The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 reveal the world’s top universities for business and economics.
The 2026 Business and Economics ranking assesses performance across three core disciplines: business and management; accounting and finance; and economics and econometrics.
MIT maintains the top position, excelling in research quality and industry links
Tsinghua University in China climbs to third with outstanding research environment score
National University of Singapore and University of Pennsylvania join top 10
This year, we have evaluated 1,067 universities from 91 countries and territories, using the same 18 trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, recalibrated to suit the business and economics fields.

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