Best Universities for Management in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 5,082 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 Management

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Management

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

8. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Management

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

9. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Management

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Management

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

11. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

12. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Management

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

13. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

14. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Management

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

15. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

16. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

17. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Management

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Management

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Management

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

22. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

23. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Management

#4 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

24. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

25. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Management

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

26. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Management

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

27. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Management

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

28. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Management

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

29. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

30. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Management

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

31. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Management

#24 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

32. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Management

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

33. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

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

34. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Management

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

35. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Management

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

36. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

37. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Management

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

38. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Management

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

39. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Management

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

40. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Management

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

41. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Management

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

42. New York University

United States | New York State

For Management

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

43. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Management

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1952

44. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Management

#2 in Australia

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

45. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Management

#30 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

46. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Management

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

47. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#6 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

48. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Management

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

49. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#7 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

50. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Management

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

51. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#32 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

52. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Management

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

53. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Management

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

54. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#9 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

55. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Management

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

56. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

57. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Management

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

58. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

59. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Management

#38 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

60. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

61. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Management

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

62. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

63. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Management

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

64. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Management

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

65. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Management

#3 in Australia

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

66. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Management

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

67. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Management

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

68. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Management

#11 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

69. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Management

#5 in Australia

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

70. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Management

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

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

71. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

72. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Management

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

73. University of Tokyo

For Management

#13 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

74. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Management

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

75. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

76. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

77. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Management

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

78. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Management

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

79. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#47 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

80. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Management

#48 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

81. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Management

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

82. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#14 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

83. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Management

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

84. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Management

#16 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

85. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Management

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

86. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#15 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

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

87. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#16 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

88. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Management

#17 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

89. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#50 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

90. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Management

#18 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

91. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Management

#51 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

92. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Management

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

93. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Management

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

94. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Management

#19 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

95. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Management

#19 in Europe

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

96. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Management

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

97. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Management

#54 in North America

#8 in Canada

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

98. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#20 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

99. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Management

#20 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

100. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Management

#21 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971