Financial Times Global MBA Ranking – Frankfurt School rises four places

In the 2026 Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Ranking, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management climbs four places compared to 2025. Being one of only a few German universities to make it into the top 100, Frankfurt School ranks 4^th in Germany, 31^st in Europe and 92^nd globally (96^th in 2025).

Strong research and outstanding carbon footprint

The business school achieved a particularly strong result in the important “FT research rank” category, where it ranks in first in Germany and 46^th worldwide. It also shows an outstanding performance at a global level in the categories “Carbon footprint” (4^th worldwide), “Sector Diversity” (12^th worldwide) and “International mobility” (18^th worldwide).

Vera Hübner, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management comments: “We are delighted to see our MBA programmes recognised once again in this year’s ranking. The result not only reflects the outstanding dedication of our team and the exceptional quality of our students, but also our faculty’s strong and impactful research. It ensures that our programmes remain at the forefront of thought leadership, directly enriching the classroom experience. The ranking result confirms that our MBA programmes prepare graduates to lead with confidence and responsibility in an increasingly complex international environment”.

The annual FT Global MBA Ranking is based on the performance of the world’s leading universities in the categories “Career Progress”, “Diversity” and “Research/ESG”. They are divided into 22 subcategories such as “Salary today”, “Career progress”, “Careers services”, “Female students”, “International faculty”, “FT research rank” or “Carbon footprint”.

Excellent results in prestigious international rankings

With the FT Global MBA Ranking 2026, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management continues its series of strong results in important university rankings. Currently, the business school is the only German university included in the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, the most prestigious business schools research ranking worldwide. In addition, it achieved 2^nd place in Germany and 31^st place worldwide in the latest Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking.