The Top 14 UK Business Schools For 2018, London Business, Cambridge Judge, Oxford Said, and Alliance Manchester Tops

14 BUSINESS schools in the United Kingdom are ranked among the best master of business administration (MBA) programs in the world for 2018: FT ranking. Cambridge Judge Business School MBA programme jumps eight places to rank 13th globally; while London Business School is in 4th place, up from 6th last year.

London Business School (LBS) is the best business school in the United Kingdom. Alumni of the school — located in the Regent’s Park area of the city — include Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman at Aditya Birla Group; David Michael Davis, British politician responsible for Brexit negotiations; and Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of the Tata Group. LBS was ranked world’s 4th best business schools with the most employable graduates for 2018, 2nd among the top Non-U.S. business schools for executive MBA in 2018, 5th overall among best business schools in the world for 2017.

Meanwhile, Said Business School at the University of Oxford is placed 49th, followed by Alliance Manchester Business School, Warwick Business School, and Cass Business School at the City University of London.

Imperial College Business School’s programme has shot up six spots to be placed at No. 51 in the ranking. The other UK Business Schools among the top 100 include Cranfield School of Management, Durham University Business School, Lancaster University Management School, the University of Edinburgh Business School, and the University of Strathclyde Business School.

Leeds University Business School and University of Bath School of Management – both participated in the ranking for the first time this year, are placed ninth and 10th, respectively.

1. London Business School (LBS)
Rank in 2018: 4
Rank in 2017: 6

2. Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge
Rank in 2018: 13
Rank in 2017: 5

3. Said Business School at the University of Oxford
Rank in 2018: 27
Rank in 2017: 33

4. Alliance Manchester Business School
Rank in 2018: 36
Rank in 2017: 30

5. Warwick Business School
Rank in 2018: 41
Rank in 2017: 44

6. Cass Business School at the City University of London
Rank in 2018: 46
Rank in 2017: 37

7. Imperial College Business School
Rank in 2018: 51
Rank in 2017: 45

8. Cranfield School of Management
Rank in 2018: 61
Rank in 2017: 53

9. Durham University Business School
Rank in 2018: 64
Rank in 2017: 75

10. Lancaster University Management School
Rank in 2018: 70
Rank in 2017: 42

11. University of Edinburgh Business School
Rank in 2018: 73
Rank in 2017: 91

12. Leeds University Business School
Rank in 2018: 73
Rank in 2017: —

13. University of Strathclyde Business School
Rank in 2018: 98
Rank in 2017: 80

14. University of Bath School of Management
Rank in 2018: 100
Rank in 2017: —