Program Overview
The Tuck School at Dartmouth is committed to recruiting a faculty of “thought leaders” who can work intimately with students to provide them with the best education in business leadership. Their strategy is to create a focused curriculum and classes sized on a more personal scale.
One of Tuck’s stated strengths is its focus on resources, as evidenced by its single degree program — the two-year, full-time residential MBA. Administrators say this brings out the best in its faculty in both teaching and research. They point out that 86% of their classes are taught by full-time Tuck faculty or visiting professors with equally respected credentials. The curriculum is challenging, closely integrated across classes, and emphasizes a balance between leadership and teamwork.
Tuck is a highly community-oriented program that supports meaningful camaraderie in its classes and study groups. Many class sizes are relatively small, and the school takes pride in its accessible professors and its alumni, who remain active in school functions. This atmosphere may be part of the reason Tuck has one of the highest annual giving percentages among leading business school alumni. Since all MBA students live on or near campus, the supportive learning community fosters stronger interpersonal skills and lifelong relationships.
Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business ranks #9 in US News & World Report‘s 2026-2027 Best Business Schools ranking. The acceptance rate is 28%