The premier public business school in the Northwest, the Foster School is ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Businessweek, Financial Times, Fortune, QS World University Rankings, Princeton Review, and Poets & Quants. As a public business school, we are committed to access and community engagement as well as providing students with a transformational learning experience.
Full-Time MBA Program
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| U.S. News & World Report, 2025 | 1 | 27 | 9 |
| Financial Times, 2024 | 1 | 16/30 (w) | 4 |
| Poets & Quants, 2023-24 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| Bloomberg Businessweek, 2024-25 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| Fortune, 2025 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
Evening MBA Program
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| U.S. News & World Report, 2025 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Fortune, 2024 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
Executive MBA Program
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| Poets & Quants, 2023 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| QS World University Rankings, 2022 | 1 | 23 | 8 |
Hybrid MBA Program
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| U.S. News & World Report, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Poets & Quants, “Best Online Programs of 2024” | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| QS World University Rankings, 2022 | 1 | 7/14(w) | 5 |
| Fortune, Best Online Programs 2024 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
MBA Specialty Rankings
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| U.S. News & World Report, 2025 |
| Accounting | 2 | 29 | 11 |
| Business Analytics | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| Entrepreneurship | 2 | 21 | 6 |
| Information Systems | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 21 | 16 |
| Financial Times, 2024 |
| Research | 1 | 7/7 (w) | 2 |
| Source & Program | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| QS World Master’s Ranking, 2025 |
| Business Analytics | 1 | 8/21 (w) | 3 |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 3/9 (w) | 2 |
| Princeton Review, 2023 |
| Graduate Entrepreneurship | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| U.S. News & World Report, 2025 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| Poets & Quants, 2024 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
Undergraduate Specialty Rankings
| Source | Northwest | Nationwide / Worldwide (w) | Public Universities |
| U.S. News & World Report, 2025 |
| Accounting | 1 | 24 | 12 |
| Management | 1 | 26 | 15 |
| Marketing | 2 | 33 | 12 |
| Finance | 1 | 19 | 10 |
Each ranking organization uses a different methodology that prioritizes different metrics and outcomes. To help applicants find the U.S. schools that best match their priorities, Foster created the MBA Rankings Calculator with data from major news and rankings organizations. Try our agnostic Rankings Calculator tool below to help find your top 30 best-fit schools and build your own personalized business school rankings.
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Recent rankings news
Hybrid MBA students at the UW Foster School of Business benefit from the tight integration into Seattle’s business community
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UW Foster Hybrid MBA Rises to #3 in U.S. News Ranking of Online MBA Programs
UW program cracks the top 20 for the first time based on solid employment rates and high admission standards
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UW Foster Jumps 5 Spots in Poets and Quants Rankings of Best Undergrad Business Programs
The UW Foster School of Business has ascended three spots to claim the #17 position in the Poets & Quants 2023-2024 MBA Ranking
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Foster jumps three spots to #17 in Poets&Quants 2023-2024 MBA Ranking
