index 16; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Jagdish N. Sheth (h-index 75).
56
A16$1m
21California Institute of Technology
Ivy+ · #6
15 matched faculty; median h-index 16; led by Colin F. Camerer (h-index 116).
56
A16
22Auburn University
State Flagship · #105
17 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $18m FY24 R&D; led by Jen Blackhurst (h-index 36).
56
C13$18m
23Temple University
Regional · #98
6 matched faculty; median h-index 29; $6m FY24 R&D; led by Gurdip Bakshi (h-index 41).
55
B29.5$6m
24George Washington University
Regional · #63
25 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $15m FY24 R&D; led by Meghana Ayyagari (h-index 27).
55
A13$15m
25University of Texas at Austin
Public Ivy · #32
26 matched faculty; median h-index 17; $6m FY24 R&D; led by Sheridan Titman (h-index 93).
54
B17$6m
26University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Public Ivy · #33
12 matched faculty; median h-index 20; $5m FY24 R&D; led by Bushman, Robert (h-index 46).
54
C20$5m
27Brandeis University
Regional · #63
10 matched faculty; median h-index 21; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Stephen G. Cecchetti (h-index 53).
54
A21$2m
28Baylor University
Regional · #91
52 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $10m FY24 R&D; led by Pedro Reyes (h-index 32).
53
A9.5$10m
29University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Selective Public · #105
41 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $12m FY24 R&D; led by Tim Pollock (h-index 44).
53
B10$12m
30Texas A&M University
State Flagship · #51
8 matched faculty; median h-index 14; $15m FY24 R&D; led by Anwer Ahmed (h-index 28).
53
B14.5$15m
31Southern Methodist University
Regional · #91
46 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $5m FY24 R&D; led by William Maxwell (h-index 32).
52
B12.5$5m
32George Mason University
Regional · #119
13 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $3m FY24 R&D; led by Min Chen (h-index 106).
52
C15$3m
33Indiana University Bloomington
Regional · #73
11 matched faculty; median h-index 17; $6m FY24 R&D; led by Donald F. Kuratko (h-index 75).
52
B17$6m
34Syracuse University
Regional · #73
8 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $25m FY24 R&D; led by J. Michael Haynie (h-index 23).
52
B12.5$25m
35Santa Clara University
Regional · #63
40 matched faculty; median h-index 11; led by Meir Statman (h-index 49).
51
B11.5
36University of Arizona
Regional · #129
10 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $12m FY24 R&D; led by Susan Brown (h-index 41).
51
B15$12m
37North Carolina State University
State Flagship · #58
30 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Adriana Corredor Waldron (h-index 90).
51
B12.5$2m
38University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Selective Public · #109
30 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $11m FY24 R&D; led by Arthur C. Allen (h-index 25).
50
A9$11m
39University at Albany (SUNY)
State Flagship · #129
38 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $6m FY24 R&D; led by Wei Zhang (h-index 48).
50
B9.5$6m
40University of Pittsburgh
State Flagship · #70
29 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Richard Franklin (h-index 54).
50
A13$1m
41Binghamton University (SUNY)
State Flagship · #73
40 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Surinder S. Kahai (h-index 24).
49
B9$2m
42University of Kentucky
Selective Public · #127
28 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $4m FY24 R&D; led by John Peloza (h-index 34).
49
B9.5$4m
43University of Massachusetts Amherst
State Flagship · #60
31 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $2m FY24 R&D; led by George Milne (h-index 48).
49
B13$2m
44University of Notre Dame
Elite Private · #18
10 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $9m FY24 R&D; led by Ahmed Abbasi (h-index 37).
48
A12.5$9m
45Rutgers University, Camden
Regional · #98
47 matched faculty; median h-index 11; led by Robert M. Schindler (h-index 35).
48
A11
46University of Rochester
Regional · #44
59 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Clifford Smith (h-index 67).
48
A13$0m
47Babson College
Elite Private · #61
129 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Dhruv Grewal (h-index 103).
48
B9$0m
48University of Oregon
Regional · #112
24 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $4m FY24 R&D; led by T. Bettina Cornwell (h-index 48).
47
A10$4m
49American University
Regional · #91
43 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Ronald Hill (h-index 49).
47
A11$1m
50University of Connecticut
State Flagship · #70
50 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $1m FY24 R&D; led by John Mathieu (h-index 81).
46
B11$1m
51San Diego State University
State Flagship · #119
20 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $10m FY24 R&D; led by John Hayes (h-index 26).
46
B5.5$10m
52Stony Brook University (SUNY)
State Flagship · #58
37 matched faculty; median h-index 14; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Michael Carr (h-index 56).
46
B14$0m
53Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Regional · #70
27 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $3m FY24 R&D; led by Bill Francis (h-index 46).
46
A10$3m
54University of Houston
Regional · #134
22 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $3m FY24 R&D; led by Kris Jacobs (h-index 41).
45
B10.5$3m
55Florida International University
State Flagship · #98
17 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $11m FY24 R&D; led by Lisa Cain (h-index 20).
45
B8$11m
56University of Vermont
State Flagship · #134
28 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $5m FY24 R&D; led by Pramodita Sharma (h-index 45).
45
A10.5$5m
57University of New Hampshire
Regional · #119
38 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $5m FY24 R&D; led by Jun Li (h-index 35).
44
B8$5m
58Texas Christian University
Regional · #105
14 matched faculty; median h-index 16; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Karen Nelson (h-index 30).
44
A16.5$2m
59College of William & Mary
Public Ivy · #54
50 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Rajiv Kohli (h-index 37).
44
A11$1m
60University of Virginia
Public Ivy · #24
8 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $7m FY24 R&D; led by Ryan Wright (h-index 23).
43
B9.5$7m
61University of Delaware
State Flagship · #86
46 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $1m FY24 R&D; led by John D'Arcy (h-index 58).
43
A10$1m
62University of South Florida
State Flagship · #91
18 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $10m FY24 R&D; led by Uday Murthy (h-index 25).
43
B8$10m
63Clemson University
State Flagship · #80
71 matched faculty; median h-index 7; $3m FY24 R&D; led by Zeki Simsek (h-index 34).
42
B7$3m
64Case Western Reserve University
Selective Private · #51
8 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Peter Ritchken (h-index 34).
41
B13.5$1m
65Northeastern University
Ivy+ · #43
5 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $7m FY24 R&D; led by Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (h-index 58).
41
C9$7m
66Drexel University
Regional · #86
17 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Rolph Anderson (h-index 46).
41
A15$0m
67Pepperdine University
Selective Private · #80
57 matched faculty; median h-index 6; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Cole Short (h-index 56).
41
A6$2m
68University of Kansas
Selective Public · #130
41 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Murali K. Mantrala (h-index 35).
40
B8$2m
69Lehigh University
Selective Private · #46
31 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $0m FY24 R&D; led by K. Sivakumar (h-index 45).
40
A11$0m
70Loyola University Chicago
Regional · #105
48 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Claire Scott (h-index 62).
39
B8.5$0m
71Oregon State University
Selective Public · #115
11 matched faculty; median h-index 11; led by Jonathan Arthurs (h-index 22).
39
B11
72University of Denver
Regional · #119
22 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Michael Myers (h-index 60).
39
B13$0m
73University of Maryland, College Park
State Flagship · #44
14 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Rajshree Agarwal (h-index 52).
38
A9$0m
74University of Missouri
Regional · #105
10 matched faculty; median h-index 14; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Jere R. Francis (h-index 63).
38
B14$0m
75University of Alabama at Birmingham
Regional · #134
27 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Patrick J. Murphy (h-index 26).
38
A9$1m
76New Jersey Institute of Technology
State Flagship · #84
28 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $4m FY24 R&D; led by Shanthi Gopalakrishnan (h-index 26).
38
A10$4m
77Stevens Institute of Technology
Regional · #76
29 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Douglas Cumming (h-index 80).
37
A11$0m
78University of Miami
Selective Private · #63
8 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $4m FY24 R&D; led by Gennaro Bernile (h-index 24).
37
C10.5$4m
79Tulane University
Elite Private · #73
19 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Angelo DeNisi (h-index 49).
36
A11$0m
80University of San Diego
Regional · #112
14 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Colin Campbell (h-index 31).
33
A5.5$1m
81Louisiana State University
Selective Public · #147
5 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Thomas Greckhamer (h-index 20).
32
C8$2m
82Creighton University
Regional · #119
33 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Robert R. Johnson (h-index 35).
32
A9$1m
83Rochester Institute of Technology
Regional · #91
29 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $0m FY24 R&D; led by John Ettlie (h-index 37).
32
C9$0m
84Gettysburg College
Top LAC · #56
6 matched faculty; median h-index 11; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Sabur Mollah (h-index 21).
30
C11$0m
85University of Richmond
Elite Private · #22
19 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Marshall Geiger (h-index 32).
29
B9$0m
86Thomas Jefferson University
Regional · #134
13 matched faculty; median h-index 3; led by D.K. Malhotra (h-index 14).
26
C3
87Yeshiva University
Regional · #105
17 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $0m FY24 R&D; led by S. Abraham (Avri) Ravid (h-index 31).
25
A8$0m
88Howard University
Selective Private · #86
53 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Elizabeth Asiedu (h-index 24).
25
A5$2m
89Skidmore College
Top LAC · #37
9 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Ting Li (h-index 15).
24
C8$0m
90Furman University
Top LAC · #50
6 matched faculty; median h-index 7; led by Steven Stewart (h-index 12).
22
B7
91Marquette University
Regional · #86
20 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Anthony Pennington-Cross (h-index 27).
22
B5$0m
92Bucknell University
Top LAC · #35
11 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Ankur Pareek (h-index 11).
22
A5$0m
93Union College
Top LAC · #41
12 matched faculty; median h-index 4; led by Stephen J. Schmidt (h-index 22).
21
A4.5
94Rhodes College
Top LAC · #52
7 matched faculty; median h-index 3; led by Andrey Zagorchev (h-index 7).
20
B3
95California State University, Long Beach
Public Ivy · #129
13 matched faculty; median h-index 4; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Praveen Sinha (h-index 13).
16
C4$0m

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How this ranking is built

Research Strength (0–100) blends four components, re-normalized over whichever are available for each college: Quality 45%, Stars 25%, Funding 20%, Notability 10%. Each college's faculty in Business & Management are matched to OpenAlex research records; scores use field-relative percentiles across these 192 colleges, not all US institutions. A college needs at least four matched faculty to be ranked.

Caveats

Research Strength Rankings v1.0 · as of 2026-07-02.

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