{{Short description|Graduate business school of Cornell University}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox university | name = Cornell Johnson<br />Graduate School of Management | image = Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.jpg | caption = Sage Hall at Cornell university, home of the Johnson School | image_upright = 1 | established = {{start date|1946|10|14}}<ref name="Johnson history timeline">{{cite web | url = https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/about/75th/ | title = About Johnson: Johnson History Timeline | access-date = 2025-07-08 | publisher = Johnson School of Business }}</ref> | dean = Vishal Gaur | type = Private business school | accreditation = AACSB International | city = Ithaca | state = New York | country = U.S. | enrollment = 583 | endowment = $482.5 million (2025)<ref>{{Cite web | title=The Role of Business in Creating a Better Life | url=https://www.scjohnson.com/en-nam/stories/a-world-with-more-opportunity/education-and-stem/2017/cornell-sc-johnson-college-of-business-named-with-150-million-donation | access-date=2025-05-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Cornell Receives $25 Million for School of Applied Economics and Management | url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/cornell-receives-25-million-for-school-of-applied-economics-and-management | access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Landmark Gift to Hotel Administration | url=https://nolancap.com/landmark-gift-hotel-administration/ | access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Dimond Family Gift to Support Nolan School Scholarships | url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/02/dimond-family-gift-support-nolan-school-scholarships | access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref> | faculty = 81<ref name=f/> | affiliations = Cornell University | website = {{URL|www.johnson.cornell.edu/}} | logo = Johnson School.svg | logo_size = 320px }} {{coord|42|26|45|N|76|28|59|W|display=title}} The '''Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management''' is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York. Established in 1946, Johnson is one of six Ivy League business schools and offers the smallest full‑time MBA cohort of all Ivy League MBA programs, fostering an intimate and collaborative academic environment while also maintaining the third lowest acceptance rate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ethier |first=Marc |date=2024-04-17 |title=Acceptance Rates & Yield At The Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/04/17/acceptance-rates-at-the-top-100-u-s-mba-programs/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Class Profiles |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/for-recruiters/class-profiles/ |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> The Cornell Master of Business Administration (MBA) also offers a one-year Tech MBA at Cornell Tech in New York City, as well as the Cornell Dual Campus MBA program, offering one year in Ithaca followed by one year at Cornell Tech.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Johnson Cornell Tech Dual-Campus Track |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/programs/full-time-mba/dual-campus/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1984, Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. and his family donated $20 million to the school, and in 2017 Herbert Fisk Johnson donated $150 million, the fourth largest gift to a business school in history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Consulting |first=Stacy Blackman |date=2017-01-30 |title=SC Johnson Gifts $150M to Cornell's Business College |url=https://www.stacyblackman.com/sc-johnson-gifts-150m-to-cornells-business-college/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Stacy Blackman Consulting - MBA Admissions Consulting |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cera |first=Rachel |title=Gift to establish S.C. Johnson College of Business at Cornell is just the latest in a legacy |url=https://www.14850.com/01292751-cornell-johnson-business/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=14850.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The endowment gift resulted in the school's renaming in honor of Johnson’s grandfather, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr., the founder of S.C. Johnson. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-28 |title=The Johnson Family Legacy at Cornell University {{!}} CALS |url=https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2017/01/johnson-family-legacy-cornell-university |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=cals.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref>
Cornell University’s MBA program at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business ranks among the top MBA programs in the United States by average starting salary.<ref name=":17">{{Cite news|title=These MBAs Lead to Employment and High Salaries|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/mba-salary-jobs|work=US News & World Report|access-date=2026-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314120559/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/mba-salary-jobs|archive-date=2023-03-14|language=en}}</ref> Cornell MBA graduates report some of the highest MBA starting salaries in the country, earning an average base salary of $175,000, plus an average signing bonus of $38,826.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Ethier|first=Marc|date=2024-02-21|title=MBA Salaries, Bonuses & Job Success Rates At 30 Top U.S. B-Schools|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/02/21/mba-salaries-bonuses-job-success-rates-at-30-top-u-s-b-schools/|access-date=2025-11-14|website=Poets&Quants|language=en-US}}</ref> With 77.9% of graduates receiving a sign-on bonus, the Cornell MBA ranks second in total average starting compensation among U.S. MBA programs, placing it among the top-ranked MBAs by salary outcomes.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Ethier|first=Marc|date=2024-05-01|title=High & Low MBA Salaries And Bonuses At The Top 100 U.S. B-Schools|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/05/01/high-low-mba-salaries-and-bonuses-at-the-top-100-u-s-b-schools/|access-date=2025-11-14|website=Poets&Quants|language=en-US}}</ref>
Johnson is known for its elite consulting placements, strong finance and investment banking outcomes, One-Year Tech MBA in New York City, immersion learning, and tight-knit cohorts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Why Johnson |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/about/why-johnson/ |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> Cornell Johnson is especially recognized for its collaborative community and strong alumni ties across industries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBA 2023 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2909/mba-2023 |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref> With an acceptance rate of 27.1%,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MBA Programs in NYC|url=https://www.stacyblackman.com/blog/mba-programs-in-nyc/|website=Stacy Blackman Consulting - MBA Admissions Consulting|date=2023-05-03|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en|first=Esther|last=Magna}}</ref> the Cornell University MBA is the seventh most selective business school in the United States, and one of the most selective business schools in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Johnson School at Cornell University |url=https://www.stacyblackman.com/mba-application-advice/cornell-johnson/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=Stacy Blackman Consulting - MBA Admissions Consulting |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ethier |first=Marc |date=2024-04-17 |title=Acceptance Rates & Yield At The Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/04/17/acceptance-rates-at-the-top-100-u-s-mba-programs/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Johnson School is housed in Sage Hall and supports more than 80 full-time faculty members.<ref name=f>{{cite web|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/About/Key-Facts|title=Johnson School Facts|access-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref> There are 600 students in the full-time, two-year Master of Business Administration program in Ithaca, as well as 40 Ph.D. students, all advised by Johnson faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Class Profiles |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/for-recruiters/class-profiles/ |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> The Johnson School is known for its rural setting and small class size — with close proximity to New York City. As such, both factors, combined with Johnson's commitment to the two-year MBA program in Ithaca and one-year MBA at Cornell Tech, contribute to its high giving rate of 1 in 4 among the 15,000 global Cornell MBA alumni, the third highest alumni giving rate of all Ivy League business schools.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=John A. |date=2011-05-30 |title=The Best B-School Alumni Networks in the U.S. |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2011/05/30/best-b-school-alumni-networks/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2017, Cornell University officially consolidated its two undergraduate business programs— the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and the Nolan School of Hotel Administration — into the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, forming the '''Cornell SC Johnson College of Business'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=$150M gift founds Cornell SC Johnson College of Business {{!}} Cornell Chronicle |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/01/150m-gift-founds-cornell-sc-johnson-college-business |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=news.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref> The merger followed a $150 million donation from Herbert Fisk Johnson III, chairman and CEO of S.C. Johnson, accompanied by a 3:1 matching grant for a total contribution of $300 million to Cornell Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Challenge inspires gifts to the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business {{!}} Cornell Chronicle |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/04/challenge-inspires-gifts-cornell-sc-johnson-college-business |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=news.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref> Upon capitalization, this donation will raise Cornell Johnson's endowment to $692 million, ranking the Cornell MBA third in endowment per student within the Ivy League, and seventh in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CFA |first=Daniel J. Bonsoms |date=2016-04-04 |title=America's Wealthiest Business Schools |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2016/04/04/businessschoolendowments/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=nolancapital |date=2021-09-17 |title=Landmark gift establishes Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration |url=https://nolancap.com/landmark-gift-hotel-administration/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Nolan Capital |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Candid |title=Cornell Receives $25 Million for School of Applied Economics and Management |url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/cornell-receives-25-million-for-school-of-applied-economics-and-management |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Philanthropy News Digest (PND) |language=en}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Ezra Cornell.jpg|thumb|Seeds for a business school at Cornell by Ezra Cornell, co-founder of the university, a successful farmer and businessman, and co-founder of Western Union.]] The Johnson School traces its beginnings to the university's founding in 1865. University co-founder Ezra Cornell proposed a ''Department of Trade and Commerce'' for the new university, which was "a radical departure from the day's conventional notions about higher education,"<ref>{{cite book|title=Founders and the Founding|last=Becker|first=Carl L.|year=1967|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-0-8014-9058-3|pages=168–169}}</ref> as this proposal was made "sixteen years before Joseph Wharton endowed the nation's first collegiate business school at the University of Pennsylvania."<ref name="history">{{cite book|title=Not Just Another School of Business Administration: A History of Graduate Management Education at Cornell University|last=Schmotter|first=James W.|year=1992|publisher=Cornell University Press}}</ref><!-- p.8 |accessdate=January 21, 2010 --> At a university faculty meeting on October 2, 1868, Cornell co-founder and first president Andrew Dickson White, suggested the creation of a professorship in bookkeeping in the context of a larger proposal: the creation of a "commercial college."<ref name="bishop">{{cite book|title=History of Cornell|last=Bishop|first=Morris|date=October 31, 1962|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-0-8014-0036-0}}</ref><!-- 569-570 --> In the meantime, the Agriculture College continued to have a Department of Agricultural Economics that was established in 1909. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Dyson |first=Cornell |title=Dyson School History |url=https://dyson.cornell.edu/about/history/ |access-date=2026-05-27 |website=Cornell Dyson |language=en-US}}</ref>
Formal movements towards a graduate business school began in 1914 when faculty in the NYS College of Agriculture convened the first meeting of the "Committee on a Commercial College". Led by economics professor Allyn Young, the committee recommended the creation of a "two-year graduate course leading to the Master's degree" in both business and public administration. Young had been trained at Harvard University, and the influence on the committee's discussion of its business school's creation only six years prior was apparent, as the committee's recommendations included instruction for graduate students only, selectivity in admissions, and integration into the larger university community.<ref name="history"/><!-- p.9 -->
The idea of a business school took a backseat to World War I and its effects on the Cornell population. Following the Armistice of 1918, third university president Jacob Gould Schurman called for the establishment of such a school, which he estimated would require $1 million of initial funding.<ref name="bishop"/><!-- p.435 --> However, financial difficulties surrounding the Great Depression would further delay its creation. [[File:SamFounderfamilyphoto.jpg|thumb|left|In 1984, the school was renamed in honor of Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. who founded S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. The renaming followed his family's $20 million endowment gift to the school in his honor—at the time, the largest gift to any business school in the world.]] In 1941, the university faculty recommended the creation of a School of Business and Public Administration, and it was unanimously approved on December 10, 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.<ref name="progress">{{cite book|title=100 Years of Progress|year=2007|publisher=Johnson School|location=Ithaca, New York|url=<!--|access-date=January 22, 2010-->}}</ref> Cornell courted Paul M. O'Leary, who earned his doctorate at Cornell and was a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "brain trust,"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/12/business/paul-o-leary-economist-is-dead-at-96.html?pagewanted=1|title=Paul O'Leary, Economist, Is Dead at 96|author=Saul Hansell|date=January 12, 1998|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref> to be dean of the new school. O'Leary leveraged an offer to be dean of the business school at the University of Minnesota in negotiations for the Cornell position, ultimately signing for a salary of $9,000.<ref name="history"/>
In 1946, Cornell University opened the ''School of Business and Public Administration'',<ref name="Ithaca Journal"/> holding classes in McGraw Hall and charging $200 for tuition for the first year.<ref name="progress"/> The school awarded two degrees—MBA and MPA—and its primary national recruiters included the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Eastman Kodak, DuPont, General Electric, AT&T, and IBM.<ref name="history"/> In 1950 it gained acceptance of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. O'Leary stepped down as dean of the business school in 1951 to become dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Melvin G. deChazeau was appointed acting dean until 1954, when Edward H. Litchfield became dean. Under Lichfield's tenure, a Ph.D. program was established, the academic journal ''Administrative Science Quarterly'' was created, a joint JD/MBA program with the Law School was organized, and the school was renamed the ''Graduate School of Business and Public Administration''. Litchfield left three years later for the chancellorship at the University of Pittsburgh and was replaced by C. Stewart Sheppard in 1957, followed by William D. Carmichael in 1962. In 1964, the school was relocated to Malott Hall, which was specifically designed to house it.<ref name="Ithaca Journal">{{cite journal|last1=Tokasz|first1=Jay|date=July 23, 1998|title=CU's Johnson School moves into revamped Sage Hall|journal=The Ithaca Journal}}</ref>
During this period faculty divisions began to emerge, with three distinct groups vying for resources: business management, public administration, and healthcare administration (the Sloan Program). In 1983, the faculty voted to end instruction in the latter two fields and to change the school's name to the ''Graduate School of Management''. The public administration program moved to the NYS College of Human Ecology. That same year, the school began offering a dual-degree MBA/MA in Asian Studies with Cornell's FALCON (Full-year Asian Language Concentration) program, to produce American MBAs with some knowledge of the Japanese language and culture gained through coursework in Ithaca and a required summer internship in Japan. The school also created an MBA/MEng, originally called the Program in Manufacturing Management (PIMM). At the same time, Curtis W. Tarr was appointed the dean of the school.<ref name="history"/>
In 1984, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. and his family donated $20 million to the school, which was renamed the ''S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management'' in honor of Johnson's grandfather, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr., the founder of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.<ref name="progress"/> The endowment gift to the university was, at the time, the largest gift to any business school in the world.<ref name="Gift">{{cite web|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/news/samjohnsoncu.html|title=Samuel C. Johnson, prominent Cornell benefactor, dies at age 76|publisher=Johnson School, Cornell|access-date=November 7, 2009}}</ref> In 1989, Alan G. Merten was appointed dean of the Johnson School. The year 1995 saw the creation of the Johnson School's first website, as well as the launch of its first 12-month option class. Merten left in 1996 to be President of George Mason University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmu.edu/resources/visitors/bio.html|title=Alan G. Merten|publisher=George Mason University|access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref>
In 1998, the school was relocated to the newly renovated Sage Hall which had previously served as a dormitory, the school started the student-managed Cayuga MBA Fund, and the Parker Center for Investment Research was established.<ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|url=https://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March08/ThomasDean.html|title=Much-honored and beloved Cornell faculty member Joe Thomas takes helm of Johnson School|date=March 27, 2008|access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref> In 1999, the Johnson School began offering an Executive MBA.<ref name="progress"/> In 2004, the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise was established. L. Joseph Thomas was appointed interim dean in 2007 and eventually the official dean in 2008.<ref name="Thomas"/> In Fall 2010, the school was rebranded in logo and in name: the ''Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University'', or simply ''Johnson at Cornell University'' or ''Johnson''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.johnson.cornell.edu/brand/pdf/Johnson_BrandStandardsGuide.pdf|title=Johnson Brand Standards Guide|date=October 2010|publisher=Cornell University|access-date=December 9, 2010}} In 2010, the Emerging Markets Institute was founded.</ref> In 2010, the Emerging Markets Institute was established.<ref name="Johnson">{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cornell|title=About{{!}} Emerging Markets Institute|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/emerging-markets-institute/about/|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=Cornell Johnson|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2011, Johnson hosted Facebook-sponsored ''3-Day Startup'' (3DS), an event where participants worked to start a technology company over the course of three days.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/MBA-admissions-strictly-business/2011/11/18/entrepreneurship-gains-momentum-at-business-schools|title=Entrepreneurship Gains Momentum at Business Schools|date=November 18, 2011|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> Later that year, a Johnson team consisting of student portfolio managers in the school's $10 million Cayuga MBA Fund won second place in CNBC's "MBA Face-Off" edition of its ''Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge'', a nine-week, real-time fantasy stock and currency trading competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2011/11/29/mba-faceoff-winner-reveal.html|title=MBA Face-Off Winner Reveal|date=November 29, 2011|publisher=CNBC|access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref>
In 2012, Soumitra Dutta became dean of the school,<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Cornell's New B-School Dean|url=http://www.businessweek.com/business-schools/meet-cornells-new-bschool-dean-01092012.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113232946/http://www.businessweek.com/business-schools/meet-cornells-new-bschool-dean-01092012.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2012|date=January 9, 2012|publisher=Bloomberg BusinessWeek|access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref> followed by Mark W. Nelson after Dutta became dean of the new Cornell College of Business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accounting scholar Mark Nelson named dean of Johnson|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/About/Newsroom/Article-Detail/ArticleId/44178/BySusan-Kelley-Mark-Nelson-Robert-Barker-University-Photography-Mark-Nelson-has-been-named-the-12th-dean-of-the-Samuel-Curtis-Johnson-Graduate-School|access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, Cornell University officially consolidated its two undergraduate business schools— the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and the Nolan School of Hotel Administration—into the Johnson Graduate School of Management forming the Cornell College of Business.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, a $150 million donation from Herbert Fisk Johnson III, chairman and CEO of S.C. Johnson, alongside a 3:1 matching grant was given to the school for a total contribution of $300 million, resulting in the school's renaming to the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. As of 2017, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business boasts nearly 3,000 students and 220 faculty – the country's third-largest business school faculty.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 9, 2017 |title=10 Business Schools To Watch In 2017 – Page 3 of 5 |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2017/01/09/10-business-schools-watch-2017/3/ |website=poetsandquants.com}}</ref>
Collectively, Cornell Johnson counts over 27,000 global alumni (both undergraduate and graduate) and is the fourth oldest of six Ivy League Business Schools. Additionally, Johnson publishes the academic journal ''Administrative Science Quarterly''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Key Facts|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/About/Key-Facts|website=johnson.cornell.edu|publisher=Johnson at Cornell|access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref>
==Campus== [[File:SageHallexterior.JPG|thumb|Sage Hall has housed Johnson since 1998.]] The two-year MBA program is housed entirely in Sage Hall, a 19th-century High Victorian Gothic building which was originally built as a women's dormitory.<ref name="Ithaca Journal"/><ref>{{cite journal|year=2009|title=Sage Hall: Within These Walls|journal=Johnson School Recruiting}}</ref> It is located near the center of Cornell's main campus, across the street from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and the four-diamond Statler Hotel. Inside Sage are a management library, a café, an atrium, classrooms, an executive lounge, a trading floor, student and faculty lounges, and a parlor. There are 38 breakout rooms and two phone booths. The building also has showers, shoe shining, and out-service dry cleaning. Offices are provided for all faculty and doctoral students, and MBA students are all assigned a locker.
In 2015, the City of Ithaca's Planning board approved the construction of a six-story office/classroom building to rise at 209-215 Dryden Road in Collegetown, Ithaca that will house courses for the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business upon completion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crandall |first=Brian |date=2025-10-09 |title=Cornell set to purchase another Collegetown building |url=https://ithacavoice.org/2025/10/cornell-set-to-purchase-another-collegetown-building/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=The Ithaca Voice |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornell to Purchase Collegetown Building Valued at $30 Million |url=https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/11/cornell-to-purchase-collegetown-building-valued-at-30-million |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell to Purchase Collegetown Building Valued at $30 Million - The Cornell Daily Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, the Breazzano Family Center was dedicated to the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornell Dedicates Breazzano Family Center for College of Business |url=https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2017/10/cornell-dedicates-breazzano-family-center-in-college-of-business |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=Cornell Dedicates Breazzano Family Center for College of Business - The Cornell Daily Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> Architecturally, the building is defined by a contemporary glass-and-steel façade with vertical fins, allowing abundant natural light and visual transparency between interior learning spaces and the surrounding campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breazzano Family Center for Business Education is dedicated in Collegetown {{!}} Cornell Chronicle |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/10/breazzano-family-center-business-education-dedicated-collegetown |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=news.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref> The building provides flexible study lounges, breakout rooms, and informal collaboration areas supporting undergraduate, MBA, and executive programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornell Dedicates Breazzano Family Center for College of Business |url=https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2017/10/cornell-dedicates-breazzano-family-center-in-college-of-business |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=Cornell Dedicates Breazzano Family Center for College of Business - The Cornell Daily Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> The business school will also utilize classrooms and offices at Cornell's Roosevelt Island campus upon completion of construction.
As of 2018, the building is constructed and has a modern look, with an emphasis on glass and wood structures. The 76,000-square-foot building offers classrooms for 450 students, three floors of administrative offices, two high-definition broadcasting studios and 19 breakout rooms. Glass walls overlook a four-story atrium; this central gathering spot has superior acoustics and is designed to accommodate a wide variety of events.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/10/breazzano-family-center-business-education-dedicated-collegetown| title =Breazzano Family Center for Business Education is dedicated in Collegetown| last =Kelley| first =Susan| date =2017-10-19| publisher =Cornell Chronicle | access-date =2025-09-29}}</ref>
==MBA program== [[File:Breazzano Family Center.jpg|thumb|Breazzano Family Center, campus of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, in addition to Sage Hall.]] Johnson offers a two-year full-time MBA program, which consists of one semester of mandatory courses (core), one semester in immersion, and an optional second-year concentration. Unlike other MBA programs whose mandatory courses occupy the entire first year, Johnson utilizes an intense first-semester core model, allowing students to engage in an immersion (concentration) prior to their summer internships. Johnson receives more than 2900 applications per year for a class size of less than 300. Overall, the program enrolled 284 students, up from 274 for the previous class. Despite this increase, the program is harder to get into, with the acceptance rate dropping from 32.4% to 27.3%. Entrance statistics for the Class of 2023 include an average score of 710 on the GMAT, an average GRE score of 324 (164 quant, 161 verbal) and a median of five years of work experience. The student body is international and diverse, with 43% of students holding citizenship outside the United States. Women comprise 42% of the Class of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2023/12/11/2023-2024-mba-ranking/|title=Poets&Quants 2023-2024 MBA Ranking: Stanford's Triumphant Return To The Top|date=January 2024}}</ref>
The core curriculum consists of one semester, divided into two halves. The first half focuses primarily on the internal aspects of the company and includes the courses Managing and Leading in Organizations 1, Microeconomics for Management, Financial Accounting, and Marketing Management.<ref name="Core">{{cite web|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Academic-Programs/Full-Time-MBA/Two-Year-MBA/Curriculum/Core-Courses.aspx|title=Core|publisher=Cornell University|access-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> The first half then culminates in the ''Marketing Case Competition'', sponsored by S.C. Johnson & Son.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vcCMsY4thIAC&q=sc+johnson+case+competition+cornell&pg=PA296|title=Johnson School|year=2006|publisher=Vault|access-date=October 16, 2011|isbn=9781581314007}}</ref> The second semester focuses on the external aspects and includes the courses Statistics for Management, Managerial Finance, and Strategy.<ref name="Core"/> This half culminates each year in the ''Integrative Case Competition'', sponsored by Citi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/About/News-Publications/Article-Detail/ArticleId/251/Integrative-Case-Competition-begins-Nov-30.aspx|title=Fifth Annual Integrative Case Competition sponsored by Citi|date=November 30, 2010|publisher=Cornell University|access-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref>
The elective curriculum can be chosen from over 80 courses within Johnson and over 4,000 offered across the Cornell campus.<ref name="Elec">{{cite web |title=Electives |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Academic-Programs/Full-Time-MBA/Two-Year-MBA/Curriculum/Electives.aspx |access-date=October 16, 2011 |publisher=Cornell University}}</ref> Johnson students have the option to dual-enroll in graduate-level courses in any Cornell college, including Cornell Law School, Cornell School of Hotel Administration, NYS School of Industrial & Labor Relations, and Cornell College of Engineering.
Ninety-four percent of the Class of 2023 accepted full-time roles within three months of graduation, and every student secured internships during the summer following the first year. The most popular career industries for graduates are management consulting (42%), financial services (35%), and technology (11%). 55% of graduates decided to remain in the Northeast, followed by 16% to the West Coast, 9% Midwest, and equal distribution to the Mid-Atlantic, South, and Southwest. Additionally, Johnson graduates reported an average salary of $175,000, with a mean signing bonus of $38,826—77.9% of graduates received a signing bonus.
According to Johnson's published 2023 employment report, the top hiring companies for full time students in the class of 2023 included McKinsey & Company (26), Bain & Company (17), and BCG (12). Similarly, the top hiring companies for the class of 2023 internships included McKinsey & Company (21), Bain & Company (10), and BCG (7).
Cornell University’s MBA program at the Johnson Graduate School of Management ranks among the top MBA programs in the United States by average starting salary.<ref name=":17" /> Cornell MBA graduates report some of the highest MBA starting salaries in the country, earning an average base salary of $175,000, plus an average signing bonus of $38,826.<ref name=":10" /> With 77.9% of graduates receiving a sign-on bonus, the Cornell MBA ranks second in total average starting compensation among U.S. MBA programs, placing it among the top-ranked MBAs by salary outcomes.<ref name=":9" />
Cornell Johnson is known for its elite consulting placements, strong finance and investment banking outcomes, One-Year Tech MBA in New York City, immersion learning, and tight-knit cohorts. Cornell Johnson is especially recognized for its collaborative community and strong alumni ties across industries. With an acceptance rate of less than 27%,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=John A. |date=2012-11-16 |title=The Gatekeeper to Cornell's Johnson School of Management |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2012/11/15/the-mba-gatekeeper-to-cornells-johnson-graduate-school-of-management/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref> the Cornell University MBA – Johnson Graduate School of Management is the seventh most selective business school in the United States, and one of the most selective business schools in the world.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=The Johnson School at Cornell University |url=https://www.stacyblackman.com/mba-application-advice/cornell-johnson/ |access-date=2025-11-14 |website=Stacy Blackman Consulting - MBA Admissions Consulting |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Ethier |first=Marc |date=2024-04-17 |title=Acceptance Rates & Yield At The Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/04/17/acceptance-rates-at-the-top-100-u-s-mba-programs/ |access-date=2025-11-14 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref> thumb|Johnson offers industry-focused immersions for Two-Year MBA students in their second semester, with opportunities at the New York City campus, including a 7-week fintech/media-tech intensive.
===Immersion learning & Concentrations=== A unique aspect of the Johnson MBA experience is a completion of an intense, hands-on semester of an integrated course and fieldwork in a specific industry or career interest, before setting out for a mid-MBA summer internship. Immersions consist of integrated electives, performance-based learning, and live cases to blend rigorous classroom learning with practical fieldwork, giving students a unique opportunity to apply their knowledge in real-world business settings.
The Johnson curriculum offers 6 immersions: *Consulting *Corporate Finance *Digital Technology *Investment Banking *Strategic Product and Marketing *Customized
Students may also choose to pursue up to two optional academic concentrations during their second year of the program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Programs/Full-Time-MBA/Two-Year-MBA/Curriculum/Concentrations|title=Johnson at Cornell - Two-Year MBA - Concentrations|first=Johnson at|last=Cornell|website=www.johnson.cornell.edu}}</ref> Johnson's areas of focus include Asset Management and Investment Research, Brand Management, Data Modeling and Analytics, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Technology Product Management, FinTech, and Culture, Media & Tech.
=== Sample coursework in private equity & venture capital ===
* Case Studies in Venture Financing * Designing New Ventures * Entrepreneurial Finance * Intensive PE Practicum * Negotiation Essentials * Venture Capital Apprenticeship
These courses provide access to industry leaders in Private Equity and Venture Capital, ideal for students pursuing careers in these fields. The capstone experience in this area of focus involves participation in Big Red Ventures, a student-managed venture capital fund guided by faculty advisors and alumni.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BR Venture Fund (BRV) {{!}} Johnson at Cornell's Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund |url=https://www.brventurefund.com/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> The BR Venture Fund is a seed-stage venture capital fund focused on early-stage, high-growth businesses with a Cornell connection, providing practical investment experience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BR Venture Fund (BRV) {{!}} Johnson at Cornell's Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund |url=https://www.brventurefund.com/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, MBA candidates have the opportunity to participate in eLab, a VC-backed student accelerator which launches an average of 15 VC-backed businesses each year,<ref>{{Cite web |title=eLab |url=https://eship.cornell.edu/item/elab/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Entrepreneurship at Cornell |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as the Cayuga Fund, a $10 million asset management fund located at the Parker Center for Investment Research.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=First-year Training in Investment Research |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/parker/first-year-training-in-investment-research/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2025 study, Cornell Johnson ranked 6th for Venture Capital outcomes, evaluating alumni at the VC partner level based on successful investments—defined as unicorns, IPOs, or acquisitions with exit values at least double the total investment amount. The school ranked 6th nationally and 7th globally for alumni success among MBAs in senior VC investor roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ethier |first=Marc |date=2025-08-11 |title=The MBA Programs That Give VCs A Measurable Edge |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2025/08/10/the-mba-programs-that-give-vcs-a-measurable-edge/?pq-category=business-school-news&pq-category-2=data&pq-category-3=mba-jobs |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref>
Beyond the BR Venture Fund, Johnson features the Johnson Private Equity and Credit Club, assisting MBA candidates actively pursuing post-MBA careers in these fields. Each year, the Johnson Private Equity and Credit Club hosts the Cornell Alternative Investment Symposium hosted on the Cornell Tech campus. The most recent symposium featured alumni from Blackstone, Blackrock, Morgan Stanley Private Credit, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, PGIM Real Estate, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great upcoming event from the Cornell Johnson Private Equity Club! {{!}} Katherine Selch |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/katherineselch_great-upcoming-event-from-the-cornell-johnson-activity-6893649273381011456-yEpv |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the Johnson school frequently hosts CMC sponsored events from the VC and PE sectors at both the Ithaca campus and the Cornell Tech campus in New York City. These events offer students the opportunity to learn directly from practicing professionals, expand their networks, and receive mentorship from industry leaders in these fields.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |last2=Endresen |first2=Janice |date=2022-03-24 |title=Cornell Alternative Investments Symposium Speakers Discuss Trends, Strategies, ESG |url=https://business.cornell.edu/hub/2022/03/24/cornell-alternative-investments-symposium-speakers-discuss-trends-strategies-esg/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, the Private Equity and Venture Capital Area of Focus, CMC, and Johnson Private Equity and Credit Club provide structured academic and professional mentorship by directly connecting students with alumni mentors who are successful practitioners in these fields.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |last2=Endresen |first2=Janice |date=2022-03-24 |title=Cornell Alternative Investments Symposium Speakers Discuss Trends, Strategies, ESG |url=https://business.cornell.edu/hub/2022/03/24/cornell-alternative-investments-symposium-speakers-discuss-trends-strategies-esg/#:~:text=The%20symposium%E2%80%99s%20first%20panel%20of%20speakers%20discussed |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
===International Course Experience and Global Study=== For residential MBA students, the school also offers semester-long study abroad programs with HEC Paris, IESE, the London School of Economics, the National University of Singapore Business School, Melbourne Business School, Tsinghua University, SDA Bocconi School of Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), and many others. Students may also propose a semester-long exchange program with any of the remaining 57 member schools in the Partnership in International Management (PIM).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=International Exchange Program |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/programs/full-time-mba/two-year-mba/curriculum/global-learning/international-exchange-program/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management |language=en}}</ref>
For international course experiences, Johnson offers multiple international credit satisfying study‑trip courses each year during Winter Break (December – January) and Spring Break (March). Most recent excursions have included Dubai, South Africa, Columbia, Brazil and Italy. The International Treks enable Cornell business students the opportunity to engage and assist businesses in developing economies, visit startups and established companies with an international footprint, and form closer bonds with their classmates. International treks are open to all Cornell University MBA candidates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |last2=Godoy |first2=Katelyn |date=2019-04-25 |title=International treks combine business and culture while uniting MBAs across programs |url=https://business.cornell.edu/hub/2019/04/24/international-treks-across-programs/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Dual-Degree programs''' * Joint program with Cornell College of Engineering (MBA/MEng) * Joint program with Weill Cornell Medical College (MBA/MD) * Joint program with Cornell School of Industrial & Labor Relations (MBA/MILR) * Joint program with Cornell Law School (MBA/JD) * Joint program with Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (MBA/MPS) * Joint program with Cornell Institute for Public Affairs in the NYS College of Human Ecology (MBA/MPA)
The MBA/JD program has 3- and 4-year tracks,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/degrees/joint_degree.cfm|title=Cornell Law School: Joint Degrees|first=Instructional and Web Services, Cornell Information|last=Technologies|website=www.lawschool.cornell.edu}}</ref> and the MBA/MPS program is for those who want to specialize in real estate. The MBA/MILR is a 2 1/2 program and has been termed the "crown jewel for aspiring human resources professionals."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hrpatriot.blogspot.com/2009/04/hr-graduate-program-rankings.html|title=HR Graduate Program Rankings|access-date=July 5, 2010|date=April 26, 2009|publisher=HR Patriot}}</ref> Additionally, MBA candidates may take any graduate level courses offered at Cornell.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management |url=https://courses.cornell.edu/business/scj-graduate-school-management/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Cornell University |language=en}}</ref>
The Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world. The Cornell MBA's current rankings are as follows:
===MBA rankings=== The Cornell University MBA – Johnson Graduate School of Management is consistently ranked among the top MBA programs in the world. In 2024, the Financial Times ranked the Johnson School at Cornell:
* 9th in the world<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Best Business School Rankings |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2951/mba-2024 |access-date=2024-01-03 |work=financialtimes.com |language=en}}</ref> * 5th in the United States<ref name=":4" />
Other rankings: * #5 (North America) — ''The Financial Times'' 2023<ref>{{Cite news |title=Best Business School Rankings |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2951/mba-2024 |access-date=2023-05-24 |work=financialtimes.com |language=en}}</ref> * #8 (Global) — ''The Financial Times'' 2023<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |title=Best Business School Rankings |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2951/mba-2024 |access-date=2023-05-24 |work=financialtimes.com |language=en}}</ref> * #7 Best MBA Program for Consulting — ''AdmitStreet'' 2025<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Top 15 MBA Programs for Consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) {{!}} admitStreet |url=https://admitstreet.com/blog/best-business-schools-for-consulting/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * #5 Best MBA Program for Investment Banking — ''BusinessBecause'' 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=10 Best MBAs For Investment Banking |url=https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-jobs/7686/mba-investment-banking |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.businessbecause.com |language=en}}</ref> * #8 ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' 2025<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |title=These Are the US's Best Business Schools |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/regions/us/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> * #7 Career Progress Rank — ''The Financial Times'' 2025<ref name=":3" /> * #7 ''Poets and Quants'' 2025<ref>{{Cite news |title=These Are the US's Best Business Schools |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/12/03/poetsquants-2024-mba-ranking/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |work=poetsandquants.com |language=en}}</ref> * #9 ''Poets and Quants'' 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=John A. |date=2024-12-03 |title=Poets&Quant's 2024-2025 MBA Ranking: For The First Time Ever, Kellogg Takes First |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/12/03/poetsquants-2024-mba-ranking/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref> * #9 ''Forbes'' 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Business Schools 2019 |url=https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/ |access-date=2020-01-02 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> * #8 Best MBA Program for Finance — QS 2025 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-05 |title=QS MBA by Career Specialisation Rankings 2023: Finance |url=https://www.topmba.com/specialisation-rankings/finance |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=TopMBA.com |language=en}}</ref> * #8 Salary — U.S. News & World Report 2023<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=2023-2024 Best Business Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=US News}}</ref> * #8 Salary — U.S. News & World Report 2024<ref name=":2" /> * #10 Salary — U.S. News & World Report 2025<ref name=":2" /> * #7 Average Starting Salary and Bonus — U.S. News & World Report 2022<ref name=":2" /> * #9 Peer Assessment Score — U.S. News & World Report 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Best Business Schools |url=https://premium.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/university-of-virginia-main-campus-01234 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |website=US News}}</ref> * #10 Best MBA Program for Consulting — ''AdmitStreet'' 2024<ref name=":11" /> * #10 Top MBA for Consulting Salary — U.S. News & World Report 2025<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Claybourn |first=Cole |date=4 October 2025 |title=25 MBA Programs That Train Well-Paid Consultants |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/slideshows/mba-programs-where-grads-earn-the-most-in-consulting?onepage |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref>
=== Cornell University – Johnson School of Management and Undergraduate School rankings ===
* #5 Cornell University (Johnson School) — ''Financial Times'' Best Business School Ranking in the United States MBA 2023<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=SC Johnson College of Business {{!}} Cornell University |url=https://business.cornell.edu/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> * #8 Cornell University (Johnson School) — ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' Best Business School Ranking in the United States MBA 2025<ref name=":5" /> * #8 Cornell University (Dyson School) — ''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the United States 2022<ref name=":7" /> * #6 Cornell University (Dyson School) — ''Poets and Quants'' Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2023<ref name=":7" /> * #8 Cornell University (Johnson School) — ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' Best Business School Ranking in the United States MBA 2018<ref name=":5" /> * #8 Cornell University (Johnson School) — ''Financial Times'' Best Business School Ranking in the World MBA 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBA 2023 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2909/mba-2023 |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref> * #9 Cornell University (Johnson School) — ''Financial Times'' Best Business School Ranking in the World MBA 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBA 2024 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2951/mba-2024 |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
=== MBA Specialty rankings === * #1 Best Administered — ''The Princeton Review'' 2024<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Best Business Schools 2024 |language=en |work=princetonreview.com |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/business-school-rankings/best-business-schools?ceid=best-business |access-date=2023-05-24}}</ref> * #1 Best Campus Environment — ''The Princeton Review 2024<ref name=":1" />'' * <nowiki>#2 Best Professors — </nowiki>''The Princeton Review'' 2024<ref name=":1" /> * #6 Best Career Prospects — ''The Princeton Review'' 2025<ref name=":1" /> * <nowiki>#3 Best Green MBA — </nowiki>''The Princeton Review 2024<ref name=":1" />'' * <nowiki>#9 Best Career Prospects — </nowiki>''The Princeton Review'' 2024<ref name=":1" /> * #1 Alumni Network — ''The Financial Times'' 2023<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=MBA 2025 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2909/mba-2025 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref> * #3 Alumni Network — ''The Financial Times'' 2024<ref name=":3" /> * #3 Career Services Rank — ''The Financial Times'' 2023<ref name=":3" /> * #3 Aims Achieved Rank — ''The Financial Times'' 2023<ref name=":3" /> * #8 Compensation — ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' 2024<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |title=Best Business School Rankings |language=en |work=financialtimes.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2951/mba-2024 |access-date=2023-05-24}}</ref> * #3 Overall Satisfaction — ''The Financial Times'' 2023<ref name=":3" /> * #7 Career Progress Rank — ''The Financial Times'' 2025<ref name=":3" /> * #6 Best MBA For Finance Careers In 2025 — ''BusinessBecause'' 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-01 |title=10 Best MBAs For Finance Careers In 2025 |url=https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-jobs/9128/best-mba-for-finance |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=www.businessbecause.com |language=en}}</ref> * #9 Compensation & Networking — ''Bloomberg Businessweek 2025<ref name=":8" />'' * #10 Best MBA For Consulting Outcomes— ''U.S. News & World Report'' 2025<ref name=":15" />
In recent rankings, the Cornell University MBA - Johnson Graduate School of Management was ranked 5th by the ''[https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2909/mba-2023 Financial Times],''<ref>{{cite news|title=Terms of Service Violation|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-business-schools/|work=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> 8th by ''[https://www.bloomberg.com/ Bloomberg Businessweek]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBA Rankings 2018 - Global |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/2018/?leadSource=uverify%20wall |access-date=June 4, 2021 |website=Bloomberg |language=en}}</ref> 7th by ''[https://www.topuniversities.com/ QS Top Universities]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/cornell-sc-johnson-college-business-cornell-university |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> and 9th by ''[https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/ Forbes]''.<ref name="grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com">{{cite web|title=Best Business Schools|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> In the ranking aggregator ''[https://www.poetsandquants.com/ Poets & Quants]'' Cornell Johnson is ranked 7th in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=John A. |date=2023-12-11 |title=Poets&Quants 2023-2024 MBA Ranking: Stanford's Triumphant Return To The Top |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2023/12/11/2023-2024-mba-ranking/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, the Cornell MBA ranked fourth among all U.S. business schools for average starting salary and bonus. For class of 2022, the median total first-year compensation exceeded $205,000.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top 10 US MBA - By Total Salary |url=https://www.f1gmat.com/total-cost-salary-best-30-mba-programs |access-date=2024-01-03 |work=f1gmat.com |language=en}}</ref> According to graduate employment data, the Class of 2023 earned an average base salary of $175,000, along with an average signing bonus of $38,826 received by 77.9% of graduates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ethier |first=Marc |date=2024-05-01 |title=High & Low MBA Salaries And Bonuses At The Top 100 U.S. B-Schools |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/05/01/high-low-mba-salaries-and-bonuses-at-the-top-100-u-s-b-schools/ |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref> This placed the Cornell MBA second among all U.S. MBA programs for highest total starting salary, combining base salary and signing bonus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ethier |first=Marc |date=2024-05-01 |title=High & Low MBA Salaries And Bonuses At The Top 100 U.S. B-Schools |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/05/01/high-low-mba-salaries-and-bonuses-at-the-top-100-u-s-b-schools/ |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Poets&Quants |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Doctoral program==
Johnson also offers a Doctor of Philosophy in the field of management, with primary concentrations in five areas: *Accounting *Finance *Marketing *Management and Organizations *Production and Operations management Doctoral students select two minor areas of concentration in addition to their primary field. Secondary fields offered by Johnson include behavioral science, managerial economics, and quantitative analysis; however, students may select a minor concentration outside of Johnson if desired. The program is small, with about 40 students in residence at any given time.<ref name="Works">{{cite web|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Academic-Programs/PHD-Program/Program-Specifics.aspx|title=How Our Program Works|publisher=Cornell University|access-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> Students are provided a full tuition waiver, a stipend, and health insurance.
The doctoral program takes at least four years to complete, and the average time spent is five years.<ref name="Works"/> Students' first examination, admission to candidacy, is taken at or near the conclusion formal course work (typically following year three). This examination ascertains competence in students' chosen field and is administered in written and oral components. The second examination is a thesis defense, which is administered once the dissertation is complete.<ref name="Works"/>
For 2010, Johnson's Ph.D. program was ranked #1 for experimental financial accounting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.byuaccounting.net/rankings/phdrank/rank_phd.php?qurank=Finan_Exper&sortorder=ranking66|title=Ranking For Experimental Financial|year=2010|publisher=Brigham Young University|access-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> For finance, Johnson's Ph.D. program was ranked #6 according to a 2006 study.<ref>{{cite SSRN|ssrn=969413|title=Establishing a Pecking Order for Finance Academics: Ranking of U.S. Finance Doctoral Programs|author=Jean L. Heck|year=2006}}</ref>
==Executive MBA== Johnson offers three off-campus Executive MBA programs. The '''Cornell Executive MBA in Metro NY''', established in 1999, is based in New York City and delivered primarily at the Cornell Tech campus, with residential sessions on the Cornell University campus. The '''Cornell Executive MBA Americas''', launched in 2005 in partnership with Queen’s University, is a 17-month program that combines team-based instruction across the Americas and awards dual MBA degrees from both institutions.<ref name="EMBA">{{cite news |year=2010 |title=EMBA rankings |url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/emba-rankings-2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927045840/https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/emba-rankings-2010 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref> Introduced in 2016, the '''Cornell Executive MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership''' is a dual-degree program offered in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, awarding an MBA from Johnson and a Master of Science from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.<ref name="Executive MBA/M.S.">{{cite web |title=MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Programs/Executive-MBA-MS-in-Healthcare-Leadership/}}</ref> Johnson has three off-campus Executive MBA programs:
* Cornell Executive MBA in Metro NY * Cornell Executive MBA Americas * Cornell Executive MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership Established in 1999, the Cornell Executive MBA in Metro NY is based in New York, NY. This program uses a traditional classroom setting at the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island. Classes are held every other weekend, all day Saturday and Sunday morning, in addition to four residential sessions on the Cornell University campus. The program duration is 22 months. For 2010, Johnson's Executive MBA program was ranked #24 worldwide by ''Financial Times''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EMBA Rankings 2010 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/676/emba-rankings-2010 |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
In 2005, Johnson launched the Cornell Executive MBA Americas program (originally called the Cornell-Queens Executive MBA program) in partnership with Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. This program organizes participants into teams of 6-8 people in cities across the US, Canada, and Latin America, linking these teams via multi-point, interactive video conferencing for class sessions. Classes are typically held every other weekend, all day Saturday and Sunday morning, in addition to four residence sessions on the Cornell and Queen's university campuses. Graduates earn two MBAs, one from each institution, and the program duration is 17 months.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Cornell Executive MBA (EMBA) Programs |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/programs/emba/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
In September 2016, Weill Cornell Medicine and the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management announced a new dual-degree program that will provide the next generation of health care leaders with a broad set of skills for success in a rapidly changing environment. Students participating in the two-year Healthcare Leadership program will receive a Master of Science degree from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and an MBA from Johnson. The program will focus on health care throughout the United States, in particular, health care systems that are experiencing vast changes in structure, payment, and regulatory requirements. Program duration is 20 months (with breaks), consisting of two semesters per year (fall and spring).<ref name=":14" />
The '''Cornell–Tsinghua MBA Program''' is a highly selective and globally renowned joint MBA program offered by the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, two of the world’s most distinguished academic institutions. Located in Beijing and delivered primarily in English, the program is designed for accomplished professionals seeking senior leadership roles in an increasingly interconnected global economy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Cornell-Tsinghua Finance MBA |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/programs/emba/tsinghua-finance/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> Its rigorous curriculum combines the academic excellence, research strength, and pedagogical innovation of Cornell with Tsinghua’s deep influence, policy insight, and leadership position in China and Asia. Emphasizing global strategy, innovation, and cross-border management, the program provides unparalleled access to Cornell faculty, executives, and alumni networks across the United States, China, and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornell-Tsinghua Dual Degree Finance MBA Program：Empowering Professionals,Elevating Learning, and Enriching Portfolio Diversity-PBCSF FMBA |url=https://eng.fmba.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1003/1157.htm |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=eng.fmba.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn}}</ref> Graduates receive an MBA degree from Cornell University and a certificate from Tsinghua University, reflecting the program’s unique stature at the intersection of global business and China’s economic leadership.<ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Cornell-Tsinghua Finance MBA |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/programs/emba/tsinghua-finance/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Organization, research, and programs== Johnson’s academic offerings are organized across eight core content areas: Accounting; Applied Economics and Policy; Finance; Management and Organizations; Marketing and Management Communications; Operations, Technology, and Information Management; Services Management; and Strategy and Business Economics. Faculty within these areas collaborate on curriculum development, teaching innovation, industry engagement, and interdisciplinary research initiatives across the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Compared with other Ivy League–affiliated and peer private MBA programs, Johnson’s academic structure places distinctive emphasis on applied economics, investment research and valuation, and services-oriented strategy, with unusually close integration between finance, consulting-aligned disciplines, and interdisciplinary research.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell |title=Industry Advantages |url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/about/why-johnson/industry-advantages/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
Johnson supports several interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Leadership, the Center for Manufacturing Enterprise, the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, the Parker Center for Investment Research, and the Smith Family Business Initiative. These centers integrate faculty research with applied learning, conferences, and engagement with industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.
The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise focuses on sustainability, corporate responsibility, and global development, examining how market-based approaches can address environmental and social challenges. The Center supports research, experiential learning, and practitioner engagement across sustainability-related domains.
The Smith Family Business Initiative plays a pivotal role in advancing the global family business community. Established in 2014 through a generous donation by John and Dyan Smith, the Smith Family Business program aims to support and empower family business owners, leaders, alumni, and practitioners worldwide. The initiative offers specialized programs, conducts research applicable for Business Management and Family Office practices, and fosters a network for students and business owners. Curriculum and research encompasses behavioral science and economics for succession planning, governance, and managing family dynamics within businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=Cornell Case Competition for Family Ownership |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/smith/students/cornell-case-competition-for-family-ownership/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> The initiative also provides advisory services and organizes events to facilitate knowledge-sharing and networking. Key offerings include the Cornell Family Business Mentorscape, which connects students and recent alumni with experienced mentors from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business network; the Peer Leadership Forums, offering an exclusive platform for global family business leaders to collaborate on growth and strategy, and the Cornell Case Competition for Family Ownership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=Courses |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/smith/students/additional-courses/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
Johnson is also the institutional home of ''Administrative Science Quarterly'' ''(ASQ)'', a leading peer-reviewed academic journal in the social sciences and management, widely recognized for its influence in organizational theory and management research. As of 2025, ASQ had the ninth-highest "article influence score" according to ''Eigenfactor'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=eigenfactor.org - ranking and mapping scientific journals |url=http://www.eigenfactor.org/results.php?fulljournalname1=&rosvcat=BUSINESS+AND+MARKETING&year=2007&resultsperpage=100&issnnumber=&ordering=perarticle&grping=%&nam=names&Submit=Search |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110726023428/http://www.eigenfactor.org/results.php?fulljournalname1=&rosvcat=BUSINESS+AND+MARKETING&year=2007&resultsperpage=100&issnnumber=&ordering=perarticle&grping=%&nam=names&Submit=Search |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=www.eigenfactor.org}}</ref> and it was ranked as the #16 academic journal in business by ''Financial Times''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://journal-ranking.com/ranking/web/docs/pdf/business%20top%2040.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031344/http://journal-ranking.com/ranking/web/docs/pdf/business%20top%2040.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-19 |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=journal-ranking.com}}</ref>
Since 2001, Johnson has also hosted its annual ''MBA Stock Pitch Challenge'' (SPC), a 12-hour competition in which teams of finance students from twelve top MBA programs prepare and present buy/hold/sell recommendations and vigorously defend them. The names of the winning schools are inscribed on the Jack M. Ferraro Trophy. The winningest school is Kellogg, which has claimed first place three times (2004, 2005, 2006).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=Teams/Past Winners |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/parker/investment-portfolio-case-competition/teams-past-winners/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> The most recent winner is Chicago Booth, followed by Duke Fuqua School of Business in second place (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=Teams/Past Winners |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/parker/investment-portfolio-case-competition/teams-past-winners/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets === The Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets (formerly Emerging Markets Institute) was founded in 2010 to investigate the role of emerging markets in the global economy, and to educate current and future business leaders in this area.<ref name="Johnson" /> The Institute brings together preeminent practitioners and academics from around the world to develop the next generation of global business leaders and create the premier research center on the role of emerging markets in the global economy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/emi/about/|title=About the Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets|publisher=Johnson School of Management, Cornell University|access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> Since 2014, Professor Lourdes Casanova has been the Gail and Roberto Cañizares Director of the Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets.
CCEM publishes every year the Emerging Market Multinationals Report, in collaboration with the Emerging Multinationals Research Network (EMRN), EMnet at the OECD Development Centre, International Finance Corporation, Inter-American Development Bank, and several universities and academics from around the world. The report monitors the performance of emerging markets multinationals and examines the growth prospects of emerging economies in today’s highly complex and uncertain world.
As of November 2025, the CCME has published 10 Emerging Market Multinational Reports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=The Emerging Market Multinationals Report |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/emi/emerging-markets-report/?_gl=1*osjzae*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODQxNjM5NjI0LjE3MzAzODQzNjM.*_ga_PJ9SLZ1H8W*MTczMDM4NDM2Mi4xLjAuMTczMDM4NDc0NS4wLjAuMA.. |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, the EMI Report was downloaded over 26,000 times.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=Emerging Markets Institute |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/emi/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref> The EMI has organized 14 Annual Conferences, launched the Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition and the Cornell EMI Corning Cornell EMI Corning Case Competition. The Annual Conference is held at Cornell Tech campus at Roosevelt Island and is attended by experts and leaders from Emerging Markets. Notable past guests have included Iván Duque, Mark Mobius, Marcos Prado Troyjo, Kaushik Basu, Mbugua Martin Kimani, Jayant Sinha, and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=EMI Annual Conference |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/emi/conference/?_gl=1*1oein7e*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMjkyMDA0NS4xNzMwMzg0Mjk1*_ga_PJ9SLZ1H8W*MTczMDM4NDI5NS4xLjAuMTczMDM4NDMwMS4wLjAuMA.. |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cornell SC |title=EMI Annual Conference |url=https://business.cornell.edu/centers/emi/conference/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}</ref>
==People==
===Faculty=== {{see also|List of Cornell University faculty|List of deans of the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management}} Professors at Johnson include former school dean Robert J. Swieringa, member of the board of directors for General Electric;<ref>{{cite magazine|title=GE Board of Directors|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/board.asp?ric=GE|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525181450/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/board.asp?ric=GE|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2012|magazine=BusinessWeek|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> author and ''The New York Times'' columnist Robert H. Frank;<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank bio|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/faculty/profiles/frank/|publisher=Cornell|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> Maureen O'Hara, who was the first female president of the American Finance Association;<ref>{{cite web|title=O'Hara bio|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/faculty/profiles/Ohara/|publisher=Cornell|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> and Robert Jarrow, co-author of the Heath–Jarrow–Morton (HJM) framework for pricing interest rate derivatives.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Bond Pricing and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A New Methodology for Contingent Claims Valuation|journal=Econometrica|year=1992|volume=60|issue=1|pages=77–105|url=https://ideas.repec.org/a/ecm/emetrp/v60y1992i1p77-105.html|publisher=University of Connecticut|access-date=September 1, 2009|last1=Heath|first1=David|last2=Jarrow|first2=Robert|last3=Morton|first3=Andrew|doi=10.2307/2951677|jstor=2951677|hdl=1813/8783|hdl-access=free}}</ref>
===Alumni=== {{see also|List of Cornell University alumni}} The school's graduates have served in executive leadership positions for numerous corporations. Alumni include Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld (Ph.D. '80),<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosenfeld bio|url=http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/about/profile/irene-rosenfeld-bio.htm|publisher=Kraft Foods|access-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825231151/http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/about/profile/irene-rosenfeld-bio.htm|archive-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref> Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini (MBA '84),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aetna.com/about-aetna-insurance/aetna-corporate-profile/corporate-bios/bertolini.html|title=Bertolini biography|publisher=Aetna|access-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref> venture capitalist and founder of Bond Capital Mary Meeker (MBA '86),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=Kate |date=2019-04-25 |title=Mary Meeker, one of the most-followed technology forecasters, raises $1.25 billion for a new fund |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/25/mary-meeker-one-of-the-most-followed-technology-forecasters-raises-1point25-billion-for-a-new-fund.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> Ocean Spray CEO Randy Papadellis (MBA),<ref>{{cite web|title=Papadellis bio|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/agriculture-forestry/agriculture-crop-production/5796073-1.html|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605083552/http://www.allbusiness.com/agriculture-forestry/agriculture-crop-production/5796073-1.html|archive-date=June 5, 2009}}</ref> co-founder of PeopleSoft David Duffield (MBA '62),<ref>{{cite web|title=David A. Duffield, Founder of PeopleSoft, Shifting Business Strategy for WorkDay Inc. on Monday|url=http://pulse2.com/2006/11/04/david-a-duffield-founder-of-peoplesoft-will-be-launching-an-online-erp-web-company-on-monday/|publisher=Pulse|access-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616082550/http://pulse2.com/2006/11/04/david-a-duffield-founder-of-peoplesoft-will-be-launching-an-online-erp-web-company-on-monday/|archive-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref> Strategy& Middle East Chairman Joe Saddi (MBA '83),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strategyand.pwc.com/global/home/who_we_are/leadership/details/joe_saddi|title=Joe Saddi – Partner Middle East - Strategy&|first=Joe|last=Saddi|website=pwc.com}}</ref> former Chevron CEO Ken Durr (MBA '60),<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/prospectivestudents/prominentalum.html|publisher=Cornell|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> former Cargill CEO Warren Staley (MBA '67),<ref>{{cite web|title=The quiet giant speaks: Warren Staley, CEO of Cargill, shares his insights on the privileges of privacy.|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+quiet+giant+speaks:+Warren+Staley,+CEO+of+Cargill,+shares+his...-a0118379789|publisher=Free Library|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> former CEO of Emerson Charles F. Knight (MBA '59),<ref>{{cite web|title=Performance without Compromise: How Emerson Consistently Achieves Winning Results|url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Performance-Without-Compromise/Charles-F-Knight/e/9781591397779|publisher=Barnes & Noble|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> former Applied Materials CEO James C. Morgan (MBA '63),<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan bio|url=http://www.appliedmaterials.com/about/bio_james_morgan.html|publisher=Applied Materials|access-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214082033/http://www.appliedmaterials.com/about/bio_james_morgan.html|archive-date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President Terry C. Stewart (MBA '72),<ref>{{cite web|title=Terry Stewart: President and Chief Executive Officer|url=http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/terry-stewart/|publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011215/http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/terry-stewart|archive-date=March 4, 2009}}</ref> Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse (MBA '77),<ref>{{cite web|title=Sprint Nextel Names Wireless Veteran Dan Hesse as President and CEO|url=http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&ID=1088211|publisher=Sprint Nextel|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> BP CFO Byron Grote (Ph.D. '81),<ref>{{cite web|title=Grote bio|url=http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9021979&contentId=7038250|publisher=BP|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> Comcast CIO Andrew Baer (MBA '82),<ref>{{cite web|title=Comcast Names Andrew Baer Chief Information Officer, Comcast Cable|url=http://www.comcast.com/About/PressRelease/PressReleaseDetail.ashx?PRID=26|publisher=Comcast|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> S.C. Johnson & Son CEO Fisk Johnson (MBA '84),<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. H. Fisk Johnson Named Chief Executive Officer SC Johnson|url=http://www.scjohnson.com/family/fam_pre_pre_news.asp?art_id=151|publisher=S. C. Johnson & Son|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> Henry Ford Hospital CEO Nancy Schlichting (MBA '79),<ref>{{cite web|title=Schlichting bio|url=http://www.henryfordhealth.org/body.cfm?id=38765|publisher=Henry Ford Hospital|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> and Priceline.com CEO Brett Keller (MBA '97).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.priceline.com/executive-teams/|title=PLMC » Executive Team|website=media.priceline.com|access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref>
Johnson graduates are represented in academia and government by Robert S. Kaplan (Ph.D. '68), HBS professor, former Dean of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon, and co-creator of the balanced scorecard;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=bio&facEmId=rkaplan|title=Biography: Robert S. Kaplan|access-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> Robert Sullivan (M.S. '68), Dean of the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://management.ucsd.edu/about/dean/|title=Rady School:About the Dean|access-date=April 3, 2008}}</ref> Ned C. Hill (Ph.D. '76), 7th Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marriottschool.byu.edu/directory/details?emp=nchill|title=Faculty: Ned C. Hill|access-date=October 16, 2011|publisher=Brigham Young University}}</ref> and John Hillen (EMBA '04), former Assistant Secretary of State.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/h/54641.htm|title=Hillen, John|access-date=April 3, 2008 <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->}}</ref>
Fictional alumni include Christina Pagniacci, portrayed by Cameron Diaz, in ''Any Given Sunday''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/12/23/sunday/print.html|title=Any Given Sunday|last=Williams|first=Mary Elizabeth|date=December 23, 1999|publisher=Salon Media Group|access-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> and Alicia Mendoza in Grand Hotel.
Almost 25% of all Johnson alumni regularly give to the school, the seventh highest rate among business schools worldwide, the third highest alumni giving rate of all Ivy League business schools.<ref name=":16" /><!-- Pictures should only reflect most notable names. Pictures for other notable alumni can be inserted on List of Cornell Unviersity alumni. Alumni are displayed alphabetically by last name. --> {{multiple image <!-- Essential parameters --> | align = center | direction = horizontal | width = 120 | caption_align = center
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==See also== {{Portal|New York (state)|Business and economics}} *Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University's undergraduate business school *Ivy League business schools *List of business schools in the United States *List of deans of the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management *List of United States graduate business school rankings
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==External links== {{Commons category|Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management}} *{{Official website|url=https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/}}
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