Washington in St. Louis (Olin)

Olin is number 30 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The St. Louis-based school is known for its focus on global business and its programs in finance and entrepreneurship. Students remark on and appreciate the program’s small size. One comments, “After attending a huge institution in undergrad, it was nice to have the professors, admins, and my classmates all know one another.”

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Washington in St. Louis (Olin) ranked 6th in Inclusion, 32nd in Compensation, 35th in Entrepreneurship, 36th in Learning and 52nd in Networking. Index scores are based on student and alumni survey responses as well as salary data the school reports to MBA CSEA.

Index Ranks

Index Scores

Student Population

The breakdown below is compared with other US schools. Collected gender and non-binary data is for all students in the newest class, which for most schools is the Class of 2026. Olin reported 46% male and 54% female/non-binary.

Bloomberg also collects data on race and ethnicity from US schools — they provide us with percentages of the first-year class of American students for the following groups: White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic (of any race). These groups are categorized as such by the schools when submitting data to the federal government.

Hires by Industry

Olin sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Financial Services, Technology Industry and Health Care (Including Products and Services).

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Olin graduates is $126,000; the median signing/starting bonus is $30,000.

Demographics

Survey respondents weigh in on their school’s population, answering broad questions about what campus life is like for female, LGBTQ, and minority students.