Rankings are a recognised measure of the Business School’s reputation. The rankings we enter compare us against Business Schools across the globe and so reflect the reputation and quality of the School and your degree across the world.

You, our alumni are critical to our success in the rankings.  All the rankings we enter require our alumni to complete a survey asking about their experiences of the programme and the Business School and without you answering this we would not be eligible to enter the process – however good we are.     

The rankings results achieved to date are a major achievement for the School and confirms that our MBA programme is not only one of the best in the UK, but also one of the best in the world. Without the support of our students and alumni we would not be able to enter the rankings at all and I would like to thank everyone for their involvement and support”

Peter Moizer, Dean, Leeds University Business School

Where is Leeds University Business School Ranked?

Ranking Global position Regional position (Europe)
FT Global MBA 2011 94 25
The Economist Which MBA? 2011 -- 35

We are not currently ranked in the FT Masters in Management because we have not been eligible to qualify, but hope to be soon.

How does the rankings process work?

Each ranking is slightly different but they tend to comprise of:

  • A schools survey – to be completed by the Business School. It asks about the numbers of students we have, fees, programme content, research, teaching staff etc. They also ask for information about our last graduating cohort  (salary and employment information) and so we will need some information from  certain alumni to help us complete this.
  • An alumni and student survey – depending on the ranking this may sent to current students and cohorts from the last three years. (The Economist surveys current students and the last three graduating cohorts where as The Financial Times only surveys the cohort graduating three years ago.

Rankings methodology

Each ranking has different methodologies and our ultimate position is determined by different factors with varying weightings attributed to these factors. They are summarised below.

Ranking What is measured? Business School input Alumni input
The Economist Which MBA
  • Career opportunities (35%)
  • Personal development and educational experience (35%)
  • Increase in salary (20%)
  • Potential to network (10%)
The Economist Which MBA? Methodology		 Complete schools survey Current MBA students and alumni from the last three graduating cohorts to respond to survey sent by the Business School

Alumni in the last graduating cohort will be sent an additional survey from the Business School regarding careers data
FT Global MBA
  • Alumni salaries and career development
  • Diversity and international reach of the school and its MBA
  • Research capabilities of the School
FT Global MBA Methodology		 Complete schools survey

Supply email addresses to the FT		 MBA cohort graduating 3 years ago will be sent a link to the survey by the FT.

Survey sent to the last graduating cohort from the Business School to gather data on careers
FT Masters in Management
(International Business)
  • Weighted salary
  • Placement success
  • International mobility
  • employed at three months
  • International experience and mobility
FT Masters in Management Methodology		 Complete schools survey

Supply email addresses to the FT		 MSc International Business cohort graduating 3 years ago will be sent a link to the survey by the FT.

Survey sent to the last graduating cohort from the Business School to gather data on careers.

How can alumni help?

There is usually a quota for how many alumni and current students must complete the survey. If we do not achieve this quota we will not be ranked, however good we are as a Business School. Some rankings also do not let us communicate with alumni once the survey has gone live, so we rely on you to tell us that you have completed the survey.

You can help us in the following ways:

  1. Keeping your contact details up to date. The survey is sent by email and so we need your current email address and phone number to correspond with you about the process. To update your details now click here
  2. Keep an eye out for our emails – we will contact you to let you know where we are in the survey process. We will often ask you to confirm your email address or that you have received our email. If you can please take time to send us a quick reply, to reassure us that you are happy to participate in the process.
  3.  Respond to our survey about employment data.  This is really important to the rankings. Please be assured that any salary data we request will remain confidential.
  4. Complete the rankings survey as soon as you can – we need as many people as possible to complete these surveys in order to be eligible for the rankings.
  5.  Add alumni@lubs.ac.uk to your spam filters to ensure our mail gets through to you.