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The Big Four Spanish business school are IESE, ESADE, IE and EAE
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EAE Business School’s has climbed 20 positions in the QS Global MBA Ranking 2026, to rank as the fourth best in Spain
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The international ranking highlights the competitiveness of EAE’s on-campus MBA, which has made progress in terms of reputation, diversity, and professional impact for its Alumni
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The Global MBA, in the hybrid format, consolidates its position in the world Top 31 and is ranked second best in Spain, after IE, reaffirming its strength in the education market
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All the School’s Masters ranked in the classification have improved their scores, as well as in other key indicators
The MBA run by EAE Business School, which belongs to the higher education network Planeta Formación y Universidades, has made a leap of 20 positions in the QS Global MBA Ranking 2026, to reach the 121–130 range worldwide, in an edition with a 15% increase in the number of programs evaluated programs. This progress is also reflected at a European level, with the School climbing three places despite increasing competition, thereby strengthening its reputation and international visibility.
EAE Business School’s MBA has significantly improved in several key indicators, excelling in terms of Diversity (+9.3 points), Reputation (+5.2 points), and Alumni Impact (+0.3 points). This rise in the QS Global MBA Ranking translates into a higher degree of internationalization, gender parity, academic prestige, and greater professional impact among students. As a result, the on-campus MBA increased its overall score by 3.1 points, to achieve a final result of 51.9.
Meanwhile, in the QS Online MBA Ranking 2026, EAE’s Global MBA, in the hybrid format, maintains its strength in an increasingly competitive ranking. Although the classification evaluated 24% more programs, the School’s overall score climbed by 2.8 points, highlighting improvements in academic reputation (+7.5 points), recruiter reputation (+2.4 points), enable the program to strengthen its relative position and consolidate its status among the Top 31 in the world.
For their part, EAE Business School’s Masters also made solid progress in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2026 due to the positive evolution of their indicators. As a result, the Master in Marketing & Sales experienced a strong increase in its score (+4.5 points), with improvements in all the dimensions analysed. In addition, the Master in Supply Chain Management climbed by 2.6 points overall, while the Master in Management, Master in Finance, and Master in Big Data & Analytics made progress in terms of Employability, Value for Money, Alumni professional impact, and reputation.
“These results reinforce EAE Business School’s status as a benchmark institution in the training of executives and professionals. The improvement in reputation, diversity and alumni impact in terms of employability reflects the School’s commitment to academic excellence and the international employability of its students,” emphasized Chelo Morillo, ViceDean of EAE Business School.
With this progress, EAE Business School strengthens its presence in the key national rankings, positioning itself as a reference in educational innovation and in the training of global leaders.