Business Administration
ARWU

Business Administration 2023

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 2023 edition assessed 400 universities from 15 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 2023?

The top universities in Business Administration 2023 are: University of Leeds, Copenhagen Business School, Harvard University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Manchester. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 400 universities from 15 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 2023-10
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1 University of Leeds logo University of Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 288.7 71.5 83.8 96.4 100.0
2 Copenhagen Business School logo Copenhagen Business School (CBS) 🇩🇰 Denmark 283.3 73.4 90.7 99.6 88.2
3 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 277.9 69.0 67.2 100.0 86.7
4 Erasmus University Rotterdam logo Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 260.1 80.0 86.4 97.0 66.0
5 University of Manchester logo University of Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 259.8 73.8 81.1 87.4 83.6
6 Indiana University Bloomington logo Indiana University Bloomington (IU) 🇺🇸 United States 254.2 77.3 69.5 89.4 74.5
7 Monash University logo Monash University 🇦🇺 Australia 254.0 71.9 79.7 82.1 87.0
8 Newcastle University logo Newcastle University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 246.0 73.3 80.0 83.5 76.2
9 University of Birmingham logo University of Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 241.8 72.6 80.6 78.4 79.8
10 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 236.7 80.2 75.0 77.6 72.7
11 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) 🇦🇺 Australia 236.5 64.8 80.1 78.4 78.5
12 Hanken School of Economics logo Hanken School of Economics 🇫🇮 Finland 233.6 79.2 86.7 73.4 75.2
13 Texas A&M University logo Texas A&M University (TAMU) 🇺🇸 United States 233.5 78.9 65.3 81.6 65.2
14 Pennsylvania State University logo Pennsylvania State University (PSU) 🇺🇸 United States 232.7 69.1 66.5 83.9 65.6
15 University of Groningen logo University of Groningen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 232.3 79.8 85.1 76.8 68.7
16 University of St.Gallen logo University of St.Gallen (HSG) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 231.7 82.0 90.8 76.6 66.8
17 Aalto University logo Aalto University 🇫🇮 Finland 227.4 71.4 81.8 76.3 69.0
18 University of Vaasa logo University of Vaasa 🇫🇮 Finland 225.7 81.9 87.1 69.6 71.6
19 Macquarie University logo Macquarie University 🇦🇺 Australia 225.6 74.0 78.1 74.5 69.0
20 King's College London logo King's College London (KCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 225.3 70.6 81.7 74.0 70.9
21 Griffith University logo Griffith University 🇦🇺 Australia 225.0 73.0 77.3 68.2 78.5
22 University of Liverpool logo University of Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 223.7 70.8 78.8 75.3 67.5
23 Lancaster University logo Lancaster University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 222.1 78.3 81.1 71.5 67.5
24 Western University logo Western University (UWO) 🇨🇦 Canada 219.9 75.5 85.1 71.0 67.1
25 University of Nottingham logo University of Nottingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 218.3 65.4 79.6 72.6 68.7
26 University of Reading logo University of Reading 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 217.2 70.9 83.0 69.9 68.7
27 University of Turin logo University of Turin (UNITO) 🇮🇹 Italy 217.1 100.0 85.6 70.4 52.9
28 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 215.6 63.9 78.9 75.0 63.2
29 Kedge Business School logo Kedge Business School 🇫🇷 France 215.4 75.0 91.5 67.0 68.3
30 University of Sussex logo University of Sussex 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 215.0 80.6 88.8 67.9 64.0
31 University of Warwick logo University of Warwick 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 214.0 72.7 79.9 72.1 61.5
32 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 213.6 70.3 80.9 67.3 69.4
33 BI Norwegian Business School logo BI Norwegian Business School 🇳🇴 Norway 212.7 75.6 82.0 66.1 67.5
34 University of Kent logo University of Kent 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 212.3 80.1 76.8 68.7 61.5
35 Aston University logo Aston University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 212.0 78.0 80.7 67.6 63.6
36 Tilburg University logo Tilburg University (TiU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 211.8 73.5 83.3 71.3 59.8
37 University of Southampton logo University of Southampton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 211.3 81.6 80.8 69.3 58.5
38 University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Carolina-Columbia 🇺🇸 United States 210.8 77.3 71.3 69.6 60.7
39 Georgia State University logo Georgia State University (GSU) 🇺🇸 United States 210.2 90.4 77.4 62.4 63.6
40 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 210.1 68.5 87.5 69.9 62.3
41 Montpellier Business School logo Montpellier Business School 🇫🇷 France 209.2 100.0 94.1 64.6 52.9
42 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 209.1 76.4 77.6 70.7 57.1
43 Cardiff University logo Cardiff University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 208.7 64.7 68.1 67.0 69.0
44 Renmin University of China logo Renmin University of China (RUC) 🇨🇳 China 208.3 69.7 68.9 67.6 65.2
44 Swinburne University of Technology logo Swinburne University of Technology 🇦🇺 Australia 208.3 90.8 76.7 60.8 64.0
46 RMIT University logo RMIT University (RMIT) 🇦🇺 Australia 208.2 60.0 76.5 66.4 70.9
47 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 207.8 66.4 70.4 71.5 60.2
48 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick 🇺🇸 United States 206.6 71.4 71.2 69.6 59.4
48 Universitat de València logo Universitat de València (UV) 🇪🇸 Spain 206.6 69.8 67.4 67.9 63.2
50 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 206.5 66.8 65.5 72.4 58.0