The Business School at Harvard University offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, arts administration, consulting, e-commerce, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, human resources management, international business, leadership, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, organizational behavior, portfolio management, public administration, public policy, real estate, sports business, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, tax, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $53,500 per year. At graduation, 77.4 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

Princeton University is a private institution that was founded in 1746. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,249, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 600 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Princeton University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 1. Its tuition and fees are $38,650 (2012-13).

California Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1891. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 978, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 124 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. California Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 10. Its tuition and fees are $39,588 (2012-13).

The Business School at Columbia University offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, human resources management, international business, leadership, marketing, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, portfolio management, real estate, and quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research. Its tuition is full-time: $58,384 per year and executive: $2,688 per credit. At graduation, 77.0 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

Stanford University is a private institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,988, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 8,180 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Stanford University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 6. Its tuition and fees are $41,787 (2012-13).

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1861. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,384, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 168 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 6. Its tuition and fees are $42,050 (2012-13).

St. Mary's University of Minnesota is a private institution that was founded in 1912. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,061, its setting is city, and the campus size is 350 acres. It utilizes a trimester-based academic calendar. St. Mary's University of Minnesota's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 174. Its tuition and fees are $28,320 (2012-13).

Yale University is a private institution that was founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,349, its setting is city, and the campus size is 315 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 3. Its tuition and fees are $42,300 (2012-13).