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 2024. We've held this position since 2017.
2nd in the UK for Accounting and Finance in The Complete University Guide 2024
3rd for Business and Management Studies in The Complete University Guide 2024
Top 5 in the UK for Business and Management in The Guardian University Guide 2024

We feature in the Financial Times Top European Business Schools 2021 ranking
Top 100 in the world for Business and Management Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
Top 20 most influential business schools in the world for ‘teaching power’ in The Financial Times Teaching Power Rankings 2021

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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