IMD Annual Report 2021

129 Our institution

Rankings

IMD is one of just two business schools worldwide that has been ranked in the top five of the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings for more than 15 consecutive years. The Financial Times rankings were postponed in 2021 due to the pandemic. IMD MBA and EMBA programs also hold top positions in rankings by Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Economist.

Executive Education Rankings

#1 worldwide for open programs for nine years in a row – 2012-2020

Top three worldwide for executive education/combined ranking for open & custom programs for nine years in a row – 2012-2020

MBA rankings

#1 MBA international 1-year program – 2019

#1 MBA program in Europe – 2021

#1 MBA program worldwide for criteria on international students and international faculty – 2021

EMBA rankings

#8 EMBA program worldwide – 2020

#1 EMBA program worldwide for international faculty