School of Management rankings and accreditations

We are one of the UK's leading business schools, with a reputation for leading research and teaching. Find out what makes us one of the best.

Top 5

1st in the UK for Marketing in The Complete University Guide 2026. We've held this position since 2017.
2nd in the UK for Accounting and Finance in The Complete University Guide 2026
3rd for Business and Management Studies in The Complete University Guide 2026
3rd in the UK for Business and Management in The Guardian University Guide 2025

Top 150 in the world for Business and Management Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Top 50 in the world and UK top 10 for our MSc in Marketing (September start course) in the QS Business Master’s rankings 2025
Top 40 in Europe in the QS Global MBA Ranking 2025
Top 100 in the world in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2025 for Management, Business Analytics and Finance (MSc Finance ranked for September start course)
Top 100 in the world and top 10 in the UK in the Financial Times Masters in Management rankings 2024
Top 100 in the Financial Times European Business School Rankings 2024
Our full-time MBA has been awarded Tier One status in the CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings 2025. This is the highest possible achievement in a comprehensive review of 153 schools across 24 countries

In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), 93% of our research was assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent'.

According to the Times Higher Education's REF analysis, we placed 7th in the UK for business and management studies.

Accreditations from professional higher education bodies.

We are accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the hallmark of quality and professionalism in MBA provision

We are accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate

We've received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of our work to improve gender equality

We've been awarded the Small Business Charter for supporting small businesses, student entrepreneurship, and the local economy

The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative recognise us for our commitment to sustainability

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