Unlocking Your Potential I’m a coach and business school instructor based in Paris, with roots in Canada. As a guest lecturer at HEC, a keynote speaker, and a success coach, I’ve helped countless students master the subtle art of showcasing their strengths and leaving a memorable impact. If you’re applying to business school, you’ve probably … Read more
Dreaming of an MBA from a top U.S. business school? For many, it’s a big goal—but landing a spot in these elite programs is no easy feat. Knowing a school’s acceptance rate helps you understand how selective they are and can guide you in building your initial list of target schools. In this article, we’ll break … Read more
Wharton Regains Top Spot in P&Q’s 2024 Undergraduate Business School Rankings After slipping to No. 3 last year, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has reclaimed its position at the top of Poets&Quants’ ranking of the best undergraduate business schools. For Wharton, this is familiar territory—it’s the sixth time the Philadelphia-based school has landed at … Read more
For the first time since Poets&Quants started ranking full-time MBA programs back in 2010, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has clinched the top spot on our 2024-2025 list of the best U.S. MBA programs. Kellogg edged past last year’s winner, Stanford Graduate School of Business, thanks to a stronger showing in this year’s Financial … Read more
How Selective Are the Top Online MBA Programs? In our annual ranking of the best Online MBA programs in the U.S., we weigh Admission Standards as a full third of a school’s final score. Why? Because a high-quality cohort creates a better learning environment for everyone—and the more thoroughly applicants are evaluated upfront, the stronger the overall … Read more
For the tenth time in the past 15 years, INSEAD has once again claimed the top spot in Poets&Quants’ ranking of the best full-time MBA programs outside the U.S. This latest victory in our 2024-2025 international MBA rankings comes after the European school—with campuses in Fontainebleau, France; Singapore; Abu Dhabi; and San Francisco—also secured first … Read more
Companies are always fighting for customers and top talent. They want to be first, the best—the most profitable and respected. And they’re constantly searching for any small edge they can find. Spot a gap? Fill it. Notice a trend? Project it. Sense weakness? Exploit it. Frame, plan, invest, recruit, train. The truth is, the core … Read more
Hamid Rafieian’s Entrepreneurial Journey & EDHEC’s Top-Ranked MBA Hamid Rafieian was no stranger to entrepreneurship when he joined EDHEC Business School’s Global MBA Class of 2024. As the co-founder and CEO of Karafs, Iran’s leading digital healthcare company, and the founder of Luna, another health tech startup, his ventures had already reached over 8 million … Read more
In today’s fast-moving global business world, business schools are crucial in molding the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators. With more than 16,000 business schools worldwide, standing out in such a crowded space is tougher than ever. Schools are always working to boost their visibility, credibility, and reputation to draw top students, build academic and … Read more
When INSEAD introduced its Master in Management (MiM) program in 2019, the Fontainebleau-based business school set itself on a path toward ranking success. That journey reached a major milestone today (December 1) as INSEAD claimed the No. 1 spot for the first time in The Financial Times’ annual ranking of European business schools. The school made … Read more