World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Business and Economics

The business and economics subject table uses the same rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields.

The ranking assesses universities by their performance in the following disciplines: business and management, accounting and finance, and economics and econometrics.

This year’s table includes 729 universities, up from 632 last year.

View the World University Rankings 2021 by subject: business and economics methodology

Stanford University tops the table for the first time since 2018, while Harvard University climbs five places to fifth, its highest position since 2017. Meanwhile, Yale University climbs three places to join the top 10 in eighth and the University of Pennsylvania drops out of this group.

View the full results of the overall World University Rankings 2021