Best Business Schools in the World

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 60.7M citations received by 2.31M academic papers made by 4,001 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. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

2. International Hellenic University

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Business

#1 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 59,370
Founded: 2019

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Business

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

4. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

5. Stanford University

United States | California

For Business

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Business

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

8. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Business

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Business

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

10. New York University

United States | New York State

For Business

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Business

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#11 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

13. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Business

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

14. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Business

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

15. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Business

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

16. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Business

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

17. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

18. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Business

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

20. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Business

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

21. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Business

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

22. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

24. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

25. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Business

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

26. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Business

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

27. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Business

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

28. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Business

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

29. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Business

#4 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

30. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Business

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

31. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Business

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

32. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Business

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

33. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

34. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Business

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

35. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

36. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Business

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

38. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Business

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

39. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

40. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Business

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

41. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Business

#31 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

42. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Business

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

43. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Business

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

44. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Business

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

45. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Business

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

46. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Business

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

47. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Business

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

48. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#7 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

49. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Business

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

50. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#8 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

51. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#9 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

52. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Business

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

53. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Business

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

54. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Business

#11 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

55. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Business

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

56. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Business

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

57. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Business

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

58. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Business

#13 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

59. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Business

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

60. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

61. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Business

#40 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

62. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

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

63. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Business

#41 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

64. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Business

#42 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

65. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Business

#43 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

66. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#14 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

67. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Business

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

68. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Business

#15 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

69. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Business

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,240

70. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#16 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

71. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Business

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

72. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Business

#46 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

73. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Business

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

74. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Business

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

75. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Business

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

76. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#17 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

77. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Business

#49 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

78. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

79. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#18 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

80. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#19 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

81. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#20 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

82. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Business

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

83. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Business

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

84. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Business

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

85. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Business

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

86. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#21 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

87. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#5 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

88. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Business

#22 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

89. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Business

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,159

90. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Business

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

91. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Business

#55 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

92. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Business

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

93. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Business

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

94. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Business

#10 in Oceania

#9 in Australia

Founded: 1887

95. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Business

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1917

96. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Business

#56 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

97. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Business

#25 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

98. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Business

#57 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

99. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Business

#26 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

100. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Business

#58 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885