Best Business Schools In The World For 2021

Harvard Business School takes the prestigious title of the world’s business school for 2021, that’s according to the CEOWORLD magazine. Wharton School earned itself a respectable second place, with MIT Sloan School of Management is ranked third. The 2021 rankings placed London Business School in fourth ahead of INSEAD Business School into fifth; while Said Business School ranked sixth and Columbia Business School seventh.

Overall, among the top 10 business schools, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Haas School of Business, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and IESE Business School. International Institute for Management Development (IMD) took the No. 11 spot, followed by Yale School of Management and Cambridge Judge Business School (No.13). Meanwhile, Alliance Manchester Business School ranked No. 14 in the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of the best business schools in the world for 2021. HEC Paris came in fifteenth place, followed by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (sixteenth), Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University (seventeenth), Duke University Fuqua School of Business (eighteenth), and Leonard N. Stern School of Business ranked nineteenth. Out of the 100 best business schools in the world for 2021, ESADE Business School ranked No. 20th. A number of parameters are used to compile the ranking, which is based on the satisfaction levels of individual students, industry professionals, and corporate recruiters. So, if you are thinking about boosting your prospects with a postgraduate-level degree in business, we have got just the thing for you; here are the best international business schools that can help advance your career…

Best Business Schools In The World For 2021

RankInstitutionCampusCountryScoreRating 1Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAUS99.81AAA 2Wharton SchoolPhiladelphiaUS98.38AAA 3MIT Sloan School of ManagementCambridge, MAUS95.95AAA 4London Business SchoolLondonUK95.56AAA 5INSEAD Business SchoolFontainebleauFrance95.3AAA 6Said Business SchoolOxfordUK95.19AAA 7Columbia Business SchoolNew YorkUS94.98AAA 8Haas School of BusinessBerkeley, CAUS94.73AAA 9Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford, CAUS94.71AAA 10IESE Business SchoolBarcelonaSpain94.54AAA 11International Institute for Management Development (IMD)LausanneSwitzerland94.42AAA 12Yale School of ManagementNew Haven, CTUS94.21AAA 13Cambridge Judge Business SchoolCambridgeUK93.9AA 14Alliance Manchester Business SchoolManchesterUK93.57AA 15HEC ParisParisFrance93.56AA 16University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessChicagoUS93.52AA 17Kellogg School of Management Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILUS93.18AA 18Duke University Fuqua School of BusinessDurham, North CarolinaUS92.96AA 19Leonard N. Stern School of BusinessNew YorkUS92.86AA 20ESADE Business SchoolBarcelonaSpain92.37AA 21UNC Kenan Flagler Business SchoolChapel Hill, North CarolinaUS92AA 22Tuck School of BusinessHanover, New HampshireUS91.9AA 23Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessAnn Arbor, MichiganUS91.85AA 24HKUST Business SchoolHong KongHong Kong91.37AA 25UCLA Anderson School of ManagementLos Angeles, CaliforniaUS90.97A 26Cornell SC Johnson College of BusinessNew YorkUS90.82A 27Darden School of Business at the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaUS90.8A 28McDonough School of Business, Georgetown UniversityWashington D.C.US90.31A 29Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaKolkataIndia90.3A 30IESE Business SchoolMadridSpain90.27A 31Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadAhmedabadIndia90.16A 32National University of Singapore (NUS Business School)SingaporeSingapore89.92A 33Olin Business SchoolSt. Louis, MissouriUS89.92A 34Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganUS89.83A 35Mannheim Business School (MBS)MannheimGermany89.72A 36USC Marshall School of BusinessLos Angeles, CaliforniaUS89.51A 37Foster School of Business, University of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonUS89.45A 38Rotman School of ManagementToronto, OntarioCanada89.34A 39Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania US88.89A 40Purdue University Krannert School of ManagementWest Lafayette, IndianaUS88.88A 41ESMT BerlinBerlinGermany88.88A 42Penn State Smeal College of BusinessUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaUS88.62A 43Warwick Business SchoolCoventry, EnglandUK88.58A 44WHU Otto Beisheim Graduate School of ManagementDusseldorfGermany88.57A 45Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus UniversityRotterdamNetherlands88.5A 46Melbourne Business SchoolMelbourneAustralia88.4A 47George Washington University - GW School of BusinessWashington D.C.US88.21A 48Gies College of Business at the University of IllinoisChampaign,IllinoisUS88.19A 49Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of MarylandCollege Park, MarylandUS87.73A 50China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)ShanghaiChina87.7A 51Faculty of Management Studies at University of DelhiNew DelhiIndia87.64A 52SAIT School of BusinessCalgary, AlbertaCanada87.44A 53HKU Business SchoolHong KongHong Kong87.12A 54Emory University's Goizueta Business SchoolAtlanta, GeorgiaUS87.07A 55Nanyang Business School at Nanyang Technological UniversitySingaporeSingapore86.67A 56CUHK Business SchoolsHong KongHong Kong86.62A 57Geneva Business SchoolGenevaSwitzerland86.1A 58Munster School of Business and EconomicsMunsterGermany85.9BBB 59Cranfield School of ManagementCranfield, EnglandUK85.8BBB 60Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IndianaUS85.72BBB 61UCI Paul Merage School of Business, University of CaliforniaIrvine, CaliforniaUS85.54BBB 62Graduate School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)SeoulSouth Korea85.17BBB 63Frankfurt School of Finance and ManagementFrankfurtGermany85.08BBB 64Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of ManagementNashville, TennesseeUS84.6BBB 65Indian Institute of Management BangaloreBangaloreIndia84.58BBB 66University of Cologne Business SchoolKolnGermany84.23BBB 67Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessBloomington, Indiana us84.22BBB 68Vlerick Business SchoolGhentBelgium84.08BBB 69HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementLeipzigGermany83.97BBB 70EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (EIU - PARIS)ParisFrance83.69BBB 71Fisher College of Business, Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioUS83.49BBB 72Durham University Business SchoolDurhamUK83.11BBB 73USD School of Business, University of San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaUS82.97BBB 74Indian Institute of Management LucknowLucknowIndia82.89BBB 75Fashion Design InstitutDusseldorfGermany82.84BBB 76Boston University Questrom School of BusinessBoston, MassachusettsUS82.78BBB 77W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaUS82.75BBB 78Indian Institute of Management KozhikodeKozhikodeIndia82.72BBB 79EIDM - Ecole Internationale de Mode et LuxeParisFrance82.56BBB 80Nova School of Business and EconomicsLisbonPortugal82.38BBB 81IFM Business school - IFM UniversityGenevaSwitzerland82.32BBB 82Indian Institute of Management IndoreIndoreIndia81.63BBB 83Carlson School of ManagementMinneapolis, MinnesotaUS81.46BBB 84Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GeorgiaUS81.4BBB 85Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)JamshedpurIndia81.32BBB 86Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina81.31BBB 87Macquarie Business SchoolSydneyAustralia80.6BB 88 Tippie College of BusinessIowa City, IAUnited States80.53BB 89Vlerick Business SchoolLeuvenBelgium79.77BB 90SDA Bocconi School of Management RomeRomeItaly78.85BB 91Indian Institute of Management ShillongShillongIndia77.82BB 92Strathclyde Business SchoolGlasgowUnited Kingdom77.69BB 93School of Management (SoM) at the University of St.GallenSt. GallenSwitzerland77.59BB 94Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecCanada76.51BB 95Cox School of BusinessDallas, TexasUnited States76.29BB 96Athens University of Economics and BusinessAthensGreece76.27BB 97University of Bath School of ManagementBath, EnglandUnited Kingdom75.61BB 98TIAS School for Business and Society TilburgNetherlands74.62BB 99Indian Institute of Management RohtakRohtakIndia74.16BB 100UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolDublinIreland74.07BB 101Babson CollegeBabson Park, MAUnited States73.58BB 102 UBC Sauder School of Business VancouverCanada72.75BB 103Boston College Carroll School of ManagementNewton, MassachusettsUnited States72.72BB 104University of Edinburgh Business SchoolEdinburghUnited Kingdom71.45BB 105Vlerick Business SchoolBrusselsBelgium70.74BB 106Darden School of Business at the University of VirginiaShanghaiChina68.65BB 107Indian Institute of Management RanchiRanchiIndia68.27BB 108School of Management at Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina67.5BB 109UNSW Business SchoolSydneyAustralia67.33BB 110Alberta School of BusinessEdmontonCanada67.1BB 111Birmingham Business SchoolBirminghamUnited Kingdom66.67BB 112Southampton Business SchoolSouthamptonUnited Kingdom65.57B 113Smith School of Business Queen's UniversityKingston, OntarioCanada65.34B 114Rady School of ManagementSan DiegoUnited States65.29B 115University of Queensland Business SchoolQueenslandAustralia64.63B 116TIAS School for BusinessUtrechtNetherlands64.15B 117Ivey School of BusinessOntarioCanada63.8B 118Indian Institute of Management RaipurRaipurIndia63.78B 119School of Economics and Business - Universidad de NavarraPamplonaSpain62.59B 120Emlyon Business SchoolParisFrance62.29B 121Darden School of Business at the University of VirginiaSan FranciscoUnited States61B 122Indian Institute of Management TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliIndia60.53B 123Sydney Business School, University of WollongongSydneyAustralia59.76B 124ESSEC Business SchoolCergyFrance59.76B 125Darla Moore School of Business, University of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaUnited States57.77B 126China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)ShenzhenChina57.65B 127Indian Institute of Management KashipurKashipurIndia57.38B 128Emlyon Business SchoolBhubaneswarIndia56.31B 129Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael56.29B 130Indian Institute of Management UdaipurUdaipurIndia56.2B 131TIAS School for BusinessEindhovenNetherlands55.98B 132Indian Institute of Management NagpurNagpurIndia55.89B 133Emlyon Business SchoolCasablancaMorocco55.73B 134TIAS School for BusinessTaipeiTaiwan 55.46B 135Indian Institute of Management AmritsarAmritsarIndia55.37B 136Indian Institute of Management Bodh GayaBodh GayaIndia55.31B 137Indian Institute of Management SirmaurSirmaurIndia55.19B 138The College of Business and Economics at Qatar UniversityDohaQatar54.95B 139University of DubaiDubaiUnited Arab Emirates54.92B 140TIAS School for BusinessBeijingChina54.69B 141China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)ZurichSwitzerland54.63B 142Indian Institute of Management VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamIndia53.99B 143Emlyon Business SchoolShanghaiChina53.74B 144EAE Business SchoolBarcelonaSpain53.59B 145College of Business Administration at Kuwait UniversityKuwait CityKuwait53.55B 146 Monash Business SchoolMelbourneAustralia53.41B 147United Arab Emirates UniversityAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates53.28B 148Indian Institute of Management SambalpurSambalpurIndia53.25B 149IAE Business SchoolBuenos AiresArgentina53.13B 150EGADE Business SchoolSan Pedro Garza Garc?aMexico53B 151Adelaide Business SchoolAdelaide, South AustraliaAustralia52.83B 152Lancaster University Management SchoolLancasterUnited Kingdom52.52B 153TIAS School for BusinessShanghaiChina52.5B 154Indian Institute of Management JammuJammuIndia52.4B 155Graduate School of Business, University of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa52.35B 156GIBS Business School, University of PretoriaPretoriaSouth Africa52.24B 157China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)AccraGhana51.85B 158The American University in Cairo School of BusinessCairoEgypt51.8B 159Keio Business School, Keio UniversityTokyoJapan51.7B 160IPADE business school of Universidad PanamericanaMexico CityMexico51.61B 161Waseda Business School at Waseda UniversityTokyoJapan51.41B 162Imperial College Business SchoolLondonUnited Kingdom51.34B 163Graduate School of Business Administration at Kobe UniversityKobeJapan50.88CCC 164ESAN Graduate School of BusinessLimaPeru50.73CCC 165Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (NUCB)NagoyaJapan50.59CCC 166La Trobe Business SchoolMelbourneAustralia50.39CCC 167Tokyo University of Science School of ManagementTokyoJapan50.28CCC 168American University of BeirutBeirutLebanon50.13CCC 169Catolica Lisbon School of Business & EconomicsLisbonPortugal50.04CCC 170Schulich School of Business at York UniversityOntarioCanada49.97CC 171Sprott School of Business at Carleton UniversityOntarioCanada49.9CC 172Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of GuelphOntarioCanada49.87CC 173Lakehead UniversityOntarioCanada49.64CC

Detailed findings & methodology: CEOWORLD magazine surveyed 186,350 business executives, graduates, global business influencers, industry professionals, business school academics, employers, and recruiters in 200 territories between November 15, 2020 and February 22, 2021. Ten percent of the interviews were conducted by telephone, 82% online, and 8% by post or face-to-face. All quantitative interviews were conducted on a confidential basis, without relying on institutions’ data submissions. The research was undertaken by CEOWORLD magazine Research, our global center of excellence for primary research and evidence-based consulting services. To establish our list, we collected information and statistics from publicly available sources, research, and survey. Participants were asked to rate institutions on a scale of 1 “marginal” to 100 “outstanding” or “don’t know.” The 2021 Global Business Schools survey was carried out by the CEOWORLD magazine – the website for corporate executives, business leaders, and high net worth individuals.

The rankings are based on seven major metrics of quality and reputation. Overall Score (100%) is the sum of:

1) Academic reputation
2) Admission Eligibility
3) Job placement rate
4) Recruiter feedback
5) Specialization
6) Global reputation and influence
7) Annual tuition and fees

However, this is by no means a comprehensive list, while the institutions above are the CEOWORLD magazine’s “best business schools in the world for 2021,” there may be many other business schools that offer excellent programs. This ranking should not be viewed as the most important aspect when choosing a business school, and are merely one element to consider.

The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 186,350 respondents is plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that as in all survey research, there are possible sources of error—such as coverage, nonresponse, and measurement error——that could affect the results.

Not all figures add up to 100% as a result of rounding percentages and excluding ‘neither/nor’ and ‘don’t know’ responses from exhibit. The base for global figures is 186,350 (global respondents) unless otherwise stated. All responses are kept confidential to allow survey participants to share their perspectives in a respectful, truthful, unbiased, and collegial setting. For more information, please contact at [email protected].