<p>I have created a spreadsheet of the colleges I'm interested in (although some I know I definitely wont apply.) They have been compiled from various rankings for business/finance undergrad schools, although some on the list aren't particularly fitting due to my parents' interest. </p>
<p>I'm posting it so other people who have no clue what business school they want to go to, as well as to have you guys tell me if there are any schools I should really put on my list. The stats are from college board. And UPenn or Ivies aren't on the list, because I know I'm not getting in.</p>
<p>You’re missing Miami University, Ohio. Great business program in a beautiful setting. Middle of nowhere but beautiful and professors who actually teach class and are accessible.</p>
<p>Are the difficulty rankings based on difficulty of acceptance? If so, UVA, UNC, and UCB should be near the top (well, bottom I guess). Emory, Notre Dame, and CMU are probably all easier, or as difficult, to get into as the three I previously mentioned. I’m assuming you’re OOS for all of these btw…</p>
<p>Good list nonetheless. I don’t know if you know this, but there are only 2 business schools in the Ivys, 1 at Penn and the other at Cornell. I think Cornell is up there in toughness of admission with Georgetown, UNC, UVA, etc., so I think you might want to consider adding that to your list.</p>
<p>Though it muddies the water, another thing to keep in mind is the comparative difficulty in being admitted to the business schools of the state schools. Michigan’s admit rate was in the high 40s but pre-admission to the Ross program is lower (you apply at the end of freshman year). Getting admitted to the University of Texas (not on your list) as an OOS is tough. It’s tougher still to get admitted to the BSchool.</p>
<p>Michigan joined the common application in 2011. As a result, its acceptance rate is on the move. The change is not significant, but it is noteworthy. In 2010, Michigan admitted 51% of applicants, in 2011, Michigan admitted 40% and this year, early figures suggest that Michigan will admit 35% of applicants. At this rate, Michigan’s admit rate for the class of 2017 may well be around 30%. Like I said, the change is not significant, but it is noteworthy.</p>
<p>Ross preadmit is slightly harder to get into the LSA or Engineering. Last year, fewer than 20% of preadmit applicants were admitted. The average unweighed GPA for admitted students is 3.9, while the average SAT/ACT for admitted students is 1450 (CR + M) / 33.</p>