Published annually since 2005 by the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas, the rankings are compiled from academic research published in 24 leading peer-reviewed journals across a number of business disciplines. Each year, the rankings, reported for North America and worldwide, reflect a rolling five-year average.
This year’s ranking finds the top six positions unchanged both in the Worldwide and the North American rankings.
In both rankings, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School remains at No. 1, followed by the Jindal School at No. 2 and Columbia University at No. 3.
In the worldwide rankings, 11 countries are represented: Unites States (67 schools are represented), China and United Kingdom (eight schools each), Canada (5), Singapore (3), The Netherlands, Australia, France (2 schools each), Spain, Denmark and Italy (1 school each).
In terms of the number of articles, the competition between the Top 100 schools worldwide tightened compared to 2023. In 2023 (for the period from 2018-2022), there was a difference of 336 articles between the No. 1 and No. 100 school. In 2024 (for the period from 2019-2023), the difference was 324 articles. The points comparison narrowed from 181.39 to 171.95.
“This new ranking shows that research productivity continues to increase among the top business schools in the world,” said Dr. Hasan Pirkul Caruth Chair and Jindal School dean. “Industry — and society by extension — benefit greatly from this research. Since much of this research is conducted in partnership with industry, academia also benefits because we gain insight into the pressing challenges faced today by industry.”
In the North American rankings, two schools join the Top 100 this year: Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management at No. 96 and the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business at No. 98.
