Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2025

In the 2025 Global MBA Ranking published today by the Financial Times (FT), Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is one of only a few German universities to make it into the top 100. Ranking 4^th in Germany, 32^nd in Europe and 96^th globally (98^th in 2023) the business school achieved particularly strong results in the categories “Carbon footprint” (4^th place), “International mobility” (16^th place), “Value for money” (44^th place) and “Career progress” (61^st place).

Professor Nils Stieglitz, Frankfurt School President and CEO: "Our ranking result is a testament to the excellence of our faculty, the outstanding quality of our students and our team’s commitment to providing a truly international and impactful education. This achievement reflects that we are equipping our students with the skills that make them highly sought-after talents in the global job market. They benefit from our international focus, hands-on approach and strong network.”

The annual FT Global MBA Ranking is based on the performance of the world’s leading universities in the three main categories “Career Progress”, “Diversity” and “Research/ESG”. They are again divided into 22 subcategories such as, for example, “Salary today”, “Career progress”, “Careers services”, “Female students”, “International faculty”, “FT research rank” or “ESG and net zero teaching rank”. Further information on the Global MBA Ranking can be found here.

With the FT Global MBA Ranking 2025, Frankfurt School continues to excel in important national and international university rankings. Frankfurt School is currently the only German university in the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, the most prestigious business schools research ranking worldwide.  In addition, it achieved second place in Germany and 31^st place worldwide in the Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking.