Imperial cements world-leading position in QS business rankings

Imperial Business School has retained its world number one position for its Global Online MBA in the 2026 QS rankings of business school degrees.

Imperial was recognised as world-leading by QS for the second year in a row for the strength of its Global Online MBA. The QS Online MBA ranking includes 126 programmes from 27 locations around the globe.  

The institution was acknowledged for the quality of its learning experience and high success rate in helping graduates find employment.

This is a wonderful recognition of our long-standing commitment to innovation in digital education. Professor Peter Todd Dean of Imperial Business School

Professor Peter Todd, Dean of Imperial Business School said: "This is a wonderful recognition of our long-standing commitment to innovation in digital education. Imperial was among the first business schools to offer fully online programmes and we continue to deliver one of the world’s leading online MBAs."

Imperial was also recognised by QS for its other master's programmes. The MSc Management entered the QS global top 10 rankings and the institution ranked seventh for its MSc Strategic Marketing, eighth position for its MSc Business Analytics, 14th position for the MSc Finance and 19th place for its Full-Time MBA.   

The result follows Imperial’s recent success in this year’s QS World University Rankings, which placed the university as the UK and Europe’s top university, and second in the world - highlighting the employability of Imperial’s graduates and academic excellence.