School of Management rankings and accreditations
We are one of the UK's leading business schools. View our latest awards, accreditations and league table rankings.
Highly ranked
Highlights from league table rankings.
School rankings
Rankings that apply to the entire School, or our undergraduate courses.
The Times and The Sunday Times University Guide 2021
We are ranked:
- 4th for Business Studies
- 4th for Accounting and Finance
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Financial Times rankings
We are ranked 15th in the UK and 54th overall in the European Business School rankings (2019).
The Guardian University Guide 2021
We are ranked:
- 3rd for Business, Management and Marketing
- 3rd for Accounting and Finance
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The Complete University Guide 2021
We are ranked:
2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject
We are ranked in the top 100 for Business and Management Studies.
In terms of research, Business and Management was one of the University of Bath's highest performers for 'citations per paper' (94.9/100).
Master's rankings
Rankings awarded to our MSc courses.
Times Higher Education Ranking - MSc in Management 2018
Financial Times rankings
We are ranked:
- 39th in the world for Finance. Of the UK-based institutions listed, we're 7th.
- Joint 52nd in the world for Management. Of the UK-based institutions listed, we're 6th.
QS Business Masters Rankings 2020
We are ranked:
- 29th in the world for Business Analytics. Of the UK-based courses listed, we're 5th
- 20th in the world for Marketing. Of the UK-based courses listed, we're 6th
- 64th in the world for Finance. Of the UK-based courses listed, we're 15th
- 54th in the world for Management. Of the UK-based courses listed, we're 9th
The Economist WhichMBA? Masters in Management rankings 2019
Our MSc in Management is ranked 28th in the world, and of the UK-based courses listed, we're 2nd in the 2019 Masters in Management rankings.
Eduniversal rankings 2019
MBA rankings
Rankings and accreditations that apply to our MBA programmes specifically.
The Economist WhichMBA? Full-time MBA rankings 2019
Our full-time MBA is ranked 7th in the UK and 64th in the world.
QS Global MBA Ranking 2020
Our full-time MBA is among the world's top 150th MBAs, and ranked 44th in Europe. Of the UK-based institutions listed, we're 16th.
Financial Times top MBAs for entrepreneurship 2018
We're also:
- 2nd globally for the number of graduates to start their own business
- 4th for the number of female graduates among our entrepreneurs
Corporate Knights Better World MBA rankings 2019
We are ranked 3rd in the world and 2nd in the UK. This ranks universities on their focus on sustainability in their MBA teaching, support and research.
Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking is the only major global ranking to evaluate graduate business courses on their integration of sustainability into the education of future business leaders.
América Economía global MBA rankings 2020
We are ranked 7th in the UK and in the top 50 in the world.
CNN Expansión best MBAs in the world 2019
We are ranked 5th in the UK and 56th in the world.
Association of MBAs accreditation
Since 1976 our MBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA). Accreditation by AMBA is the acknowledged hallmark of quality and professionalism in MBA provision.
Our accreditations and other awards
Accreditations and awards that apply to the entire School.
Research Excellence Framework 2014
In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), 84% of our research was assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent'. 41% of our submissions met the 4* standard (the highest possible).
According to the Times Higher Education's REF rankings, we placed 8th in the UK for business and management studies.
EQUIS accreditation
We are accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate.
EQUIS is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration.
Athena SWAN
We've received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. The Athena SWAN Charter recognises the work of a university department to address and improve gender equality.
PRME recognition
The Principles of Responsible Management Education initiative recognise us for our commitment to sustainability.
Our teaching and research promote sustainability in many ways, including specialised units across courses.
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