League tables
Why choose us?
University league tables rank institutions and subject areas using a variety of criteria including entry standards, research assessment, student/staff ratio, drop-out rate, student satisfaction, degree classifications and graduate destinations.
UK league tables
Business School Subject Rankings
| Accounting & Finance | ||
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14th |
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7th |
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19th |
The Guardian University Guide 2025 |
| Business & Management | ||
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9th |
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 (Business, management and marketing) |
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9th |
Complete University Guide League Tables 2026 (Business & Management Studies) |
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25th |
The Guardian University Guide 2025 (Business and management) |
| Economics | ||
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15th |
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 |
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11th |
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33rd |
The Guardian University Guide 2025 |
| Marketing | ||
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9th |
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 (Business, management and marketing) |
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4th |
Complete University Guide League Tables 2026 |
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43rd |
The Guardian University Guide 2025 (Marketing and public relations) |
Overall University Rankings
| University of Exeter (Overall) | ||
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13th |
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11th |
Complete University Guide League Tables 2026 |
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18th |
The Guardian University Guide 2025 |
European and Global rankings
Times Higher Education
| Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject | ||
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201-250 |
World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Business and Economics |
Corporate Knights
| Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Ranking | ||
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1st (UK) 10th (World) |
Corporate Knights’ 2024 Better World MBA Ranking Exeter programme: The Exeter MBA |
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
| QS World University Rankings | ||
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201-250 |
QS Global MBA Rankings 2025: World Exeter Programme: The Exeter MBA |
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QS Global MBA Rankings 2025: Europe Exeter Programme: The Exeter MBA |
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101-110 |
QS Business Masters Rankings 2025: Finance Exeter Programme: MSc Finance |
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121-130 |
QS Business Masters Rankings 2025: Management Exeter Programme: MSc Management |
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51-60 |
QS Business Masters Rankings 2025: Marketing Exeter Programme: MSc Marketing |
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101+ |
QS Business Masters Rankings 2025: Business Analytics Exeter Programme: MSc Business Analytics |
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QS International Trade Rankings 2025: MBA and Master's Exeter Programme: MSc International Business NB: This ranking was the result of a partnership between QS and the Hinrich Foundation, a philanthropic organisation that works to advance sustainable global trade whose guide of exemplar masters programmes for trade careers features Exeter’s MSc International Business. |
Financial Times
| Financial Times (FT) rankings | ||
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8th (UK) 54th (World) |
Masters in Finance 2025 pre-experience Exeter Programme: MSc Finance |
CEO Magazine
| CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings | ||
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Tier One |
Exeter Programme: The Exeter MBA |
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38th (World) |
Global Online MBA Rankings 2025 Exeter Programme: Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship |
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19th (Europe) |
European Online MBA Rankings 2025 Exeter Programme: Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship |
Positive Impact Rating for Business Schools
| Positive Impact Rating | ||
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Level 4: Transforming | 2025 Positive Impact Rating |
Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024
| Shanghai Rankings | ||
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201-300 | Business Administration |
| 101-150 | Economics | |
| 151-200 | Hospitality & Tourism Management | |
| 101-150 | Management | |
| 51-75 | Public Administration | |
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 9th 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 17th 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
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The University of Exeter Business School’s commitment to improving gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. |
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Exeter is ranked 10th in the UK of universities targeted by the largest number of top employers, according to the Graduate Market in 2024 Research Report. |
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Exeter is ranked in the top 151-200 in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), released by Shanghai Ranking. |
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The Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 ranks Exeter in 11th position in the UK. The University of Exeter has also been named as runner-up in the Guide’s ‘University of the Year’ award. |
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The Complete University Guide 2025 lists Exeter in 14th position in the UK. |
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The Guardian University Guide 2024 lists Exeter in 18th position out of 122 higher education institutions. |
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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. |
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For the 2023-2024 season, Exeter finished 4th in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) table. This ranks us as the top sporting institution in the South of England and Wales. |
