Best Business Schools in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 256M citations received by 14M academic papers made by 6,187 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Business

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Business

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Business

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

6. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

7. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Business

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

9. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Business

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

10. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Business

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

12. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Business

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

13. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

14. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

15. New York University

United States | New York State

For Business

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

16. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Business

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

17. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Business

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

18. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Business

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Business

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

20. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

21. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Business

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

22. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

23. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Business

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

24. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Business

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

25. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#1 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

26. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

27. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Business

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

28. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Business

#23 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Business

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

30. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Business

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

31. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Business

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

32. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Business

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

33. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Business

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

34. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

35. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Business

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

36. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Business

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

37. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Business

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

38. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Business

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

39. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Business

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

40. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Business

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

41. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1937

42. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Business

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

43. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Business

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

44. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Business

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

45. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

46. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

47. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Business

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

48. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#6 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

49. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

50. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Business

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

51. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#5 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

52. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Business

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

53. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Business

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

54. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#8 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

55. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Business

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

56. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Business

#9 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

57. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Business

#38 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

58. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Business

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

59. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

60. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#10 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

61. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Business

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

62. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

63. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Business

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

64. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#11 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

65. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Business

#43 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

66. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#12 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

67. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Business

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

68. University of Tokyo

For Business

#8 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

69. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

70. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Business

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

71. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Business

#13 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

72. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#46 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

73. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Business

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

74. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#14 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

75. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#15 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

76. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Business

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

77. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

78. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

79. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Business

#16 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

80. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Business

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

81. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

82. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#50 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

83. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

84. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Business

#12 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

85. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Business

#51 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

86. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#52 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

87. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Business

#53 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

88. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Business

#54 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

89. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Business

#17 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

90. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#55 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

91. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#18 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

92. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#19 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

93. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Business

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Founded: 1952

94. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#20 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

95. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#21 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

96. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Business

#22 in Europe

#6 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

97. Lund University

For Business

#23 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

98. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Business

#56 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

99. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Business

#57 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

100. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Business

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883