Academic average scores have remained suspiciously stable over the past 12, particularly among MBA programs ranked in the Top 10 by U.S. News.
| Institution | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Stanford | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 |
| 1. Harvard | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.74.7 |
| 4. Penn (Wharton) | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.94.9 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 |
| 2. Chicago (Booth) | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.84.8 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.64.6 | 4.74.7 | 4.64.6 |
| 5. MIT (Sloan) | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.84.8 | 4.84.8 | 4.74.7 | 4.84.8 | 4.74.7 |
| 6. Northwestern (Kellogg) | 4.64.6 | 4.64.6 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.44.4 | 4.64.6 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 | 4.74.7 |
| 7. U.C.-Berkeley (Haas) | 4.64.6 | 4.54.5 | 4.64.6 | 4.64.6 | 4.64.6 | 4.54.5 | 4.54.5 | 4.64.6 | 4.64.6 | 4.54.5 | 4.64.6 | 4.54.5 |
| 10. Columbia | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.54.5 | 4.54.5 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.54.5 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 |
| 12. Michigan (Ross) | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 |
| 12. Duke (Fuqua) | 4.44.4 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.44.4 | 4.34.3 | 4.44.4 | 4.34.3 |
| 8. Dartmouth (Tuck) | 4.34.3 | 4.24.2 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.44.4 | 4.44.4 |
| 8. Yale | 4.34.3 | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.34.3 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 |
| 20. NYU (Stern) | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 | 4.34.3 | 4.34.3 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 |
| 11. Virginia (Darden) | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 | 4.04 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 |
| 15. UCLA | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 |
| 14. Cornell (Johnson) | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.14.1 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.24.2 | 4.14.1 |
| 18. Carnegie Melon (Tepper) | 4.04 | 3.93.9 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 | 3.93.9 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 |
| 16. Texas-Austin (McCombs) | 3.93.9 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 | 4.14.1 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 | 4.04 | 3.83.8 |
| 16. North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 3.93.9 | 3.83.8 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 | 3.93.9 | 3.93.9 | 3.83.8 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 4.04 | 3.93.9 |
| 22. Indiana (Kelley) | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.93.9 | 3.83.8 | NANA | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.73.7 |
| 31. USC (Marshall) | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.93.9 | NANA | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.93.9 | 3.93.9 | 3.93.9 | 3.93.9 |
| 19. Emory (Goizueta) | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 4.04 | 3.83.8 | 3.83.8 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.83.8 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 |
| 21. Washington U. (Olin) | 3.63.6 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.83.8 | 3.63.6 | 3.73.7 | 3.63.6 |
| 22. Georgetown (McDonough) | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.73.7 | 3.73.7 | NANA | 3.63.6 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.33.3 |
| 27. Wisconsin | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | NANA | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.53.5 |
| 25. Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | NANA | 3.53.5 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 |
| 22. Vanderbilt (Owen) | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | NANA | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 |
| 27. Minnesota (Carlson) | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | NANA | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 |
| 27. Ohio State (Fisher) | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | NANA | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.73.7 | 3.53.5 |
| 27. Washington (Foster) | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | NANA | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 |
| 35. Arizona State (Carey) | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | NANA | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 |
| 25. Rice (Jones) | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | NANA | 3.43.4 | 3.23.2 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.23.2 | 3.23.2 | 3.13.1 |
| 41. Maryland (Smith) | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | NANA | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.43.4 |
| 39. Illinois | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | NANA | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 |
| 47. Purdue (Krannert) | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 | NANA | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.63.6 | 3.63.6 | 3.73.7 | 3.63.6 |
| 31. Texas A&M (Mays) | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | NANA | 3.33.3 | 3.23.2 | 3.23.2 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.13.1 |
| 35. Michigan State (Broad) | 3.33.3 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 | NANA | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 |
| 37. Florida (Hough) | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | NANA | 3.23.2 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 |
| 34. Georgia Tech (Scheller) | 3.23.2 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | NANA | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.13.1 |
| 41. Penn State (Smeal) | 3.23.2 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | NANA | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.53.5 | 3.33.3 |
| 39. Rochester (Simon) | 3.23.2 | 3.13.1 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | NANA | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.53.5 | 3.43.4 |
| 50. Boston College (Carroll) | 3.23.2 | 3.23.2 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | NANA | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 | 3.23.2 |
| 45. U.C.-Davis | 3.23.2 | 3.33.3 | 3.43.4 | 3.33.3 | NANA | 3.33.3 | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.33.3 | NANA | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 |
| 45. Iowa (Tippie) | 3.13.1 | 3.23.2 | 3.13.1 | 3.23.2 | NANA | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.23.2 | 3.23.2 | 3.23.2 | NANA |
| 41. Boston U. (Questrom) | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.23.2 | NANA | 3.23.2 | 3.13.1 | 3.03 | 3.13.1 | 3.03 | 3.03 | 3.03 |
| 31. Brigham Young (Marriott) | 3.03 | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.23.2 | NANA | 3.03 | 3.03 | 3.13.1 | 3.13.1 | 3.03 | 3.13.1 | 3.03 |
