New York University

NYU Stern School of Business is the Business school of the New York University situated in New York city. Columbia Business School (CBS) is situated in New York too, which is the Business School of Columbia University.

Both the schools are extremely popular B-School in New York City with NYU Stern School of Business having a higher acceptance rate which stands at 25%, on the other hand, Columbia Business School is quite selective which has an acceptance rate of 8.07% only.

The CBS MBA graduates' average starting salary is USD 175,000 (INR 1.47 Cr) which is higher than NYU Stern School of Business.

The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:

(USD 1 = INR 85.5)

NYU Stern School of Business is the Business School of the New York University. 

According to the NYC Stern Employment report 2023-24, 94.3% of the Stern MBA graduates received job offer by 3 months, post-graduation with an average base salary of USD 168,182 (INR 1.43 Cr) and an average signing bonus of USD 38,192 (INR 32.65 L).

These graduates were placed at the top companies like McKinsey & Company, Deloitte, Strategy&, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Amazon, Bain and Co. etc. The top industries Stern MBA graduates got the placements are Consulting, Financial Services, and Healthcare, with Consulting industry offering the highest average packages USD 178,967 (INR 1.53 Cr).

Ranked as the 7^th best MBA programs in the world by US World and News rankings 2024, NYU Stern School of Business is the Business School of the New York University.

Here are some of the 2025 rankings for the NYU Stern School of Business:

·         US World & News best UG Business Programs: These UG Business programs are ranked at #5 in the US.

·         QS Global MBA Ranking: Ranked at #17, with an overall score of 92.6

·         World University Rankings – Masters in Finance: Ranked #12 in the world.

·         EMBA Rankings – Global: The NYU Stern School of Business MBA programs are ranked at #18 in the world.

For the MBA Class 2026, Stern received 4,550 applications, out of which 1,141 students were rolled out an offer letter, which means the NYC MBA placement rate 2023 was 25% that makes this B-School a little competitive.

Although, a student can get admission to this B-School by fulfilling the below mentioned requirements:

NYU Stern MBA Requirements as an International student:

·         A four years Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university

·         Scanned copies of all the Academic Records

·         English language proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL/Duo lingo)

·         An online application

·         Letters of Recommendation (Submit at least 2 with one being of current supervisor or manager)

·         Average work experience (Class 2026) was 5 years.

·         Personal statement

·         CV/Resume

·         Standardized Entrance test scores (GMAT/GRE)

·         Application fee of USD 250 (INR 21.3 K)

(USD 1 = INR 85.5)