League tables
The University of Exeter Business School is proud to rank highly in the national university league tables.
University league tables
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.
Financial Times (FT) rankings
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| European Business School Rankings | 2018 | 89th |
| Global Masters in Finance (MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Managment) |
2018 | 62nd |
| Global Masters in Management (MSc International Management) |
2018 | 91st |
| European Business School Rankings | 2017 | 86th |
Accounting & Finance
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2019 | 7th |
| Guardian University Guide | 2019 | 6th |
| Complete University Guide | 2019 | 7th |
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2018 | 11th |
| Complete University Guide | 2018 | 6th |
Business & Management
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2019 | 8th |
| Complete University Guide | 2019 | 9th |
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2018 | 15th |
| Complete University Guide | 2018 | 6th |
Economics
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2019 | 13th |
| Complete University Guide | 2019 | 14th |
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2018 | 18th |
| Complete University Guide | 2018 | 11th |
University of Exeter (overall)
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2019 | 12th |
| Guardian University Guide | 2019 | 14th |
| Complete University Guide | 2019 | 12th |
| Times and The Sunday Times | 2018 | 14th |
| Guardian University Guide | 2018 | 13th |
| Complete University Guide | 2018 | 14th |
The Exeter MBA
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Rankings | 2018 | 2 |
| Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Rankings | 2017 | 1 |
| CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings | 2017 | Tier One (Executive programme) 3rd in the UK (Full-time programme) 21st globally (Full-time programme) |
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 Rankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018
| Ecology | 6 |
| Oceanography | 76-100 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 49 |
| Water Resources | 51-75 |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 76-100 |
Recent University of Exeter accolades
- 9th for 'University of the Year' at the What Uni? Student Choice awards 2018.
- 7th in the UK for overall student experience and 1st for campus environment, Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018.
- Top 50 international university, 48th in the Times Higher Education Most international universities in the world 2018.
- International Student Choice Award winners at the What Uni? Student Choice awards 2015 & 2017.
- Sports University of the Year 2015/16 by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
- Sunday Times University of the Year 2013.