
Harvard sits atop the 232 schools included in the Global MBA Rankings 2018. The first-ever MBA program continues to stay relevant, regularly topping rankings and managing to stay ahead of the competition. US schools dominate the top 20, with 12 institutions featuring, though the performance of INSEAD (second) and HEC Paris (third) ensure France is the best-represented nation on the podium.
These rankings were compiled based on 172,107 responses to the Global Academic Survey
# RANK
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UNIVERSITY
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CITY
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LOCATION
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1
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Boston (MA)
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2
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Fontainebleau
Singapore |
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3
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Jouy-en-Josas
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4
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Stanford (CA)
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5
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London
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6
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Philadelphia (PA)
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7
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Cambridge (MA)
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8
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New York (NY)
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9
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Oxford
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10
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Madrid
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11
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Berkeley (CA)
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12
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Chicago (IL)
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13
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Los Angeles (CA)
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14
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Evanston (IL)
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15
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Ann Arbor (MI)
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16
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London
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17
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Barcelona
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18
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New Haven (CT)
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=19
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Cambridge
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=19
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New York (NY)
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21
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Lausanne
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22
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Milan
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23
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Durham (NC)
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24
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Barcelona
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25
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Rotterdam
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26
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Copenhagen
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27
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Paris
Singapore |
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28
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Shanghai
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29
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Nice
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30
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Austin (TX)
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31
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Brussels
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32
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Boston (MA)
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33
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Bloomington (IN)
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34
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Melbourne
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35
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Pittsburgh (PA)
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36
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Ithaca (NY)
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37
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Los Angeles (CA)
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38
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Hong Kong SAR
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39
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Sydney
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40
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Cranfield
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41
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Coventry
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42
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Singapore
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43
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Toronto (ON)
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=44
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Hanover (NH)
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=44
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Mannheim
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46
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Charlottesville (VA)
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47
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East Lansing (MI)
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48
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London (ON)
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49
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Ahmedabad
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50
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Champaign (IL)
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51
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Chapel Hill (NC)
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52
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St. Gallen
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53
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Atlanta (GA)
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54
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Atlanta (GA)
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55
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Manchester
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56
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Hong Kong SAR
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57
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Babson Park (MA)
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58
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Bangalore
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59
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Gainesville (FL)
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60
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Columbus (OH)
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61
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Washington (DC)
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62
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Grenoble
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63
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West Lafayette (IN)
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64
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Seattle (WA)
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65
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Nashville (TN)
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66
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Montreal (QC)
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67
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Durham
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68
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Hong Kong SAR
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69
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Minneapolis (MN)
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70
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University Park (PA)
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71
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Dusseldorf
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=72
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London
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=72
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Singapore
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74
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Tempe (AZ)
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75
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Frankfurt
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76
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College Station (TX)
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77
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Houston (TX)
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78
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Lisbon
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79
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Edinburgh
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=80
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Davis (CA)
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=80
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Dublin
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=82
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St Louis (MO)
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=82
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Toronto (ON)
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84
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Monterrey
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=85
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Glasgow
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=85
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Madison (WI)
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87
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Notre Dame (IN)
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88
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Kingston (ON)
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89
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Lyon
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90
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College Park (MD)
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91
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Richardson (TX)
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92
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Atlanta (GA)
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93
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Hyderabad
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=94
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Montreal (QC)
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=94
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Managua
Alajuela |
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96
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Boston (MA)
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97
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Lancaster
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=98
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Washington (DC)
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=98
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Shanghai
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100
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Dallas (TX)
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101-110
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Birmingham
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101-110
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Berlin
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101-110
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New York (NY)
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101-110
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Liverpool
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101-110
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Sydney
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101-110
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Milan
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101-110
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Newark (NJ)
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101-110
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Cape Town (Bellville)
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101-110
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Irvine (CA)
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101-110
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Miami (FL)
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111-120
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Washington (DC)
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111-120
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Birmingham
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111-120
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Boston (MA)
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111-120
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Cleveland (OH)
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111-120
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Madrid
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111-120
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Oestrich-Winkel
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111-120
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Leipzig
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111-120
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Raleigh (NC)
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111-120
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Rochester (NY)
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111-120
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Columbia (SC)
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111-120
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Brisbane
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121-130
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Amsterdam
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121-130
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Hong Kong SAR
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121-130
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Storrs (CT)
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121-130
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Buenos Aires
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121-130
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Kolkata
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121-130
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Malibu (CA)
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121-130
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Dublin
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121-130
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Vancouver (BC)
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121-130
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Perth
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131-140
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Waco (TX)
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131-140
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Lima
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131-140
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Monte-Carlo
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131-140
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Mexico
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131-140
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Paris
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131-140
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Pittsburgh (PA)
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131-140
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San Francisco (CA)
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131-140
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Zurich
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131-140
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Philadelphia (PA)
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131-140
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Williamsburg (VA)
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141-150
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Edmonton (AB)
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141-150
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Nantes
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141-150
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Cape Town
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141-150
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Denver (CO)
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141-150
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London
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141-150
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Nottingham
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141-150
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San Diego (CA)
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141-150
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Seoul
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141-150
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Fort Worth (TX)
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141-150
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New Orleans (LA)
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141-150
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Tokyo
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151-200
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Tucson (AZ)
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151-200
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Athens
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151-200
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Beirut
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151-200
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Auburn (AL)
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151-200
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Bath
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151-200
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Waltham (MA)
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151-200
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Gold Coast
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151-200
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Provo (UT)
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151-200
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Lausanne
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151-200
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Cincinnati (OH)
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151-200
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Melbourne
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151-200
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Denver (CO)
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151-200
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Chicago (IL)
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151-200
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Philadelphia (PA)
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151-200
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Barcelona
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151-200
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Barcelona
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151-200
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Barcelona
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151-200
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Exeter
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151-200
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Glasgow
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151-200
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Henley-on-Thames
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151-200
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Houston (TX)
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151-200
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Paris
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151-200
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Leeds
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151-200
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Maastricht
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151-200
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Hamitlon (ON)
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151-200
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Columbia (MO)
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151-200
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Nagoya
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151-200
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Eugene (OR)
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151-200
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Dunedin
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151-200
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Buenos Aires
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151-200
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Porto
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151-200
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Melbourne
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151-200
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Aberdeen
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151-200
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Istanbul
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151-200
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Halifax (NS)
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151-200
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San Diego (CA)
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151-200
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Sheffield
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151-200
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Vancouver (BC)
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151-200
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Syracuse (NY)
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151-200
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Lubbock (TX)
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151-200
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Toulouse
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151-200
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Tulsa (OK)
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151-200
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San Diego (CA)
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151-200
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Santiago
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151-200
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Santiago
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151-200
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Salt Lake City (UT)
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151-200
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Victoria (BC)
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151-200
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Salem (OR)
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151-200
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Wollongong
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201+
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Tuscaloosa (AL)
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201+
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Athens
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201+
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Dubai
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201+
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Fayetteville (AR)
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201+
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Waltham (MA)
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201+
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Long Beach (CA)
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201+
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Orange (CA)
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201+
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Worcester (MA)
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201+
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Kyoto
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201+
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São Paulo
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201+
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Spokane (WA)
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201+
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Hempstead (NY)
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201+
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Washington (DC)
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201+
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Canterbury
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201+
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Lexington (KY)
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201+
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Melbourne
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201+
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Loughborough
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201+
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Rome
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201+
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Newcastle
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201+
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Corvallis (OR)
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201+
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Rochester (NY)
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201+
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Beppu
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201+
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Los Angeles (CA)
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201+
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Mumbai
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201+
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Vermillion (SD)
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201+
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Boston (MA)
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201+
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Tampa (FL)
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201+
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Amherst (MA)
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201+
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Medellin
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201+
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Albany (NY)
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201+
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Melbourne
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201+
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Waterloo (ON)
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The QS Global MBA Rankings 2018 incorporate multiple data sources. These data sources have been supplied by the business schools themselves, or have been taken from publicly available sources where this presented a plausible alternative
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