Best Universities for Management in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 189M citations received by 7.79M academic papers made by 5,554 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 Flag

United States | Michigan

For Management

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

6. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

7. Carnegie Mellon University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

8. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

9. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Management

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

10. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Management

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

12. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Management

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

13. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

14. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Management

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

15. University of Texas at Austin

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Management

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

16. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

17. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Management

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

19. University of Southern California

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

20. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Management

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

22. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Management

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

23. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

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

24. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Management

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Management

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

26. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

27. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

28. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

29. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Management

#5 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

30. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Management

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

31. University of California-San Diego

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

32. Columbia University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Management

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

33. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Management

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

34. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

35. University of California - Los Angeles

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

36. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Management

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

37. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Management

#27 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

38. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#5 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

39. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Management

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

40. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Management

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

41. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Management

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

42. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Management

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

43. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Management

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

44. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Founded: 1937

45. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Management

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

46. Michigan State University

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Management

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

47. University of Florida

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Management

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

48. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Management

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Founded: 1952

49. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Management

#2 in Australia

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

50. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Management

#8 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

51. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Management

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

52. Johns Hopkins University

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Management

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

53. Yale University

United States Flag

United States | Connecticut

For Management

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

54. University of Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Management

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

55. Princeton University

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Management

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

56. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#9 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

57. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Management

#36 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

58. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

59. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#37 in North America

#4 in Canada

Founded: 1957

60. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Management

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

61. Northwestern University

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Management

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

62. University of Virginia

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Management

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

63. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

64. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Management

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

65. University of Pittsburgh

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

66. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Management

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

67. Duke University

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

68. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

69. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Management

#13 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

70. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Management

#43 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

71. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Management

#11 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

72. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Management

#5 in Australia

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

73. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Management

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

74. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

75. University of Tokyo

For Management

#14 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

76. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Management

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

77. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#13 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

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

78. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Management

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

79. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Management

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

80. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Management

#14 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

81. University of California - Irvine

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

82. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

83. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#47 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

84. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#15 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

85. University of Iowa

United States Flag

United States | Iowa State

For Management

#48 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

86. University of Arizona

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Management

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

87. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#16 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

88. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Management

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

89. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#50 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

90. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Management

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

91. Boston University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#51 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

92. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Management

#18 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

93. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#19 in Asia

#14 in China

Founded: 1963

94. Washington University in St Louis

United States Flag

United States | Missouri

For Management

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

95. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#20 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

96. University of Warwick

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#19 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

97. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Management

#20 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

98. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Management

#21 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

99. University of Rochester

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Management

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

100. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States Flag

United States | California

For Management

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068