LinkedIn on Thursday, September 5 launched a list of the top 20 MBA institutes worldwide to help “professionals identify the top business schools that will help them grow their careers.” Stanford University leads the global list, followed by Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France, and Harvard University, USA, at second and third rank, respectively.
LinkedIn’s list, as per a statement, evaluates each institute on five key pillars including job placement, ability to advance, network strength, leadership potential, and gender diversity. Here is the list of the institutes that got featured under the top 20:
2. INSEAD
4. University of Pennsylvania
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7. Northwestern University
8. Dartmouth College
9. Columbia University
10. University of Chicago
12. University of Virginia
13. Duke University
14. WHU
15. University of Oxford
16. Yale University
17. Cornell University
18. University of California, Berkeley
19. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
20. University of Navarra
Along with the institutes, they have also announced the top 10 MBA programmes for network-building capabilities. Check out the list here:
1. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
2. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
3. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
4. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
5. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
6. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
7. Symbiosis Institute of International Business
8. Indian School of Business
9. ESSEC Business School
10. ESCP Business School
Eight out of the top 10 globally recognized for their networking prowess are based in India: The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade leads the list, followed by the Indian Institute of Management, Indore and the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.