Business Administration
ARWU

Business Administration 2020

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic reputation in business administration.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Business Administration evaluate universities?

Business Administration, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2020 edition assessed 400 universities from 9 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Business Administration 2020?

The top universities in Business Administration 2020 are: University of Pennsylvania, Texas A&M University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Harvard University, University of Michigan. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 400 universities from 9 countries and regions using indicators such as CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Business Administration differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2020-06
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🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇱🇧 Lebanon
🇲🇴 Macau
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇺 Russia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇹🇷 Turkey
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1 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 294.6 82.4 60.7 98.2 100.0
2 Texas A&M University logo Texas A&M University (TAMU) 🇺🇸 United States 278.3 89.6 62.2 91.3 90.3
3 Erasmus University Rotterdam logo Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 271.9 81.1 83.7 99.1 74.3
4 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 256.2 70.9 58.2 100.0 64.9
5 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 252.0 77.7 63.8 84.9 79.5
6 Tilburg University logo Tilburg University (TiU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 249.7 77.7 83.6 82.0 79.5
7 Duke University logo Duke University 🇺🇸 United States 247.9 78.0 62.1 71.1 96.0
8 Georgia State University logo Georgia State University (GSU) 🇺🇸 United States 245.2 79.4 74.3 74.8 85.8
9 Northwestern University logo Northwestern University (NU) 🇺🇸 United States 244.8 84.8 66.0 70.3 90.3
10 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 244.1 84.5 60.1 79.8 76.1
11 Pennsylvania State University logo Pennsylvania State University (PSU) 🇺🇸 United States 243.1 85.3 69.5 79.4 74.3
12 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 240.0 70.7 68.7 73.6 87.4
13 University of Maryland, College Park logo University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) 🇺🇸 United States 239.9 80.3 62.9 76.0 79.5
14 University of Minnesota logo University of Minnesota 🇺🇸 United States 239.8 71.8 63.8 79.8 77.8
15 Indiana University Bloomington logo Indiana University Bloomington (IU) 🇺🇸 United States 239.4 87.0 63.8 85.9 60.7
16 Arizona State University logo Arizona State University (ASU) 🇺🇸 United States 236.6 89.0 64.9 86.3 56.2
16 INSEAD logo INSEAD 🇫🇷 France 236.6 85.3 91.7 84.2 58.5
18 University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Carolina-Columbia 🇺🇸 United States 233.5 87.0 65.5 72.8 74.3
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States 230.8 83.2 62.2 69.0 79.5
20 University of Georgia logo University of Georgia (UGA) 🇺🇸 United States 228.0 80.5 55.7 75.6 68.8
21 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 226.5 76.7 58.2 74.4 70.7
22 Michigan State University logo Michigan State University (MSU) 🇺🇸 United States 225.9 88.9 62.5 80.9 53.8
22 University of Miami logo University of Miami (U Miami) 🇺🇸 United States 225.9 89.6 66.7 62.2 81.1
24 Aalto University logo Aalto University 🇫🇮 Finland 225.1 81.1 80.8 85.2 48.7
25 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 219.3 73.2 63.7 66.8 76.1
26 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 217.7 78.3 85.4 65.0 72.5
27 University of Southern California logo University of Southern California (USC) 🇺🇸 United States 217.6 74.5 54.5 65.9 76.1
28 Northeastern University logo Northeastern University (NEU) 🇺🇸 United States 217.5 85.7 73.9 79.1 48.7
29 New York University logo New York University (NYU) 🇺🇸 United States 216.8 72.5 66.3 66.4 74.3
29 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 216.8 75.8 78.3 73.6 60.7
31 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 216.6 67.0 69.5 70.3 70.7
31 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 216.6 93.2 90.3 57.7 74.3
33 Bocconi University logo Bocconi University 🇮🇹 Italy 214.8 77.7 87.0 80.9 45.9
34 University of Alberta logo University of Alberta 🇨🇦 Canada 214.4 86.2 83.9 68.1 60.7
34 University of Colorado Boulder logo University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 214.4 87.9 69.2 63.2 68.8
36 University of Florida logo University of Florida (UF) 🇺🇸 United States 208.7 73.5 59.8 58.8 77.8
37 York University (Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance) logo York University (Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance) 🇨🇦 Canada 207.7 79.8 81.2 69.0 56.2
38 University of Groningen logo University of Groningen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 206.1 82.2 82.5 70.3 51.3
39 University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 206.0 60.5 57.4 59.3 81.1
40 University of Leeds logo University of Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 205.0 75.7 81.5 87.3 28.1
41 University of Chicago logo University of Chicago (UC) 🇺🇸 United States 203.1 64.0 57.5 54.0 84.3
42 Western University logo Western University (UWO) 🇨🇦 Canada 202.0 83.9 79.9 72.8 42.9
43 Texas Christian University logo Texas Christian University (TCU) 🇺🇸 United States 201.7 88.7 74.7 64.1 53.8
44 Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio State University, Columbus 🇺🇸 United States 201.5 75.5 64.2 65.9 58.5
45 City St George's, University of London logo City St George's, University of London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 201.0 90.4 87.5 71.5 39.7
46 University of Arizona logo University of Arizona (UA) 🇺🇸 United States 200.6 89.0 66.9 57.7 62.8
47 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 200.0 71.5 67.8 64.5 60.7
48 Singapore Management University logo Singapore Management University (SMU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 199.9 85.2 94.4 62.7 53.8
49 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 199.7 72.0 86.0 74.8 42.9
50 Florida State University logo Florida State University (FSU) 🇺🇸 United States 198.6 82.2 61.5 65.0 53.8