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Nestled inside NYC, Stern is a great place to go if you want to live and work inside the City That Never Sleeps. The location is absolutely a factor in making Stern a top MBA program.
Few key stats about Stern (Class of 2021):
- Rankings: 2019- Forbes (20), Economist (17), US News and World Report (12)
- Class size: 404
- Average GPA: 3.52
- Average GMAT: 721 (680-750 in the 80% range)
- With GRE: 17%
The Military Veterans Club a good place to start and learn more about what Stern offers. Stern is very veteran-friendly. At first glance at their Yellow Ribbon Program offering, you may not think that. They only offer $10k/year, which is about half of what most other programs offer. But they also have the Fertitta Veterans Program and scholarship which effectively brings your cost down to zero. Vet benefits include:
- Waived admission fee.
- Yellow Ribbon Program: No cap on the number of awards, but does cap individual award at $10k/year from the school
- The Fertitta Veterans program is the only program of its kind I’ve found. Thanks to a generous $15 million donation from two alumni (who were also brothers), the school has a war chest specifically for vets. Around 25 vets are selected each year to receive scholarships, bringing their cost of attendance down to a flat $30 k/year. With the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program also kicking in, this means if you are 100% eligible for GI Bill benefits a Stern MBA comes at no cost. Also included is the Fertitta summer program, which brings vets in the summer before class starts to get an early start on selected coursework, access career programming with corporations and alumni, engage with veteran alumni mentors, and meet their fellow classmates.
Stern is a perennial top 20 program and a great place to go if you want to get into a job in NYC.
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