“We have over many years made significant investments to become a leader in research and offer students high quality education in demand by employers. This is reflected in the fact that we for 9 of the last 10 years have been ranked the best business school in Norway," says Karen Spens, President of BI Norwegian Business School.
President of BI Norweigan Business School Karen Spens.
100 schools have earned a place on the FT European Business Schools Ranking 2025. BI Norwegian Business School is ranked no. 40, up from no. 42 last year.
| Ranking (Last Year) | School |
| 19 (23) | Stockholm School of Economics |
| 40 (42) | BI Norwegian Business School |
| 45 (48) | Copenhagen Business School |
| 46 (45) | Aalto University |
| 51 (53) | NHH Norwegian School of Economics |
| 75 (68) | Lund University School of Economics and Management |
| 82 (73) | Hanken School of Economics |
| 86 (74) | Jönköping International Business School |
“The labour market is increasingly competitive, and more schools are offering studies within management, economics, and business. This means we must work even harder to offer our students the knowledge and skills that give them an advantage when they enter the workforce. This ranking is an indication that we are succeeding," says Spens.
The ranking is a compilation of five program rankings: MBAs, executive MBAs, Masters in Management, and custom and open-enrolment non-degree executive education courses.
The Financial Times assesses the programmes based on a broad range of indicators. Among the most important across the rankings are career and salary development for candidates three years after graduation, career progression, international experience and mobility, diversity and gender balance, as well as academic quality, research activity, and sustainability. The specific indicators and weighting vary between the different rankings.
INSEAD tops this year's list, with HEC Paris and London Business School in second and third place.
See the full list: https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/3042/european-business-school-rankings-2025
Facts
- The Financial Times ranks the best business schools in Europe every year. The European Business Schools Rankings is a composite ranking of the various sub-rankings at the program level throughout the year.
- To get a full score, the school must be included in all five sub-rankings. BI Norwegian Business School normally participates in all rankings except full-time MBA, which the school does not offer.
- This is the 22nd annual ranking of Financial Times European Business Schools. BI Norwegian Business School has participated for the last 16 years.
- The sub-rankings MBA, Executive MBA, and Masters in Management are weighted 25 percent each, while Executive Open Programmes and Executive Customized Programmes are weighted 12.5 percent each.