FT European business schools 2021: Methodology and key

This is the 18th annual Economic Periods position of European business universities. It is a composite position centered on the mixed overall performance of Europe’s top universities across the 5 major rankings of programmes revealed by the FT in 2021: MBA, Government MBA, Masters in Management (MiM) and in 2020 for the two rankings of non-diploma government instruction programmes as we did not run the Custom made and Open up rankings this yr. The On the net MBA and Masters in Finance rankings are not bundled.

The European school rank is calculated right after eliminating non-European universities for every of these major rankings. MBA, EMBA and MiM account for 25 for each cent every of every school’s total overall performance. For Government Education, the scores attained for customised and open up programmes every account for 12.5 for each cent. Schools must have a minimal total weight of 25 out of a attainable a hundred for all 5 rankings to be suitable.

Colleges rated with a joint programme get a proportional share of the programme’s indexed rating. For instance, Essec gets fifty for each cent of the rating attained by its joint EMBA programme with Mannheim — worth 12.5 for each cent of the attainable a hundred total weight.

The position actions the schools’ quality and breadth of programmes. Quality is offered a better emphasis so that universities featuring high-quality coaching but not offering all the various classes regarded as can still carry out strongly general.

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An indexed rating is developed for every position. These scores are then extra with each other, according to the weighting previously mentioned, producing a mixed total for every school, which comprises 1 third of the closing rating. The remaining two-thirds is an ordinary rating, derived by dividing the total rating for every school by the amount of rankings in which it options.

Scores are not basically centered on aggregation of revealed position positions. They are calculated making use of Z-scores — formulas that mirror the vary between the major and base school — for the specific criteria that make up every component position. 

The following procedures are specific to the FT composite European position: 

• Programmes rated exterior the revealed tables for MBA, Government Education, Masters in Management and EMBA are taken into consideration. They are proven with an asterisk.

• If a school has extra than 1 programme in the identical position, a mixed weighted rating is awarded. HEC Paris gets 33 for each cent of the rating attained by the Trium World-wide EMBA and the remaining 67 for each cent from its personal one programme.

 Judith Pizer of Pizer-MacMillan acted as the FT’s databases consultant. 

Important to the 2021 position

Weights for position criteria are proven in brackets as a share.

The European Business Colleges position is centered on the general scores that every school has attained for every position in which it options, such as MBA, Government Education, Masters in Management and EMBA. The composite position is not only centered on the knowledge shown in the European universities table.

MBA

European rank (25): position between European universities that took part in the 2021 FT world MBA position.

Wage right now $: average alumni wage three several years right after completion, US$ by paying for power parity (PPP). Features weighted knowledge from the recent and two preceding several years, the place offered.

Wage enhance (%): average big difference in alumni wage between pre-MBA and now, three several years right after completion.

EMBA

European rank (25): situation between European universities that took part in the 2021 EMBA position.

Wage right now $: average alumni wage three several years right after completion, US$ PPP. Features weighted knowledge from the recent and two preceding several years, the place offered.

Wage enhance (%): average big difference in alumni wage between pre-EMBA and now, three several years right after completion.

Masters in Management

European rank (25): situation between European universities that participated in the 2021 FT MiM position.

Wage right now $: average alumni wage three several years right after completion, US$ PPP. Features weighted knowledge from the recent and two preceding several years, the place offered.

Wage enhance (%): average big difference in alumni wage between completion and now, three several years right after completion.

Government Education*

Open up programmes (12.5): situation between European universities that participated in the FT position of open up-enrolment programmes in 2020.

Custom made programmes (12.5): situation between European universities that participated in the FT position of customised programmes in 2020.

* We did not run the Custom made and Open up rankings in 2021.

College

Woman college: percentage of feminine total-time college.

International college: percentage of total-time college whose citizenship differs from state of employment.

College with doctorates: percentage of total-time college with a doctoral diploma.

# Determine in brackets refers to knowledge from independent joint programme for universities with extra than 1 diploma rated.

† Wage enhance in three several years from completion to now for Masters in Management. For MBA and EMBA, the ordinary big difference in alumni wage is between before the diploma and now, three several years right after completion.

‡ College knowledge are offered for info — taken from surveys for the 2021 tables. Colleges that only function in Government Education have offered college knowledge, as of September 2021. 

* Faculty was rated exterior the closing table in 2021 for MBA, EMBA or Masters in Management, or for Custom made and Open up in 2020. 

** Faculty participated in this position on the foundation of a joint programme only. Underlying rating centered on proportion of total rating.