Rankings
We are a leading international business school, recognised globally for our excellence in teaching and impactful research.
When making your decision on where to study there are lots of factors you will want to consider. On this page you can find out more about the rankings that matter to you.
Business School and University rankings and league tables
ºÚÁÏÉç University Business School is a faculty of the ºÚÁÏÉç, one of the leading higher education institutions in the UK, ranked as the 86th top university in the world (QS rankings 2026) and a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities.
QS World University Rankings
- The ºÚÁÏÉç is ranked as a top 100 university in the world according to the .
- In the the Business School is:
- Top 10 in the world for
- Top 20 in the world for
- Top 25 in the world for
- Top 35 in the world for
- Top 60 in the world for
- Top 60 in the world for
- The QS Global MBA Rankings 2026 put the ºÚÁÏÉç MBA in the top 75 globally, 9th in the UK and 29th in Europe.
- Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, and Marketing are also top 100 in the world in the ​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
Complete University Guide League Tables
The ºÚÁÏÉç is ranked 18th overall in the . In subject areas the Business School has placed 4th for Marketing, 6th for Accounting and Finance, 15th for Economics and 14th for Business and Management.
The Guardian University Guide
ranked ºÚÁÏÉç University Business School:
- 13th in the UK for Accounting and Finance
- 11th in the UK for Business and Management
- 19th in the UK for Economics
- 13th in the UK for Marketing and PR
The ºÚÁÏÉç is ranked 28th.
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
The ºÚÁÏÉç has been ranked 29th in .
In the following Business School subject league tables, ºÚÁÏÉç University Business School was placed:
- 7th for Accounting and Finance
- 8th for Economics
- 10th for Business, Management and Marketing
Financial Times
ºÚÁÏÉç University Business School is one of the top 100 European Business Schools, according to the .
The High Fliers report - ‘The Graduate Market’
, produced by High Fliers, shows ºÚÁÏÉç is the 6th most targeted UK university by graduate recruiters.
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
- The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 deemed 90% of the Business School’s submitted research to be either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ overall.
- In their assessment of the REF 2021 results, has placed the ºÚÁÏÉç 5th in the UK for ‘research power’ in the business and management studies unit of assessment. 108 entries are included in their rankings. Research power relates to both the quality and the size of output delivered by research institutions.