Best Hospitality And Hotel Management Schools In The World For 2026

Despina Wilson, D.Litt.Special ReportsMay 7, 2026

The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada has secured the No. 1 position in CEOWORLD magazine’s 2026 global ranking of the best hospitality and hotel management schools. The UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management follows in second place, with Michigan State University’s School of Hospitality Business (Eli Broad College of Business) ranking third.

Pennsylvania State University’s School of Hospitality Management placed fourth, ahead of Ecole Hôtelière Genève in fifth. Cornell University’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration ranked sixth, while Washington State University’s School of Hospitality Business Management came in seventh.

Rounding out the top 10 are the Collins College of Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (eighth), the School of Hospitality Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Stout (ninth), and India’s Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Chennai (tenth).

Best Hospitality And Hotel Management Schools In The World For 2026

Rank	Hotel School	Country	Score
1	William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada	United States	97.72
2	UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management	United States	96
3	School of Hospitality Business of the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University	United States	95.45
4	Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management	United States	94.9
5	Ecole Hôtelière Genève	Switzerland	94.83
6	Nolan School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University	United States	94.21
7	School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University	United States	94.05
8	Collins College of Hospitality Management of the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	United States	93.99
9	School of Hospitality Leadership at University of Wisconsin-Stout	United States	93.74
10	Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition - Chennai	India	93.66
11	College of Hospitality at Johnson & Wales University	United States	93.5
12	International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University	United States	93.34
13	Les Roches International School of Hotel Management	Switzerland	93.18
14	Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management	United States	92.25
15	SAIT's School of Hospitality and Tourism	Canada	92.13
16	Kendall College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management at National Louis University	United States	91.29
17	School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University	United States	91.08
18	School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at W. A. Franke College of Business	United States	89.78
19	Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality at NYU School of Professional Studies	United States	89.7
20	Oxford Brookes University	United Kingdom	89.59
21	Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management	United States	88.69
22	School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at University of Surrey	United Kingdom	88.51
23	PolyU's School of Hotel and Tourism Management	Hong Kong	88.14
24	HIM - Hotel Institute Montreux	Switzerland	88.05
25	Hospitality Management (HM) Program at The University of Alabama	United States	87.98
26	Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Maastricht	Netherlands	87.54
27	Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies	United States	87.36
28	School of Hospitality Administration - Boston University	United States	87.26
29	Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration	United States	87.16
30	CETT - Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy	Spain	86.93
31	Hospitality & Tourism Management Department at Isenberg School of Management	United States	85.98
32	College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism at University of North Texas	United States	85.6
33	Culinary Institute of America	United States	84.87
34	Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management	United States	83.52
35	Sejong University	South Korea	83.08
36	Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Apeldoorn	Netherlands	82.75
37	State University of New York College at Plattsburgh	United States	82.55
38	RIT's Saunders College of Business	United States	82.31
39	Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland	Switzerland	82
40	Nanyang Institute of Management's School of Tourism and Hospitality	Singapore	80.99
41	Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland	Switzerland	80.97
42	University College of Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts of Sant Pol de Mar (EUHT StPOL)	Spain	80.82
43	Lubin School of Business of Pace University	United States	80.57
44	Swiss Hotel Management School	Switzerland	80.25
45	International Management Institute Luzern	Switzerland	80.08
46	Culinary Institute of New York (CINY)	United States	79.95
47	International Hospitality Management Academy	Italy	79.2
48	Heidelberg Hotel Management School	Germany	77.92
49	Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management	United Arab Emirates	76.72
50	Glion Institute of Higher Education	Switzerland	76.49
51	Lycee Hotelier International de Lille-UFA	France	76.32
52	Bournemouth University	United Kingdom	76.11
53	Griffith University	Australia	75.22
54	Copenhagen Hospitality College	Denmark	75.07
55	Manchester Metropolitan University	United Kingdom	74.25
56	College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management at the University of South Carolina	United States	73.9
57	Academie Internationale de Management (AIM Paris)	France	73.7
58	Stockholms Hotel- and Restaurant School	Sweden	72.85
59	School of Hospitality and Tourism of Nilai University	Malaysia	72.8
60	Tourism Management Institute of Singapore	Singapore	72.64
61	Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA)	India	72.39
62	Tourism and Hospitality Management at The University of Florida	United States	71.92
63	HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute	Switzerland	71.35
64	NKUHT - National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism	Taiwan	70.7
65	Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership (University of Houston)	United States	69.81
66	Blue Mountains International Hotel Management at Torrens University Australia	Australia	67.44
67	Hospitality and Toursim Management at Purdue University	United States	67.25
68	Graduate School of Global Hospitality & Tourism	South Korea	65.39
69	International Hospitality and Tourism Management at Sheffield Hallam University	United States	65.21
70	Hospitality and Tourism Management at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)	Singapore	65.08
71	Hotel and Hospitality Management at The University of Queensland	Australia	63.34
72	Tourism at Southern Cross University	Australia	63.28
73	Tourism Economics and Management at the University of Bologna	Italy	63.18
74	Culinary Arts & Hospitality at Sheridan College	Canada	63.08
75	Hotel and Restaurant Operations Management at Durham College	Canada	62.99
76	Hotel and Restaurant Operations Management at Algonquin College	Canada	62.16
77	Estonian School of Hotel and Tourism Management	Estonia	61.76
78	Tourism and Hotel Management at Kauno College	Lithuania	61.7
79	Tourism at Gadjah Mada University	Indonesia	61.03
80	School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (TU Dublin)	Ireland	60.03
81	School for International Hospitality and Tourism Business at BBI	Luxembourg	59.79
82	Master in Tourism Managemenet at the Free University of Bozen	Italy	59.73
83	Master in Tourism Management at the Budapest Business University	Hungary	58.31
84	Emphasis on Tourism and Hospitality Management at ReykjavÃƒÂk University	Iceland	58.18
85	Hospitality and Tourism Operetions Mnagement at Humber College	Canada	57.48
86	Tourism, Hospitality & Event Courses at Victoria University	Australia	56.93
87	Master in Tourism Management at the Budapest Business University	Hungary	56.55
88	Emphasis on Tourism and Hospitality Management at ReykjavÃƒÂk University	Iceland	55.76
89	Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT)	Finland	55.66
90	Hotel School Breda	Netherlands	54.62
91	College of Sustainability and Tourism (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)	Japan	54.45
92	International Hospitality Management at Ulster University	Ireland	54.37
93	International Hotel and Tourism Management at Bond University	Australia	54.2
94	School of Hospitality and Tourism at Niagara College, Canada	Canada	52.97
95	School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Eastern Mediterranean University	Cyprus	52.81
96	Hotel Management at the at the University of Aveiro	Portugal	52.59
97	School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events at Taylors University	Malaysia	51.79
98	Economy, Health and Sports Tourism at the University of Innsbruck	Austria	51.72
99	School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at George Brown College	Canada	51.49
100	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Internanional University of Rijeka	Croatia	51.29
101	Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management	Poland	50.91
102	Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Management at UCSI University	Malaysia	50.66
103	MA in International Tourism and Leisure Management at Syddansk University	Denmark	50.6
104	Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management at Universiti Teknologi MARA	Malaysia	50.59
105	Tourism and Hospitality Management at The Hague University of Applied Sciences	Netherlands	50.56
106	The Institute of Hospitality Management in Prague	Czech Republic	50.35
107	Hospitality - Hotel and Resort Services Management at Fanshawe College	Canada	50.26
108	Bachelor Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Romanian-American University	Romania	50.21
109	Hospitality Management at Auckland University of Technology	New Zealand	49.7
110	Hotel Management at Varna University of Management	Bulgaria	49.23
111	Hospitality Management and Administration at the at the University of Algavre	Portugal	49.07
112	Strategic Management of Tourism Destinations and Hospitality Enterprises at the University of the Aegean	Greece	48.73
113	Tourism - Federal University of Juiz de Fora	Brazil	47.58
114	Tourism and Hotel Business Administration (Hospitality) at Externado University of Colombia	Colombia	46.52
115	HOTEL SCHOOL Hotel Management College	Latvia	46.21
116	Tourism Management at the University of the West Indies (Mona School of Business and Management)	Jamaica	46.18

Methodology: CEOWORLD magazine’s 2026 rankings are based on one of the most extensive global surveys conducted in the hospitality education sector, incorporating insights from 250,000 graduates, industry professionals, employers, and recruiters across 124 territories. The research was carried out between November 15, 2025, and February 22, 2026, using a mixed methodology: 82% online, 10% via telephone, and 8% through post or face-to-face interviews.

All quantitative interviews were conducted confidentially and independently, without reliance on institutional data submissions. The study was led by CEOWORLD magazine Research, the organization’s global center for primary research and evidence-based consulting. Data collection combined survey responses with publicly available information and institutional performance indicators.

Participants evaluated institutions on a scale from 1 (“marginal”) to 100 (“outstanding”), with the option to select “don’t know.” Final rankings are derived from seven weighted metrics designed to capture both reputation and outcomes:

Perceived Global Brand Influence (20%)
Recruiter Responses (20%)
Academic Reputation (20%)
Employers’ Feedback (10%)
Job Placement Rate (10%)
Admission Eligibility (10%)
Specialization (10%)

The overall score represents the cumulative weighted performance across these indicators.

While the rankings identify the leading hospitality and hotel management schools globally, they are not exhaustive. Many institutions outside the list offer high-quality programs, and rankings should be considered as one of several factors in evaluating academic options.

The survey carries a margin of sampling error of ±1.2 percentage points for the full sample. As with all large-scale research, results may also be influenced by coverage limitations, nonresponse bias, and measurement variability. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding and the exclusion of neutral or “don’t know” responses. All responses were anonymized to ensure candor, objectivity, and analytical integrity.

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