Rankings and accreditations
Alliance MBS features in the world’s leading rankings.
We're one of a select number of business schools to be triple accredited by AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS.
We're a top 5 UK business school
First in the UK for operations, project and supply chain management, QS, 2026
Fifth in the UK for MBA, Financial Times, 2026
Fourth in the UK and 22nd in the world for business analytics, QS, 2026
Third in the UK and 11th in the world for marketing, QS, 2025
Fifth in the UK for accounting and finance, Times Higher Education, 2023
First in the UK and 8th in the world for MBA careers, Financial Times, 2026
Rankings
We're consistently ranked among the world's leading business schools across Europe and the world.
As well as ranking in the top 10 UK business schools, our programmes are recognised across the globe in categories that embody our values - such as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
Our MBA programmes are ranked:
- 5th in the UK, 15th in Europe and 49th in the world overall
- 1st in the UK and 10th in the world for sector diversity
- 1st in the UK and Europe and 8th globally for Careers Service.
Our open programmes are ranked 7th in the UK and 57th globally.
2025 Customised Executive Education Ranking
Our executive education programmes are ranked 8th in the UK and 62nd in the world.
2025 European Business School Rankings
AMBS is ranked 36th in Europe.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 ranks 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions. In the rankings we feature:
- 5th in the UK for accounting and finance
- 6th in the UK for business and management.
In The Guardian's best UK universities 2023 rankings, we feature:
- 17th in the UK for accounting and finance
- 19th in the UK for business and management.
The QS Business Master's Rankings 2026 highlight the best graduate masters programmes across the world. In the 2026 edition, we are ranked:
- 1st in the UK and 6th in the world for operations, project and supply chain management
- 4th in the UK and 22nd in the world for business analytics
- 4th in the UK and 14th in the world for marketing
- 5th in the UK and 24th in the world for management (MSc IB&M)
- 7th in the UK and 26th in the world for finance.
Bloomberg ranks the best business schools and MBA programs in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
In the 2023-24 Bloomberg Best Business School Rankings we ranked 5th in the UK and 15th in Europe.
Bloomberg also published alumni quotes describing the best things about our MBA:
- Class diversity
- Consultancies programmes
- Practical application of academic knowledge to real business cases with real clients.
We are a triple accredited school
We're part of a top-100 university
Our place in The University of Manchester makes us a world-leading institution.