Every year, the Financial Times publishes its ranking of the best business schools in Europe, and the 2022 edition is no exception! Again this year, France excels with the quality of teaching at the trade schools that are placed on this list.
Not surprisingly, France is demonstrating the quality of its training through the 2022 ranking of the best business schools in Europe by the FT (Financial Times). The most spectacular is not so much their rank this year, but the excellent progress that some have shown for several years. In fact, unlike previous editions, France places four schools in the top 10!
Other companies have made great strides in recent years, such as Excelia (+15 seats in 2 years) or Audencia (+9 seats in 2 years). It is important to note that this ranking looks back from SKEMA and ICN, which were not present last year but which are still marked by the absence of ESSCA and Paris-Dauphine University.
The methodology for the 2022 ranking of the best business schools in Europe
The 2022 ranking of the best business schools in Europe according to FT actually consists of the results of other rankings conducted by British media. It’s a sort of summary of the Financial Times rankings. In fact, it compiles data from five rankings: the one for the best PGE in the world (25%), the one for the best EMBA (25%), the one for the best MBA (25%) and the two price lists for Executive Education: Open Programs ( 12.5%) and custom applications (12.5%). Thus, the companies that were not in the rankings of the best PGEs in the world could not find their place on the 2022 list of the best business schools in Europe.
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Ranking of FT business schools: The European business schools with the best EMBAs in 2022
As stated, FT’s 2022 ranking of the best business schools in Europe brings together the results achieved by business schools in several rankings published by the British media. Thus, it highlights the institutions offering the best Executive MBAs in 2022.
In this category, the French business schools also shine, as HEC Paris is in first place, closely followed by ESCP Business School (4)and) and INSEAD (10and). U.S. and Chinese companies monopolize the top 10 on this list, a top 10 where there are relatively few English or German business schools.
Ranking of FT business schools: The European business schools with the best PGEs in 2022
The best Masters in Management or Global Grandes Ecoles programs are mainly European. This year, the top 3 almost resembles previous editions. The University of Saint-Gall is followed by HEC Paris and Smurfit. In fact, ESSEC lost its third place and tumbled out of the top 5 to a 6th place. That said, within the rankings of the best Masters in Management FT, French business schools stand out from their global counterparts with programs whose expertise is recognized in France but also abroad.
Ranking of FT business schools: The European business schools with the best MBAs in 2022
The MBA is one of the flagship courses at the Grandes Ecoles of business in France, Europe and around the world. Often offered at very high prices, they prove to be quite profitable for graduates who often earn six-figure salaries.
Again here, in the ranking of the best MBAs of 2022, French schools stand out among the companies offering the most excellent MBAs. INSEAD and HEC Paris occupy first and fourth place respectively on this list. The Paris Business School has indeed given up its third place to the Iese Business School. EDHEC steals 20th place from emlyon business school, which is 26th ESSEC, she took a rank and is ranked 23rd.
The ranking of the best business schools in France in 2022
This year we can observe 22 French establishments in FT’s ranking of the best business schools in Europe. The year 2022 is marked by good progress for many schools, which are in the top 10, which contains 40% of French business schools. EDHEC is also making a comeback in this prestigious top, going from 14and at 10and square! Unfortunately, the ESCP fell on its side and left the top 10. It is now in a 14th place.
The biggest increases are from Audencia (+14 places over a year) and EDHEC (+4 places). On the other hand, some companies are experiencing dizzying declines, such as the IAE of Aix (-21 seats) or the Rennes SB (-20 seats).
| French rank | Rang 2022 | Rang 2021 | Rang 2020 | business College | Progress 2020-2022 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HEC Paris | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | INSEAD | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ESSEC Business School | -1 |
| 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | EDHEC Business School | 5 |
| 5 | 14 | 8 | 14 | ESCP | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 20 | 20 | emlyon Business School | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | 45 | 40 | audience | 9 |
| 8 | 36 | 28 | 25 | Grenoble School of Management | -11 |
| 9 | 40 | 34 | 31 | KEDGE Business School | -9 |
| 10 | 44 | 39 | 50 | Neoma Business School | 6 |
| 11 | 48 | x | x | SCHEDULE Business School | x |
| 12 | 58 | 58 | 57 | TBS (Toulouse Business School) | -1 |
| 13 | 62 | 55 | 64 | IESEG School of Management | 2 |
| 14 | 64 | 63 | 79 | Excelia Business School | 15 |
| 15 | 75 | 72 | 69 | MBS (Montpellier Business School) | -6 |
| 16 | 79 | 58 | 64 | IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management | -15 |
| 17 | 80 | x | x | ICN Business School | x |
| 18 | 82 | 80 | 81 | BSB | -1 |
| 19 | 84 | 73 | 75 | Institute Mines-Telecom Business School | -9 |
| 20 | 86 | 83 | 81 | EM Normandy Business School | -5 |
| 21 | 88 | 68 | 56 | Rennes Business School | -32 |
| 22 | 92 | 81 | 85 | EM Strasbourg | -7 |
The 3 best business schools in Europe in 2022 according to FT
After being 5and in 2020 and after returning to 3rd place in 2021, INSEAD retains its bronze medal in 2022. The Business School, which mainly specializes in Executive Education training, stands out for its excellent ranking in the rankings of the best full-time MBAs’ is, but also a strong internationalization of teachers, of which 91% are foreigners.
London Business School still holds 2nd place in the 2022 rankings of the best business schools according to FT. This silver medal goes to the English Business School especially for its excellent ranking in the rankings of the best Masters in Management and the best MBAs in 2022.
Finally, the crown goes to HEC Paris, which is internationally recognized for the excellence of its EMBA program, but also its PGE. The school has excellent scores in all the various Financial Times rankings.
The full FT 2022 ranking of the best business schools in Europe
| Rang 2022 | Rang 2021 | Rang 2020 | business College |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | HEC Paris |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | London Business School |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | INSEAD |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Iese Business School |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | SDA Bocconi / Bocconi University |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | The University of St. Gallen |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | ESMT Berlin |
| 8 | 6 | 7 | ESSEC Business School |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | University of Oxford: Said |
| 10 | 10 | 11 | IMD Business School |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | EDHEC Business School |
| 12 | 12 | 8 | IE Business School |
| 13 | 12 | 13 | Esade Business School |
| 14 | 8 | 14 | ESCP Business School |
| 15 | 17 | 16 | University of Cambridge: Judge |
| 16 | 18 | 18 | Imperial College Business School |
| 17 | 15 | 12 | Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University |
| 18 | 15 | 17 | Warwick Business School |
| 19 | 20 | 20 | emlyon Business School |
| 20 | 19 | 23 | WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management |
| 21 | 21 | 24 | Mannheim Business School |
| 22 | 21 | 26 | Stockholm School of Economics |
| 23 | 25 | 19 | City, University of London, The Business School (formerly Cass) |
| 24 | 26 | 32 | Frankfurt School of Finance and Management |
| 25 | 29 | 28 | Eada Business School Barcelona |
| 26 | 30 | 27 | Copenhagen Business School |
| 27 | 26 | 30 | Nova School of Business and Economics |
| 28 | 23 | 21 | University College Dublin: Smurfit |
| 29 | 31 | 32 | Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics |
| 30 | 32 | 38 | Tias Business School, Tilburg University |
| 31 | 45 | 40 | Audencia Business School |
| 32 | 56 | 60 | Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School |
| 33 | 36 | 35 | Alliance Manchester Business School |
| 34 | 32 | 44 | Cranfield School of Management |
| 34 | 38 | 29 | Henley Business School |
| 36 | 28 | 25 | Grenoble School of Management |
| 37 | 41 | 45 | Politecnico di Milano School of Management |
| 38 | 37 | 34 | Aalto University |
| 39 | 24 | 22 | Vlerick Business School |
| 40 | 34 | 31 | Kedge Business School |
| 41 | 34 | 41 | WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) |
| 41 | 41 | 36 | Nyenrode Business School |
| 43 | 54 | 42 | Lancaster University Management School |
| 44 | 39 | 50 | Neoma Business School |
| 45 | 48 | 43 | Durham University Business School |
| 46 | 41 | 46 | Antwerp Management School |
| 46 | 44 | 53 | Hult Ashridge Executive Education |
| 48 | x | x | Scheme Business School |
| 49 | x | x | Moscow School of Management Skolkovo |
| 50 | 49 | 36 | BI Norwegian Business School |
| 51 | 40 | 47 | HEC Lausanne, Lausanne University |
| 52 | 51 | 51 | University of Edinburgh Business School |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | University of Strathclyde Business School |
| 54 | 45 | 48 | Kozminsky University |
| 55 | 50 | 55 | Prague University of Economics and Business |
| 55 | 62 | 39 | NHH Norwegian School of Management |
| 57 | 51 | 59 | St Petersburg University, Graduate School of Management |
| 58 | 58 | IBS-Moscow Ranepa | |
| 58 | 58 | 57 | TBS (Toulouse Business School) |
| 60 | 45 | 57 | HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management |
| 61 | 58 | 78 | Koc University Graduate School of Business |
| 62 | 55 | 64 | IESEG School of Management |
| 63 | 63 | 61 | Maastricht University School of Business and Economics |
| 64 | 63 | 79 | Excelia Business School |
| 65 | 88 | 92 | Birmingham Business School |
| 66 | 79 | 67 | Porto Business School, Porto University |
| 67 | 63 | 69 | Sabanci Business School |
| 68 | 85 | University of Glasgow: Adam Smith | |
| 69 | 69 | 81 | University of Zurich |
| 70 | 63 | 69 | Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management |
| 70 | x | x | TUM Business School |
| 72 | x | x | University of Exeter Business School |
| 73 | 67 | Carlos III University of Madrid | |
| 73 | x | x | University of Liverpool Management School |
| 75 | 72 | 69 | MBS (Montpellier Business School) |
| 75 | 75 | 79 | Hanken School of Economics |
| 77 | x | x | business College |
| 78 | 70 | 61 | Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management |
| 79 | 58 | 64 | IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management |
| 80 | x | x | ICN Business School |
| 81 | 57 | 54 | University of Bath School of Management |
| 82 | 80 | 81 | Burgundy Business School |
| 83 | 73 | ZHAW School of Management and Law | |
| 84 | 73 | 75 | Institute Mines-Telecom Business School |
| 84 | 82 | 89 | University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business |
| 86 | 83 | 81 | EM Normandy Business School |
| 86 | 83 | 81 | Leuven School of Management |
| 88 | 68 | 56 | Rennes Business School |
| 89 | 75 | Lund University School of Economics and Management (Lusem) | |
| 90 | 85 | 92 | Luiss University |
| 91 | x | x | University of Amsterdam – Faculty of Economics and Business |
| 92 | 81 | 85 | EM Strasbourg Business School |
| 93 | x | x | University of Antwerp Faculty of Business and Economics |
| 94 | x | x | Corvinus University in Budapest |
| 95 | x | x | Jonkoping International Business School |