Its really tough to say what's the best UG after Wharton, because Wharton is so strong in many areas. If you're looking for something in accouting, you might like UT Austin, Illiniois, etc.. Finance? Well, Stern is pretty good too. Management? Look at UM Ann ArborWant to live in the West Coast? UC Berkeley and USC are incredible schools, and USC's alumni reaches just about everywhere and is really tough to beat. I'm also surprised that nobody here really mentions MIT (Sloan) or UVA McIntire, as those are better than NYU Stern.
The best UG B Schools after Wharton are as follows:
1)Wharton (BY a HUGE margin)
2)Sloan
3)Haas
For what its worth, Stern is ridiculously overrated. What I mean is that NYU boasts one of the highest application rates (into the University, and into Stern), costs too much, and, frankly, is not that good, outside of Finance and its location in New York City. The only respectable T5 Program there that I see is Finance. People on this board really, really overrate Stern's program, most likely because of the numbers that some of their finance guys make straight out of college, but, from what I've heard and from what I know, Stern definetely is NOT better than those three, UM Ann Arbor, etc.
Trust me on this. Stern is not that good, costs too much, has a terrible student-student everyday interaction. Sure, they do have a really good finance program, but its not loads better than MIT's, UMichigan's, Berkeley's, McIntire, or even Austin's. The only perk that I see about Stern is that its in New York, and that is a GREAT perk, if you're looking to work there during college, and after you graduate. New York, after all, is the financial capital of the world. However, if Stern was located in, say, Virginia, I'd take UVA all day long over Stern.
You should really get her to fall in love with Stanford. Everyone that I've met there is absolutely amazing. Its a great place to be, and you can do just about anything after you graduate. Plus, you can't beat California weather
