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Rankings and accreditations

Imperial is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world and the Business School is a key player in business education, offering a full range of courses and degrees.

In this area, find out the key statistics related to the Business School's operations and discover where it places in the most prestigious global rankings. 

Accreditations

Imperial Business School is among just one per cent of business schools worldwide to have been accredited by the three largest, and most influential, business school accreditation associations: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. We are also one of the first business schools to receive a department level Bronze Athena SWAN award from the Equality Challenge Unit, in recognition of our commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education.

To receive a copy of our Athena SWAN Bronze Award application, please contact our Education Quality Team.

Rankings

The strength of our teaching is reflected by our high position in rankings. In the past 10 years, Imperial has consistently ranked in the top five in Europe

Rankings

Europe

World

QS World University Rankings 2025

1st

2nd

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024

3rd

8th

Financial Times Full-Time MBA, 2025 (published in February 2025)

12th

38th

Financial Times Masters in Finance, 2024 (published in June 2024)

14th

17th

Financial Times Online MBA, 2025 (published March 2025)

2nd

2nd

Financial Times Masters in Management, 2024 (published in September 2024)

22nd

24th

Financial Times Executive MBA, 2023 (published in October 2023)

15th

25th

Financial Times Executive Education Custom, 2024 (published in May 2024)

52nd

77th

 Financial Times Executive Education Open, 2024 (published in May 2024)

36th

55th

Financial Times European Business School, 2024 (published in December 2024)

29th

N/A

QS Executive MBA, 2025 (published in April 2025)

9th

16th

QS Online MBA, 2024 (published in April 2024)

1st

1st

QS Global MBA (Full-Time MBA), 2025 (published in October 2024)

7th

18th

QS MSc Marketing (Strategic Marketing), 2025 (published in October 2024)

5th

6th

QS MSc Management, 2025 (published in October 2024)

10th

15th

QS MSc Finance, 2025 (published in October 2024)

8th

14th

QS MSc Business Analytics, 2025 (published in October 2024),

4th

8th