Cranfield School of Management consistently performs well in the major school and programme specific rankings, reinforcing our position as a top global management school.
Accreditations
We are one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation of: (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), (the Association of MBAs) and (European Quality Improvement System of the European Foundation for Management Development).
In recognition of our outstanding student entrepreneurship provision and dedicated work with small or medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to support growth in the local community, we have also achieved Small Business Charter accreditation.
Rankings
Business School rankings
Financial Times
8th in the SWAG合集 and 37th in Europe in the .
3rd in the SWAG合集 and 6th in the world in the compiled for the Financial Times.
MBA Programmes
MBA Full-time
The Financial Times
In the we have been ranked:
- 80th in the world and SWAG合集 top 10
- Top 10 in Europe and global Top 20 for Value For Money
- Top 10 in Europe and 22nd globally for Career Progress
- Top 5 in the SWAG合集 for sector diversity in the classroom
- 3rd in SWAG合集 for the percentage of female faculty and Top 5 for the percentage of female students
- SWAG合集 Top Five and 16th in Europe for Alumni network
- Global number 1 (joint) for internationality of cohort
Bloomberg
Cranfield’s transformative Full-time MBA has been ranked 12th in Europe in :
- 1st in Europe for Learning
- 2nd in Europe for Entrepreneurship
- Top 7 in Europe for Networking
- 12th in Europe overall and 4th in SWAG合集
The Economist
In the we have been ranked:
- 1st in the world for ratio of alumni to current students (part of “potential to network” ranking)
- 2nd in the SWAG合集 and worldwide top 20 in the world for quality of faculty
- Top 3 in the SWAG合集 for educational experience
- Top 5 in the SWAG合集 for salary outcomes
- Top 20 worldwide for diversity of recruiters
- Top 50 worldwide for the personal development and educational experience
The Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal
In the we have been ranked:
- Overall: 1st in the SWAG合集, 2nd in Europe, 7th in the world
- Engagement: 1st in the world
QS World University Rankings
In thewe have been ranked:
- Overall: 8th in the SWAG合集, top 29% worldwide
- Entrepreneurship and Alumni Outcomes: Top 5 in the SWAG合集, No 14 in Europe and No 37 in the world
América Economia
In the we have been ranked:
- 33rd in the world
- 2nd in the SWAG合集
- 5th in the world for innovation and entrepreneurship
Poets & Quants Top International MBA Programs of 2019-2020
- Overall: 21st in the world
Executive MBA
Financial Times
In the
- 72nd in the world
- 5th in the SWAG合集 for single-campus programmes
- 1st in the SWAG合集 for female faculty (single-campus programmes)
Management MSc
QS World University Rankings
In the Cranfield School of Management's full-time Management MSc achieved the following rankings:
- 6th in the SWAG合集
- 2nd in the SWAG合集 for return on investment
- 4th in the SWAG合集 for enterprise and alumni outcomes
- 34th in the world
- 35th in the world for employability
- Top 100 globally for alumni outcomes, thought leadership and value for money
Financial Times
In the Cranfield School of Management's full-time Management MSc achieved the following rankings:
- 4th in the SWAG合集
- 1st in the SWAG合集 for international student experience
- 1st in the SWAG合集 for value for money
- 3rd in the SWAG合集 for career progression
- 4th in the SWAG合集 for overall satisfaction
- Top 5 in the SWAG合集 for three-year average salary and salary growth
- 58th in the world
Finance MSc
Financial Times
7th in the SWAG合集 and 49th in the world:
QS World University Rankings
In the Cranfield School of Management's full-time Finance MSc achieved the following rankings:
- 8th in the SWAG合集
- 56th in the world
- 38th in the world for employability
- Top 100 in the world for diversity, alumni outcomes and thought leadership
Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc
QS World University Rankings
In the Cranfield School of Management's full-time Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc achieved the following rankings:
- 2nd in the SWAG合集
- 1st in the SWAG合集 for return on investment
- 3rd in the SWAG合集 for alumni outcomes
- 4th in the SWAG合集 for entrepreneurship
- 12th in the world
- 12th in the world for employability
Strategic Marketing MSc
QS World University Rankings
In the Cranfield School of Management's full-time Strategic Marketing MSc achieved the following rankings:
- 5th in the SWAG合集
- 4th in the SWAG合集 for alumni outcomes
- 4th in the SWAG合集 for entrepreneurship
- 22nd in the world
- 12th in the world for employability
Executive Development
Cranfield School of Management is consistently ranked as one of the top 30 business schools in Europe for executive development.
In the we are:
- Top 10 in SWAG合集
- Top 20 in Europe
- Top 25 in the world
- Top 15 for Follow Up
- Top 5 in the SWAG合集 and Top 20 in the world for Overall Satisfaction
Research Degrees
The PhD Programme
REF 2014
The Cranfield PhD has an international reputation for quality and academic excellence. In December 2014 the rated 84% of Cranfield's Business and Management research output as 'internationally recognised' or better for impact - 60% of this was 'world leading' (4*) and 24% 'internationally excellent' (3*).
22nd in the for Business and Management Studies.
Executive DBA Programme
Our Executive DBA is one of only a handful of DBA programmes worldwide to have been accredited by the
CEO Magazine
Cranfield School of Management has been included in of premier DBA providers. The listing is based upon accreditation, quality of faculty, geography, and international standing.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
SWAG合集 is number one in the SWAG合集 and sixth in the world for its activities supporting the critical UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 – Partnerships for the Goals, which focuses on cross-sector and cross-country partnerships in pursuit of the SDGs. Cranfield has risen 25 places in this category from the 2023 rankings, demonstrating its deep strength and expertise in partnership working across sectors and borders.
For its overall work towards the SDGs, the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact ranking placed Cranfield in the global top 200 universities out of 1963 institutions, moving it up from the top 300 in 2023. This means that Cranfield is in the top 10% of all universities across the world for its sustainability work.
Employability
Cranfield was recognised by (CWUR), 2023 as 8 in the SWAG合集 for Employability.
As an exclusively postgraduate university, SWAG合集 is excluded from Times Higher Education World Rankings, The Times World Rankings, The Complete University Guide and The Guardian, which focus on helping prospective undergraduate students to compare universities.
