FT 2026 Global MBA Rankings: MIT Sloan Tops, ISB 12th, IIMs in Top 50

FT 2026 Global MBA Rankings: MIT Sloan Tops, ISB 12th, IIMs in Top 50

Published On - Feb 17, 2026 12:39PM IST
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The Financial Times (FT) has recently released the Global MBA Rankings 2026, in which the Indian School of Business (ISB) has been labelled as the best B-school and appeared at 12th rank globally as well as 1st in India, which is a jump of 15 places from 27th in 2025 and 34th in 2024, recording a 248% salary increase. Whereas the MIT Sloan has gained the 1st position globally according to the FT rankings 2026. Besides the MIT Sloan and ISB, several Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) also ranked in the top 50 in the FT Global Rankings 2026. The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is ranked at 27th; along with that, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is placed in 34th position. The more detailed information, along with the rankings of the university in the FT Global Rankings 2026, is given below. 

Top Indian B-Schools in FT Global MBA Rankings 2026

In the FT Global Rankings 2026, the top B-schools across India are ranked at well-equipped positions, which include ISB at 12th globally, IIM Ahmedabad at 27th, IIM Bangalore at 34th, and IIM Calcutta at 53rd. Apart from these, many other IIMs as well as the top B-schools like SPJIMR and XLRI have also ranked in the FT Global MBA rankings 2026. Candidates can check the FT Global Rankings of the B-schools in India from the table provided below. 

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Top 10 Universities Globally in FT MBA Rankings 2026

Apart from the ISB and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), there are many other universities which are ranked at a global level in the FT Global Rankings 2026. University-like MIT Sloan has secured 1st position, followed by Insead at 2nd and University of Pennsylvania Wharton at 3rd. Furthermore, IESE Business School and London Business School are ranked at 4th. HEC Paris is ranked at 6th and Esade Business School at 7th. The more clear overview of the top 10 universities ranked in the FT MBA Rankings 2026 Globally are provided in the table. 

Rank

University

Country

1

MIT Sloan

US

2

Insead

France

3

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton

US

4

IESE Business School

Spain

4

London Business School

UK

6

HEC Paris

France

7

Esade Business School

Spain

8

Ceibs

China

9

UC Berkeley: Haas

US

10

Harvard Business School

US

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