We are a world-leading specialist university, and our global impact is recognised in prestigious awards and rankings:
- Cranfield was recognised by the UK Office for Students in 2022 as a world-leading specialist provider in recognition of our global reputation for high quality teaching and the ongoing impact of our graduates on their professions and industries.
- We’re in the top 20% globally for our sustainability efforts. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023 placed Cranfield in the global top 40 for our actions supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goal 17.
- 88% of Cranfield’s research is world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
- In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, we are ranked in the global top 30 for Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing. We’re also in the global top 150 for ‘Business and Management Studies’ and the top 200 for ‘Environmental Sciences.
- We are a six-time winner of the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education.
- Cranfield was recognised by The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), 2023 as 8 in the UK for Employability.
Cranfield School of Management consistently ranks highly in prestigious subject and school rankings; including the Financial Times, Bloomberg and The Economist. Find out more about the School of Management’s rankings and accolades.
The Times Higher Education World Rankings, The Times World Rankings, The Complete University Guide and The Guardian, which focus on helping prospective undergraduate students to compare universities, don't list Cranfield University as we are postgraduate only.
Cranfield School of Management rankings
Cranfield School of Management consistently ranks highly for its MBAs, management qualifications and executive education:
- The Full-time MBA is recognised amongst the Financial Times Global Top 100 MBAs 2024, noted specifically for the diversity of the cohort (Top 5 in the UK for sector diversity in the classroom, global number 1 (joint) for internationality of cohort and top 5 in the UK for the percentage of female students). The Full-time MBA is also ranked the 12th best overall programme in Europe, 4th best in the UK and the European number one programme for both Learning and Entrepreneurship in the Bloomberg ‘Best B-Schools’ 2023-24 rankings.
- Cranfield School of Management’s Management MSc was ranked 5th in the UK and 36th in the world in The Economist Which MBA? Masters in Management (MiM) 2021 ranking
- In the Financial Times Executive Education rankings 2020, Cranfield School of Management is ranked among the top 40 business schools in the world and one of the top 10 in the UK for both its open and customised executive development programmes. We are in the top 15 in the world for the international reach of our customised programmes.
- In the Economist WhichMBA? 2022 Full-time Rankings, Cranfield School of Management was ranked first in the world for ratio of alumni to current students (part of “potential to network” ranking), second in the UK and top 20 in the world for quality of faculty, top three in the UK for educational experience and top five in the UK for salary outcomes.
- In the Financial Times Masters in Finance Pre-experience ranking 2023, Cranfield School of Management's Finance MSc (formerly Finance and Management MSc) was ranked 10th in the UK and 48th in the world.
More information on our School of Management rankings.
HR Excellence in Research
The University was awarded the prestigious European award for HR Excellence in Research in June 2015.
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