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Rank 2013
Rank 2012
Rank 2011
3 year rank
Business School
Country
MBA European Rank 2013[1]
MBA sal ($)[2]
MBA increase[3]
EMBA European Rank 2013[4]
EMBA sal ($)[5]
EMBA salary increase (%)#[6]
Masters in Management European Rank 2013†[7]
Masters sal ($)[8]
Open programmes - Executive Education 2013[9]
Custom programmes - Executive Education 2013[10]
Female Faculty (%)[11]
International Faculty (%)[12]
Faculty with doctorate (%)[13]
1201010HEC ParisFeatured business schoolFrance7123,5712,51010923**[14]282,81851476,1301,102212706501000
1106031IE Business SchoolFeatured business schoolSpain4157,054396117227183,431110579,0766,630117330551961
3303030London Business SchoolFeatured business schoolUK1160,9888,0071241011 (2)***[15]176,938 (247,838)***[15]53 (85)***[15]--89231852990
3507052Esade Business SchoolSpain8126,69911,71111837**[16]235,05847966,2402,536532713335913
5402041InseadFrance2153,9929,6379615 (1)***[17]195,041 (306,664)***[17]53 (65)***[17]--411150900951
6604051Iese Business SchoolFeatured business schoolSpain3146,04912,16114176210,19649--222045501000
77012093University of St GallenSwitzerland24100,8149,70869930138,40051180,0811,9151022100771761
81107093SDA Bocconi School of ManagementItaly14112,6739,819111928143,247531658,539204128371272890
9705072IMD Business SchoolSwitzerland6147,3803,335651310226,76450--141449621000
10907092Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityFeatured business schoolNetherlands12105,5461,9181031124 (15)***[18]129,517 (175,081)***[18]51 (55)***[18]568,4525,407-252034361000
11100120111ESCP Business SchoolFeatured business schoolFrance / UK / Germany / Spain / Italy---14146,83169264,8001,2031417361662952
12120100110University of Oxford: SaïdFeatured business schoolUK9136,6091,804951313189,00257--810162575983
13150200161EMLyon Business SchoolFrance2794,3946334104,674331055,15965424133315111002
14190100140Essec Business SchoolFrance---20**[19]135,28351773,4241,571616290472962
15140160151Vlerick Business SchoolBelgium2594,829168771136117,194562658,6822,9631819285316914
16180140161Imperial College Business SchoolFeatured business schoolUK16107,0322,413841017139,497691160,557852--291863975
17250320252Edhec Business SchoolFeatured business schoolFrance37*[20]79,8664342*[20]103,834361356,58039621123044012877
18160150162City, University of London, The Business School (formerly Cass)Featured business schoolUK15117,1955,64385118152,885631356,1332,801--270771951
19160170171Cranfield School of ManagementFeatured business schoolUK13127,9112,71588028135,70653--135303461911
20260240232Tias Business School, Tilburg UniversityNetherlands1993,859903999,786474649,9071,4312521203460961
21-20-WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementGermany---9179,97858397,050--1818100
21200190201Stockholm School of EconomicsSweden / Russia / Latvia---40119,051372059,8892,94517152163116990
23360250283Mannheim Business SchoolFeatured business schoolGermany2198,2628020**[19]135,283511575,9704,243--352165845
234404603812HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementGermany36*[20]79,3618,477674631106,08267888,4022,479--20225111000
25230270251Eada Business School BarcelonaFeatured business schoolSpain34*[20]87,0939,62874146*[20]87,690421754,8615152928292487553
253203303012Católica Lisbon School of Business and EconomicsPortugal17**[21]132,6068444*/**[22]102,611494537,4702,39720243223221000
27210290260Grenoble Ecole de ManagementFrance---4193,349481256,2169992827422430801
28230420316ESMT BerlinFeatured business schoolGermany---16157,95161--7142718211000
29210220242Aalto UniversityFinland---35134,911414051,53854022183311519211
29330250293University of Strathclyde Business SchoolUK26108,60124,72177227119,629673047,0382,388--362698784
31130180214Warwick Business SchoolUK10120,1111,96089512153,899100--was 58,442--3517215991
32---Kedge Business SchoolFrance---19159,372943547,28031-274288
32270220272London School of Economics and Political ScienceUK---3**[14]282,818511769,6285,250--405770971
34330290321University College Dublin: SmurfitIreland19110,0998,07369133112,741534947,5482,387--2625041005
34390400384Copenhagen Business SchoolFeatured business schoolDenmark35*[20]85,3148,68630932121,716413757,5152,817--300356902
362903903512Nova School of Business and EconomicsPortugal17**[21]132,6068444*/**[23]102,611494737,49854427-423333977
37370600450Kozminski UniversityFeatured business schoolPoland---23144,103732253,5802,197--351250880
38380400392Politecnico di Milano School of ManagementItaly38*[20]68,4548,685752647*[20]95,638385543,6994,38533*[20]2325210646
39470380415Alliance Manchester Business SchoolFeatured business schoolUK11114,7692,2471115---4246,464594-33*[20]321353910
40330350363Nyenrode Business UniversiteitNetherlands---42108,379435757,0773122331*[20]300201665
41400620484Antwerp Management SchoolBelgium / Russia---26154,685563942,3311,450-31*[20]3210217917
42400280373WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Austria---22**[24]152,798441955,180788--333181988
43420510455HEC Lausanne, University of LausanneSwitzerland---37108,622212454,159510--2937761000
44620700599BI Norwegian Business SchoolNorway---25**[25]145,831916152,2732,2713030233224683
45280310354Hult Ashridge Executive EducationUK--------156447273284
46440440455NHH Norwegian School of EconomicsNorway------5451,9654451629213231965
47480570514Aston Business SchoolUK31*[20]82,395891787---3251,7165,230--310432831
48490460482University of Cambridge: JudgeUK5145,16912,411982-------112669982
49460460475Solvay Brussels School of Economics and ManagementBelgium------2853,44018426-182375980
50420370436University of Bradford School of ManagementUK30*[20]79,2168,0129416---4148,5297,450--3431966319
50740630624University of Bath School of ManagementUK2399,91661---4437,6291,576--373565991
52550440503Durham University Business SchoolFeatured business schoolUK32*[20]88,6463,0724912---4344,2463,025--310682961
53290330382Henley Business SchoolUK--------19204104710847
54510490513University of Edinburgh Business SchoolUK29*[20]100,4942,761674---5642,4824,966--355547851
55490430497Lancaster University Management SchoolUK2296,0801,044817---6042,7521,030--290422910
5663063061Leeds University Business SchoolFeatured business schoolUK3385,6227,154645---5140,820904--342404816
57530570561Skema Business SchoolFrance------2647,555868-34*[20]450380750
58---IESEG School of ManagementFeatured business schoolFrance------2148,104--358396
58530500545TBS (Toulouse Business School)France------2349,0103,432--380380915
60630--Institut Mines-Télécom Business SchoolFrance------3150,9421,357--501512761
60550510555Audencia Business SchoolFeatured business schoolFrance------2852,878158--330412874
60590510575Louvain School of ManagementBelgium------2550,658410--3392421000
63680--MBS (Montpellier Business School)France------3344,434847--4411407921
63---Rennes School of BusinessFrance------3344,778--338080
65---Neoma Business SchoolFrance------3649,211--474476
66550--Porto Business School, University of PortoPortugal---4886,67731--3226256618312
67610550615Maastricht University School of Business and EconomicsNetherlands------3856,9781,267--141491860
68720--University of ZurichSwitzerland---38121,26625----927061000
69630610642IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of ManagementFrance------4748,3872,983--40090910
69720750723Birmingham Business SchoolUK28*[20]87,352787512-------250401880
71680630670Aarhus BSSDenmark------5054,2413,689--3791958117
71670660684University of CologneGermany------5264,5761,037--26740654
71700670693ICN Business SchoolFrance------5343,469300--415439746
74---St Petersburg University, Graduate School of ManagementRussia------5836,982--48098
75780700740Prague University of Economics and BusinessCzech Republic------5937,188806--451111723
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Table notes† The Cems programme was ranked seventh in the Masters in Management 2013 rankings, but it has not been included in the European Business Schools 2013 ranking as it is a programme and not a school. ‡ Data are provided for information only. Most recently published data are given. # Figure in brackets refers to data from second programme for schools with more than one programme ranked. *School was not included in the published 2013 ranking for this survey. **School participated in this ranking on the basis of a joint programme only. Underlying score based on proportion of total score. ***School participated with more than one programme in this ranking. Underlying score based on combined scores. The line breaks denote the pattern of clustering among the schools. Around 180 points separate HEC Paris and IE Business School at the top, from the school ranked number 75th. The top 11 business schools, from HEC and IE to ESCP Europe, form the top group. The second group is headed by the University of Oxford: Said, about 85 points above the University of Bath School of Management at the bottom of this group. The third group is headed by Durham University Business School.
Footnotes

1. Position among European schools within the FT Global MBA 2013 ranking

2. Average MBA alumni salary three years after graduation, US$ by purchasing power parity (PPP). Includes weighted data from the current and two previous years, where available.

3. Percentage increase in average alumni salary pre-MBA to today, three years after graduation. Includes weighted data from the current and two previous years, if available.

4. Position among European schools within the FT Executive MBA 2013 ranking
# Figure in brackets refers to data from second programme for schools with more than one programme ranked

5. Average Executive MBA alumni salary three years after graduation, US$ by purchasing power parity (PPP). Includes weighted data from the current and two previous years, where available.
# Figure in brackets refers to data from second programme for schools with more than one programme ranked

6. Percentage increase in average alumni salary pre-EMBA to today, three years after graduation. Includes weighted data from this and two previous years, where available
# Figure in brackets refers to data from second programme for schools with more than one programme ranked

7. Position among European schools within the FT Masters in Management 2013 ranking
† The Cems programme was ranked seventh in the Masters in Management 2013 rankings, but it has not been included in the European Business Schools 2013 ranking as it is a programme and not a school

8. Average Masters in Management alumni salary three years after graduation, US$ by purchasing power parity (PPP). Includes weighted data from the current and two previous years, where available.

9. Position among European schools within the FT Executive Education ranking of open-enrolment programmes in 2013

10. Position among European schools within the FT Executive Education ranking of customised programmes in 2013

11. Percentage of faculty that are women
‡ Data are provided for information only. Most recently published data are given

12. Percentage of faculty whose citizenship differs from their country of employment
‡ Data are provided for information only. Most recently published data are given

13. Percentage of full-time faculty with a doctoral degree
‡ Data are provided for information only. Most recently published data are given

14. ** Trium: HEC Paris/ LSE/ New York University: Stern

15. *** Columbia/ London Business School

16. ** Georgetown University/ Esade

17. *** Tsinghua University/ Insead

18. *** OneMBA

19. ** Essec/ Mannheim

20. * School was not included in the published 2013 ranking for this survey

21. ** The Lisbon MBA

22. * School was not included in the published 2013 ranking for this survey / ** The Lisbon MBA

23. * School was not included in the published 2013 ranking for this survey/ ** The Lisbon MBA

24. ** WU/ University of Minnesota: Carlson

25. ** BI/ Fudan

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