Financial Times Top 100: UCD Smurfit School rises 18 places in MBA rankings
17 February 2025
The UCD Smurfit is Ireland’s only graduate business school included in the top 100 in 2025 MBA Rankings Credit: Patrick Bolger
The (opens in a new window)Full-Time MBA programme at (opens in a new window)UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has been ranked 73rd globally in the (opens in a new window)latest Financial Times MBA Rankings, climbing 18 places from last year.
Up from 91st in 2024, the new ranking places the UCD Smurfit School MBA as Ireland’s only MBA programme in the prestigious top 100 list.
“The 2025 global rankings reaffirm UCD Smurfit School’s status as Ireland’s top-ranked business school and a European leader in MBA and business education,” said (opens in a new window)Professor Anthony Brabazon, Dean of UCD College of Business.
“Our continued investment in world-class faculty, cutting-edge facilities, and an internationally focused curriculum is driving student success and securing our place among the best business schools worldwide.
“These achievements reflect the collective effort of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni in elevating UCD Smurfit School’s global reputation.
“As Ireland’s only Financial Times ranked MBA, we remain committed to delivering transformative education that prepares graduates for leadership in an evolving global economy.”
(opens in a new window)The Financial Times ranks MBA programmes based on several criteria as part of its analysis. UCD Smurfit School’s notable accomplishments were in the ‘Salary Percentage Increase’ category, where Smurfit MBA alumni saw an impressive 91% salary increase from their salary before the MBA to the time of the rankings survey, which is three years post-graduation.
In addition, UCD Smurfit School ranked 5th in the world in the ‘Value for Money’ category.
The placement builds on the success of the December 2024 news that placed UCD Smurfit School as 21st in the FT European Business Schools Rankings, which is considered the 'Ranking of Rankings' in terms of measuring business schools’ quality and range of ranked programmes.
By: David Kearns, Digital Journalist / Media Officer, UCD University Relations (with materials from Beth Gormley, UCD College of Business)
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