Business Administration
ARWU

Business Administration 2024

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 High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, 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 2024 edition assessed 400 universities from 18 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 2024?

The top universities in Business Administration 2024 are: Audencia Business School, Babson College, Columbia University, Coventry University, Durham University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 400 universities from 18 countries and regions using indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output. 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 2024-11
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51-75 Audencia Business School logo Audencia Business School 🇫🇷 France - 56.0 18.2 41.4 28.1 53.3
51-75 Babson College logo Babson College 🇺🇸 United States - 54.8 15.2 42.0 25.6 60.6
51-75 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States - 57.2 13.5 35.2 36.5 62.1
51-75 Coventry University logo Coventry University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 58.6 16.7 36.6 41.4 50.6
51-75 Durham University logo Durham University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 66.8 16.4 36.4 20.4 60.2
51-75 Griffith University logo Griffith University 🇦🇺 Australia - 70.2 15.4 35.9 0.0 78.9
51-75 Loughborough University logo Loughborough University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 63.2 17.2 36.5 21.3 61.0
51-75 Macquarie University logo Macquarie University 🇦🇺 Australia - 73.0 16.1 37.7 6.8 70.2
51-75 Montpellier Business School logo Montpellier Business School 🇫🇷 France - 61.6 18.9 49.3 11.6 54.1
51-75 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore - 72.6 17.1 35.5 14.1 62.5
51-75 Northwestern University logo Northwestern University (NU) 🇺🇸 United States - 60.0 14.9 38.0 26.6 61.0
51-75 Queensland University of Technology logo Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 🇦🇺 Australia - 62.7 15.7 32.0 31.3 58.7
51-75 University of Auckland logo University of Auckland (UoA) 🇳🇿 New Zealand - 59.7 18.3 37.6 16.8 66.5
51-75 Tilburg University logo Tilburg University (TiU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 68.3 16.6 36.8 6.7 69.9
51-75 University of Agder University of Agder 🇳🇴 Norway - 61.6 19.8 45.3 12.8 56.7
51-75 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 73.3 15.8 35.9 27.3 48.2
51-75 Université de Montréal logo Université de Montréal (UdeM) 🇨🇦 Canada - 63.8 15.5 29.9 29.5 63.6
51-75 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States - 56.6 11.3 38.8 37.0 56.2
51-75 University of Southampton logo University of Southampton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 70.7 16.7 40.1 12.7 59.8
51-75 University of St.Gallen logo University of St.Gallen (HSG) 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 72.3 18.4 41.4 0.0 69.2
51-75 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada - 63.0 15.6 33.0 37.0 55.4
51-75 Universitat de València logo Universitat de València (UV) 🇪🇸 Spain - 67.8 13.9 34.1 24.6 61.8
51-75 Uppsala University logo Uppsala University 🇸🇪 Sweden - 54.8 14.6 26.8 44.3 59.5
51-75 Villanova University logo Villanova University (VU) 🇺🇸 United States - 53.9 14.2 32.6 40.5 57.9
51-75 York University (Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance) logo York University (Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance) 🇨🇦 Canada - 66.1 16.4 37.1 12.8 65.4
76-100 Aarhus University logo Aarhus University (AU) 🇩🇰 Denmark - 64.3 16.3 34.5 8.5 60.6
76-100 Bocconi University logo Bocconi University 🇮🇹 Italy - 65.1 17.6 33.2 26.8 49.6
76-100 Cardiff University logo Cardiff University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 66.1 13.5 32.0 14.6 68.5
76-100 ESCP Business School logo ESCP Business School 🇫🇷 France - 64.5 16.5 46.7 0.0 64.7
76-100 Florida Atlantic University logo Florida Atlantic University (FAU) 🇺🇸 United States - 52.6 13.9 30.9 40.4 49.6
76-100 Institut d'Economie Scientifique Et de Gestion logo Institut d'Economie Scientifique Et de Gestion 🇫🇷 France - 61.9 18.7 35.2 4.8 62.9
76-100 INSEAD logo INSEAD 🇫🇷 France - 70.7 18.6 38.3 7.2 54.6
76-100 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium - 69.0 17.6 33.2 4.8 67.2
76-100 Lancaster University logo Lancaster University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 68.8 16.2 36.9 0.0 64.7
76-100 Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology logo Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) 🇫🇮 Finland - 66.8 17.7 44.9 0.0 58.7
76-100 NEOMA Business School logo NEOMA Business School (NEOMA) 🇫🇷 France - 61.9 18.1 36.4 11.0 60.2
76-100 Renmin University of China logo Renmin University of China (RUC) 🇨🇳 China - 73.9 13.3 33.6 5.7 67.5
76-100 Rutgers University–Newark logo Rutgers University–Newark 🇺🇸 United States - 44.7 15.2 38.2 43.9 46.8
76-100 Texas Christian University logo Texas Christian University (TCU) 🇺🇸 United States - 58.0 12.4 38.0 26.0 52.8
76-100 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China - 69.0 14.1 37.8 8.5 54.6
76-100 University of Amsterdam logo University of Amsterdam (UvA) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 65.1 15.4 33.5 17.3 59.1
76-100 University of Bologna logo University of Bologna (UNIBO) 🇮🇹 Italy - 67.6 15.8 37.4 5.7 59.1
76-100 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States - 51.3 14.3 38.0 47.9 43.7
76-100 University of Kent logo University of Kent 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 63.2 15.6 39.0 11.1 60.2
76-100 University of Leicester logo University of Leicester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 50.0 14.5 30.1 52.8 44.2
76-100 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States - 66.1 12.9 32.0 15.5 59.8
76-100 University of South Florida logo University of South Florida (USF) 🇺🇸 United States - 52.6 12.7 35.1 29.9 53.3
76-100 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 🇨🇳 China - 69.0 13.5 39.2 0.0 62.1
76-100 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China - 69.0 14.5 35.1 14.3 58.7
76-100 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - 75.1 15.6 37.7 0.0 64.3