Archive · 17 Sep 2026
QS Global MBA Rankings 2027 Put MIT Sloan First Worldwide
QS has published its 2027 list of highly rated MBA schools.
MIT Sloan is ranked first.
Harvard Business School is second, and Stanford Graduate School of Business is third.
Four of the top five schools are in the United States.
Cambridge (Judge) is the highest-ranked school outside the United States, at number five.
The list includes schools in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
Students can use the rankings to compare schools, careers, and study destinations.
The rankings consider measures such as return on investment, employment outcomes, and thought leadership.
MIT Sloan in Boston ranks first in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2027.
Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business place second and third.
Four United States business schools appear among the top five.
Cambridge (Judge) ranks fifth, followed by HEC Paris and Oxford (Said).
The rankings compare more than 400 schools using factors including return on investment and employment outcomes.
- Who
- QS and more than 400 business schools worldwide.
- What
- The QS Global MBA Rankings 2027 were released, ranking the world’s leading MBA programmes.
- When
- For the 2027 rankings cycle; the articles do not give a specific release date.
- Where
- Worldwide, with the top schools located in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
- Why
- To help prospective MBA students compare programmes using factors such as return on investment, employment outcomes, and thought leadership.
- Top-ranked school
- MIT Sloan, Boston, United States
- Second place
- Harvard Business School, Boston, United States
- Third place
- Stanford Graduate School of Business, San Francisco, United States
- Highest-ranked United Kingdom school
- Cambridge (Judge), ranked fifth
- Highest-ranked French school
- HEC Paris, ranked sixth
- Schools covered
- More than 400 business schools worldwide
- Comparison factors
- Return on investment, employment outcomes, and thought leadership