ESCP Business School ranks 4th in Financial Times European Business School 2025 ranking

ESCP Business School has ranked 4th in the Financial Times European Business School 2025 ranking, moving up one place from last year.

For the fourth consecutive year, ESCP earns its place among the top five business schools in Europe, showcasing the strength of its unique pan-European model and human-centered approach to innovative business education.

The FT European Business School ranking reflects a cumulative score across four programme rankings: Master in Management (MiM), Executive MBA (EMBA), Executive Education (EXED), and MBA. ESCP’s continued ascent highlights the School’s exceptional performance and unique value proposition.

• For the third year in a row, ESCP’s EMBA ranked #1 in Europe as well as #1 in every country where ESCP campuses are located: France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the UK. Ranked third worldwide, the programme is recognised for its remarkable strength in career progression (#1), international course experience (#2) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and net zero teaching (#1).
• In the 2025 FT Master in Management ranking, ESCP’s flagship programme placed 5th in Europe and 7th globally, continuing a fourteen-year track record of placing among the world’s top 10. ESCP ranked first in the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Poland, as well as 3rd in France, demonstrating the consistent excellence of the programme across all ESCP campus countries.
• In Executive Education (EXED), ESCP entered the top 10 custom programme providers. Climbing one place in the 2025 FT Executive Education Custom Ranking, this result reflects ESCP’s commitment to close collaboration with international companies as they adapt to a rapidly changing world.
• This year, ESCP’s MBA programme was ranked #10 in Europe in the FT ranking, reflecting its strong international outlook and the School’s dedication to preparing leaders across borders and industries. The programme achieved excellent results worldwide, ranking #1 for international course experience and #3 for value for money, with diversity among faculty and students remaining a defining strength.

2025 has been an outstanding year for ESCP across global rankings and recognitions. While not included in the cumulative FT European Business School score, the 2025 FT Master in Finance ranking saw ESCP maintain its position as the global leader, earning 1st place for the third year in a row. The programme earned top positions for alumni network, career services, aims achieved (97%), and overall satisfaction (9.99/10), with 100% of graduates employed within three months of completing the programme.

“Since our founding in 1819, ESCP has championed a distinctly European approach to business education rooted in humanism, multiculturalism, and academic excellence,” says Prof. Léon Laulusa, Executive President and Dean of ESCP Business School. “Our remarkable performance this year is a powerful affirmation of these values and of the collective strength of our community across Europe and the world, reflecting both our heritage and our ambition for the future of European management education. In a world reshaped by emerging technologies such as AI, we see it as our responsibility to harness their potential, ethically and creatively, in the service of people and the common good. We remain committed to shaping responsible leaders and delivering an education that truly transforms careers, organisations, and society.”

“Our performance across the FT rankings demonstrates the depth and consistency of ESCP’s programmes, from early-career to executive education,” says Prof. Francesco Rattalino, Executive Vice-President and Dean of Academic Affairs & Student Experience. “Beyond academic excellence, ESCP’s position is further strengthened by our pioneering integration of Generative AI across all programmes, combined with our enduring focus on creativity, critical thinking and lateral thinking. Through our strategic partnerships with OpenAI and HuggingFace, we are equipping a new generation of leaders with truly transformational skills, empowering our students and alumni not only to succeed in the future job market, but to shape and lead it.”