Best Universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 134M citations received by 6.95M academic papers made by 5,356 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: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Management

#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 Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

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 | Pennsylvania

For Management

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

8. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

9. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Management

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

10. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Management

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

11. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

12. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Management

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

13. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Management

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

14. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Management

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

15. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

16. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Management

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

17. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Management

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Management

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

21. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

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

22. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Management

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Management

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

24. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

25. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Management

#5 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

26. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Management

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

27. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Management

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

28. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

29. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

30. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Management

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

31. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Management

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

32. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

33. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Management

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

34. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Management

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

35. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#5 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

36. New York University

United States | New York State

For Management

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

37. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Management

#26 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

38. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Management

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

39. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Management

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

40. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Management

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

41. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Management

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

42. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Management

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

43. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1937

44. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Management

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

45. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Management

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

46. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Management

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Founded: 1952

47. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Management

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

48. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Management

#2 in Australia

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

49. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Management

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

50. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Management

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

51. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Management

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

52. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#8 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

53. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#9 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

54. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Management

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

55. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Management

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

56. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#34 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

57. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Management

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

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

58. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Management

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

59. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Management

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

60. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

61. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Management

#11 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

62. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Management

#37 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

63. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Management

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

64. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Management

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

65. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Management

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

66. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Management

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

67. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Management

#5 in Australia

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

68. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Management

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

69. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

70. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Management

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

71. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Management

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

72. University of Tokyo

For Management

#13 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

73. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Management

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

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

74. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

75. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Management

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

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: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

77. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Management

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

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. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Management

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

80. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Management

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

81. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#14 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

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

82. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#15 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

83. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Management

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

84. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Management

#17 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

85. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#48 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

86. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Management

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

87. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Management

#16 in Europe

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

88. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Management

#17 in Europe

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

89. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Management

#18 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

90. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Management

#50 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

91. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#18 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

92. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Management

#19 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

93. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Management

#51 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

94. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Management

#52 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

95. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Management

#19 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

96. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#20 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

97. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Management

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

98. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Management

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

99. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Management

#21 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

100. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Management

#55 in North America

#8 in Canada

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