Management degrees have been highly sought after by several students across the world and with a plethora of institutions it can be difficult finding the one. However among all these institutions, there are a few which stand apart and these institutions are considered to the best of the lot

Here below are the top 4 business schools in no specific order.

Harvard Business School, USA

The Harvard Business School is a graduate business school which is a part of the Harvard University Boston and offers full time management and doctoral programs. This school was established during 1908 and became a separate administrative unit during 1913. The Harvard business school has been constantly rated among the best business school in the world by several popular magazines and websites. The students can be part of over 80 clubs on campus. The HBS also owns the Harvard Business Publishing which is known for publishing books, articles and online management tools for case studies.

Acceptance Rate: The Harvard Business School had an acceptance rate of 12% for the year of 2016

INSEAD, France

INSEAD (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires) is a graduate business school which was founded in the year of 1957 in France. INSEAD offers a full time programmes for MBA, Masters in Finance and PhD in management with several executive education programmes. INSEAD is considered to be the pioneer in setting up multiple campuses around the world to increase its global presence. INSEAD is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world with financial times rating it as the best business school in the world for the year 2016. The school has over 50,000 alumni worldwide comprising of the best businessmen and industrialists around the world.

Acceptance Rate: INSEAD had an acceptance rate of 31% for the year of 2016

London Business School, England

The London Business School is an international business school which is located at the heart of London and was founded in 1964. Admissions to London Business School can be extremely competitive due to its small campus size with several criteria’s to clear. The MBA programme from London Business School is one of the most prestigious and is ranked as the best by many. The London Business School also has another campus located in Dubai. With over 70 clubs on campus, students can be a part anything from professional clubs to sporting clubs.

Acceptance Rate: The London Business School had an acceptance rate of 20% for the year of 2016

Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is a part of the Stanford University and one of the 7 schools there. This school offers general management programmes and doctoral programmes. It was founded in the year of 1925 and currently with over 3000 students on campus. The Stanford Graduate School of Business has constantly been ranked among the top business schools in the world. The school also has a notable alumni with 3 Nobel Prize winners on the faculty. The school also offers several services for their alumni with special events, reunion programs and international conferences.

Acceptance Rate: The Stanford Graduate School Of Business had an acceptance rate of 6.1% for the year of 2016

Getting an admission into these colleges might be a task in itself and its always good to have options open with other business schools.