Stanford Graduate School of Business

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) course specialisation at the Stanford University are offered in different fields including Business Administration; Finance; Economics; Management; Accounting; Public Policy; and many more.

The MBA course at the university is a two year long course providing high quality of academic experience along with practica approch.

According to rankings by QS World in 2025, Stanford GSB ranks #1 among best B-Schools in the world with a score of 100 for the five consecutive years based on the factors like employability, thought leadership, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, diversity, and return on investment.

This is how a student can make their Stanford GSB MBA application strong:

Ranked #1 among best Business Schools in world by US world and News 2025, Stanford GSB is popular choice for MBA and other Management programs for students all around world.

Stanford GSB was ranked first by QS World rankings 2025 as world's best Management programs with score of 100 for consecutively 5 years now.

Despite being considered the best B-Schools in the world, Stanford Graduate School of Business ranks #2, and Harvard Business School ranks at #1 according to the rankings released by the QS World ranking body for the year 2025. If the consideration is employability, according to the employment report 2023 published by HBS, 86% of the students who were seeking employment received an offer letter, on the other hand 97.2% of the students seeking employment received an offer letter from Stanford GSB:

The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:

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Students of Stanford GSB describe their life as full of academic, sense of community and numerous opportunities to develop.

Academic Schedule: Classes are mix of lectures, case studies and group discussions.

Extracurricular activities: Stanford GSB students is part of many students' organisations.

Strong Community: Students speak about community and values that they share at Stanford GSB.

Campus has Stanford GSB residences- Schwab Residential centre and Highland Hall. Residential hall is shared by two students with private bedroom and bathroom. Dining areas, study areas, outdoor areas, etc are common areas of residential buildings. Residential rooms at Schwab Residential centres can cost USD 2,175 (INR 1.92 L) a month for double occupancy.

According to unofficial website, rent for various kinds of apartments near Stanford GSB can cost international student:

(USD 1 = INR 88.65)

Stanford GSB has large network of alumni all around the world who are coming from various industries, countries and backgrounds. 2 most famous Stanford GSB alumni from Indian descent are Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Anil Ambani. Other than these, Stanford GSB also has famous people as alumni. Here are some alumni mentioned:

·         John D. MacDonald: American writer

·         Kunal Bahl: CEO of Snapdeal

·         Anand Ahuja: Fashion Entrepreneur

Stanford GSB boasts its large network of alumni around the world which is 106,000 students who graduated from this B-School, and now scattered all over the world making significant impact in the field of Business and Management.

These are the most famous Stanford GSB alumni:

Stanford Business School placement rate stands at 97.2% within the three months of graduation form this B-School.

The table below shows the top companies hiring the MBA graduates from Stanford GSB :