FT Biggest Ranking Increases & Declines

34 of the 93 returning business schools had double-digit increases or declines this year. 

Seven MBA programs fell off the list, replaced by seven new business schools, mainly near the bottom of the list. 

• The biggest declines hit Alliance Manchester, falling 23 places to rank 59th from 35th;
• Lancaster, which dropped 21 places to end up 91st from 70th
• Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, which plunged 20 places to finish 75th from 55th last year.

The biggest gainer on this year’s ranking is the Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta, which soared 29 places to rank 49th from 78th.  

IIM-Calcutta, in fact, is now only two spots down from India’s most acclaimed IIM in Ahmedabad, which had something of a reversal of fortunes this year, sinking 16 places to rank 47th from 31st in 2018.

WHU’s Otto Beisheim School of Management also had a good showing in the new ranking, improving by 23 places to rank 71st from 94th. Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Management and Durham University Business School both advanced 21 places to rank 52nd and 43rd, respectively.