The business and economics subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, 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 870 universities, up from 794 last year.
View the World University Rankings 2023 by subject: business and economics methodology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology retains its top spot from last year, while China’s Tsinghua University, rising three places to the eighth spot, is the only new entrant to the top 10.
Read our analysis of the subject rankings 2023 results
View the full results of the overall World University Rankings 2023

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