League tables

European and Global rankings

The Economist - Which MBA?

	The Economist Full-time MBA Ranking 2022  (Exeter MBA)
	5th in the UK and 73rd Overall 2022
	8th for student quality
	46th for new career opportunities
	47th for personal development and educational experience

Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject

	Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (Business and Economics)
	Top 150 2022

Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Ranking

QS World University Rankings

Financial Times (FT) rankings

	Global Masters in Finance (MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management)
	12th in the UK and 50th Overall 2023
	4th in the UK (13th Internationally) for overall student satisfaction
	3rd for graduate career progression
‌	Global Masters in Management (MSc Management)
	8th in the UK and 99th Overall 2022
	7th for student satisfaction
	30th for career service
‌‌	93rd European Business School Rankings 2022

CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings

‌‌	Tier One	2024	CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings (MBA) The Exeter MBA
	34th	2024	CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings (Online MBA) Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship

Interdisciplinary rankings

Our academics are involved in a wide range of interdisciplinary research, particularly in the area of sustainability, contributing to the following ranking success:

Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022

REF 2021

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

Our research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

92% of Business and Management and 89% of Economics research is world leading or internationally excellent.

Business and Management Studies

• 92% of our Business and Management research is world leading or internationally excellent
• 100% of our Business and Management research has internationally excellent impact
• We are 9^th in the UK for our Business and Management research in the REF 2021**

Economics and Econometrics

• More than 91% of our Economics and Econometrics outputs are internationally excellent
• We are 17^th in the UK for our world-leading Economics and Econometrics research

*Results based on research rated 4* and 3*
**Based on GPA score

Recent University accolades

	The University of Exeter Business School’s commitment to improving gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
	Exeter is ranked 14th in the UK of universities targeted by the largest number of top employers in 2021-2022, according to the Graduate Market in 2022 Research Report.
	Exeter is ranked in the top 101-150 in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), released by Shanghai Ranking.
	The Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 ranks Exeter in 13th position in the UK. The University of Exeter has also been named as runner-up in the Guide’s ‘University of the Year’ award.
	The Complete University Guide 2023 published in the Independent lists Exeter in 19th position in the UK.
	The Guardian University Guide 2023 lists Exeter in 15th position out of 121 higher education institutions.
	The University has four times been awarded a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize. The most recent award in 2020 was made to a team of scientists for the pivotal role they have played to expose the devastating effect that plastics pollution has on the health of humans and wildlife.
	For the 2018-2019 season, Exeter finished 5th in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) table. This ranks us as the top sporting institution in the South of England and Wales.