FT MBA 2025 Ranking: The US, the UK, France and India counting the most institutions ranked

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The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conserving its first place, Columbia Business School (US) and IESE Business School (Spain) are the top three business schools in the FT MBA 2025 Ranking published on 16/02/2025.

The ranking is made of 100 global business schools. If the top 10 counts four American schools, the Europeans are also represented: two French, two Spanish, one Italian and one British schools made it to the first ten ranks.

With 41 institutions ranked, the US dominates the ranking, followed by the UK (11) and France and India, tying with 8.

In the global ranking, Gabelli School of Business of Fordham University (US) is making the most important progress, from 100th in 2024 to 78th in 2025. Meanwhile, the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business (US) and Smith School of Business of Queen's University (Canada) are both losing 17 places, going from 33rd to 50th and from 62nd to 79th respectively.

Among the 34 European institutions ranked, IESE Business School (Spain) Insead (France) and SDA Bocconi School of Management (Italy) are the top…

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