As Accurate as Possible - European Undergraduate Business School Ranking

Hello Guys,

I have seen some completely crazy rankings for undergraduate business school in Europe (would be totally different at the master level), so I thought is was absolutely necessary to create one that makes sense at least for me. I hope it can help future applicants (also in the next few years) apply to Biz School in an easier manner. Peace and let me know what you think :)

Level Superior

Oxford 

LSE

Bocconi

HSG

Warwick

RSM

Level Good

ICADE 

UCL

ESADE

SSE

Manheim

CBS

KCL

Imperial (new course next year no one knows its value...)

Level Alright

ESSEC

WHU 

ESCP

IE (crazy expensive)

WU Vienna

Aalto business school

BI Norwegian Business School

Universidad de Navarra

Level "OKish"

EBS

Nova

Bayes

EmLyon 

EDHEC 

Good luck!

91 Comments
 

Edit: Now HEC Paris  has one (with Bocconi) but it will take a lot of time to reach the top (also considering it is a small program)... Which also entails small number of alumni over time... !!

 

I know how much you hate French BBA but you cannot not put ESSEC BBA in here (guess it is just a forget) especially if you rank ESCP/EDHEC/EMLyon.

Also think you are missing some UK schools (UCL/KCL/Imperial). Might be worth to precise if you are talking about undegrade diploma on its own are overall opportunities including being target for Msc recruiters

 

IDK man, coming from EDHEC BBA I felt like you but I actually have quite a lot grande ecole alumni reaching to me (might be biased as I have decent internships). Except for the PAI-like highly elitist places I think things are moving forward regarding the recognition of BBA (not sure if it is deserved when you see the number of dummies getting through)

 

BBA here, would be better that you go somewhere else and go HEC GE for master, otherwise London is no brainer

 

Sry what i was referring was more like the general UK unis, if you are targeting a quick path to your career.

Maybe also look at the Germans (Goethe, FS, good bac profiles i have seen from there, but Frankfurt is fcing boring). 

However I do not regret my choice of BBA, life in Paris/France was great, same with London, and you would never find this in Frankfurt. 

 

The trouble with these rankings is that no one ever explains what criteria are used. LinkedIn BB placements? In which city? QS rankings? Word of mouth? There's too much subjectivity going on. I don't disagree with all, but Warwick and RSM are not above UCL and ESADE. Manheim in the same bracket as Imperial and KCL is nuts. I'd also reckon that EDHEC places more people in MBB and IB (at least in major European cities like London, Paris and Milan) than BI. 

 

First, and most importantly we are talking about the BBA or BSc in business administration/economics/management depending on the school you mention. There are no ranking for undergraduate business schools so it has to be word of mouth and experience on the field. UCL is not really a management and therefore not even sure it makes sense to include them in this ranking as with Imperial (much more STEM focused). ESADE is good but more for their master in finance, with regards to their BBA both Warwick and RSM bachelor students place much better. Manheim is a solid school in undergrad, much less though at master level. EDHEC BBA doesn't place even one in MBB and IB (even their GE program they would place just a few...).

 

Let me also do a prediction, I think you did a french BBA and are not happy that I put them among the lower... sorry but its true ;)

 

If this list is mainly on the basis of reputation, then it is fine. EU schools (non-UK) with international students' profiles will have a lower chance in the UK compared to EU nationals. It will be very much dependent on the location for example if you are studying in France and trying to recruit in France then going to grande ecole makes sense but you will not stand the same chance in the UK considering you will be requiring sponsorship plus you do not speak an european language fluently.

 

Again, here we go BOIB_1 the kid with zero knowledge of the subject other than being a keyboard warrior trying to justify his school by putting others down. If you need his rankings to make a decision, you already lost. Forget about this knucklehead. 

 

His ranking is actually very consistent with the perception in IB, at least in London and Paris (I don't know about other markets).

I just think he's overestimating RSM and Warwick a bit, which I'd place just one tier below.

You probably come from a French BBA, as I do, but I can assure you that it's not considered a "top" undergrad in London or Paris.

 

Let’s be honest here…Warwick and RSM are not in the same tier as the others…..Kids is a Warwick grad trying to justify his inability to get in elsewhere.

Besides, his original rankings were not about perception of IBs….he was ranking Euro undergraduate programs in Business…there is a heck of a lot more than IB perception to rank an undergrad program…and like it or not, the MBA/MIM/other master degrees at these schools do affect the way employers view their undergrads……..my kid and nephew, both Americans, went to ESCP. I cant speak for every graduate…but son was at McKinsey and then LSE and nephew is now at UBS….

 

Overall a positive impression. Much better priced than other Spanish unis. Would recommend if you want to live there afterwards :)

 

how dafuq is ie expensive? oxford n lse are way more expensive than ie. and how is rsm higher than ie? rsm is good but if ur on a 15.000€> budget.

 

Sorry but what a retarded comment to stay polite. How can you compare IE to Oxford and LSE???? Oxford and LSE are some of the best universities in the world while IE is a uni where you simply pay to get your diploma. For Oxford or LSE, of course it is worth paying 100k+. On your second comment, RSM has a way better reputation than IE plus is more than 15 times cheaper....

 

acc ur right. it was a shit example to compare lse and oxford. ie is more comparable to kcl and a step above warwick. both of them charge £30.000+ per annum for intls, whereas ie is 25.000€ per annum and its the same for intls and home/eu students. yet both are above ie on the tier list.

 

It's solid but not in superior level like RSM in the good category, the one just below. EUR comprises of ESE and RSM so does not make sense to rank the uni as a whole.

 

Is ICADE really a strong university?
Has icade a good reputation in London? How is the ICADE alumni network in the IB field? Which is the strongest course to do in icade?

Sorry for so many questions, but I want to go to ICADE and my dream is IB.

 

ICADE is a spanish school so it's network will be mostly there. I doubt it has a strong network in London... but does not mean it is bad or a not worth it :)

 

From what I have read, ICADE is particularly strong at the undergraduate level. For Madrid recruiting it's the best and I've seen people place into London without a masters. It wouldn't be as strong as other options but it's still doable, especially if you are Spanish 
 

 

Why do people do this shit? Get a life. It'It's always biased by where all of you went to uni. Apply to a BB or EB, and then you will see where your uni ranks. You'You're wasting your lives writing this, whilst working for MDs who went to super non-non-targets lol.

 

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