Duke University, one of the top ranking university of USA, is the parent institute of Faqua School of Bsuiness. Johnson Graduate School of Business is a part of Cornell University which is an Ivy league institute. A comparative analysis of their MBA program is provided below to help international students.
| The Fuqua School of Business | Johnson Graduate School of Management | |
|---|---|---|
| ranking (overall) | # 11 Financial Times 2025 # 9 Financial Times 2021 # 16 Financial Times 2020 | # 13 Financial Times 2025 # 15 Financial Times 2021 # 23 Financial Times 2020 |
| Programs | PG Programs -3 Doctorate Programs -1 | PG Programs -10 Doctorate Programs -6 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 86835 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 15178 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 101268 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 15246 Per Year |
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| ranking | # 13 for Business by US News 2025 # 50 for Business by QS World University 2025 # 25 for Business by Times Higher Education 2023 | # 37 for Business by QS World University 2025 # 20 for Business by Times Higher Education 2023 |
| application | #3036 Applicants # 395 Admissions # 13 % Acceptance Rate | #1535 Applicants # 282 Admissions # 18 % Acceptance Rate |
| exam scores | Duolingo - 125/160IELTS - 7/9TOEFL - 90/120 | Duolingo - 120/160IELTS - 7.0/9TOEFL - 100/120 |
| documents required | #Letter of Recommendation + Statement of Purpose | #Letter of Recommendation + Statement of Purpose |
| application dates | Sep 4, 2025 (Early Action Application Deadline For 2026 Intake) Sep 25, 2025 (Early Action Interview Decision For 2026 Intake) Sep 30, 2025 (Round 1 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake) Oct 16, 2025 (Early Action Final Decision For 2026 Intake) Nov 12, 2025 (Round 1 Interview Decision For 2026 Intake) Dec 2, 2025 (Early Action Deposit Deadline For 2026 Intake) Dec 11, 2025 (Round 1 Final Decision For 2026 Intake) Jan 8, 2026 (Round 2 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake) Feb 20, 2026 (Round 1 Deposit Deadline For 2026 Intake) Apr 24, 2026 (Round 1 Deposit Deadline For 2026 Intake) | Sep 17, 2025 (Round 1 Application Deadline For Fall 2026 Intake) Jan 8, 2026 (Round 2 Application Deadline For Fall 2026 Intake) Apr 7, 2026 (Round 3 Application Deadline For Fall 2026 Intake) |
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Although Cornell University (parent institute of Johnson Graduate School of Management) is part of Ivy League, MBA program from Duke Faqua has a bigger brand value. Both of their student communities consist of approx 40% of international students but has Faqua School of Business has a much better reputation amongst study abroad aspirants.
One of the reasons of this is higher ranking of Duke Faqua than Johnson Graduate School of Management. Other reason is placement opportunities. Duke Faqua welcomes more companies for recruitment of its MBA graduates than Cornell Johnson. Approx. 95% of its graduates get employment within 3 months whereas only 93% of Cornell’s MBA graduates get employment within this time period.
Duke Faqua and Cornell Johnson are located in North Calorina and New York respectively. NY has comparatively colder weather than NC especially from December to March. So living conditions for international students are much more favourable for international students enrolled in Duke Faqua.
Hence, considering all the above factors it could be concluded that Duke Faqua is better business school of USA than Cornell Johnson for MBA.
