Stanford Tops US Business Schools; IIM Bangalore Rises to Second in Asia-Pacific Rankings
Stanford Graduate School of Business has maintained its top position in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2026-27 US business school rankings for the eighth consecutive year. In the Asia-Pacific region, IIM Bangalore's Executive Post Graduate Programme rose from third to second place, marking it as India's highest-ranked programme for the fifth year. The programme improved its overall score and rankings in learning, networking, entrepreneurship, and compensation. Other notable US schools include Wharton, Harvard, and Virginia's Darden School, which saw significant gains.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–68/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 19 Sept, 04:09 am. Other outlets followed.