FT MBA Rankings 2025 Released: List of Top B-Schools

Updated On: February 18, 2025 11:02 AM

FT MBA Rankings 2025 are out! Wharton claims the No. 1 position, with Columbia and IESE following closely. ISB Hyderabad secures 27th position in the list. Check here the complete list.

FT MBA Rankings 2025 Released

FT MBA Rankings 2025: The Financial Times has unveiled its Global MBA Ranking for 2025, highlighting the premier business schools worldwide. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School has secured the top position, reaffirming its status as a leader in management education. The Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad is ranked as the best management college in India and 27th globally according to the Financial Times (FT) rankings. Out of a total of 100 business schools listed, eight are from India. Last year, only six Indian business schools made it onto the FT rankings for MBA programs.

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) that secured spots in the rankings are as follows: IIM Ahmedabad at 31, IIM Bangalore at 57, IIM Calcutta at 61, and IIM Lucknow at 71. Additionally, this year two new IIMs joined the list: IIM Indore at 69 and the Kozhikode campus at 86.

FT MBA Rankings 2025 Released: List of Top B-Schools

Aspirants can check the Financial Times (FT) MBA Rankings 2025 in the table below.

Rank	University Name	Country	Weighted Salary (in $)
1	University of Pennsylvania: Wharton	US	241,522
2	Columbia Business School	US	242,747
3	IESE Business School	Spain	198,584
4	INSEAD	France	209,992
4	SDA Bocconi School of Management	Italy	217,241
6	MIT: Sloan	US	232,565
7	London Business School	UK	214,823
8	Esade Business School	Spain	205,044
9	HEC Paris	France	191,828
10	Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management	US	219,487
11	Duke University's Fuqua School of Business	US	208,261
12	Ceibs	China	194,589
13	Harvard Business School	US	256,731
13	Cornell University: Johnson	US	200,517
15	UC Berkeley: Haas	US	219,388
15	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics: College of Business	China	226,494
17	University of Chicago: Booth	US	236,474
18	IE Business School	Spain	178,898
19	UCLA Anderson School of Management	US	203,117
20	Dartmouth College: Tuck	US	211,135
20	University of Virginia: Darden	US	208,964
22	IMD — International Institute for Management Development	Switzerland	187,277
22	Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore	Singapore	186,832
24	Yale School of Management	US	201,752
25	Peking University: Guanghua	China	199,174
26	University of Oxford: Saïd	UK	183,520
27	Indian School of Business	India	185,885
28	ESCP Business School	France	151,045
29	University of Michigan: Ross	US	202,264
30	Fudan University School of Management	China	170,236

The Financial Times evaluates business schools based on a comprehensive set of criteria, including alumni salary increases three years post-graduation, employment rates, career progression, value for money, and the quality of career support services.

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