IE takes the top Spot for Overall MBA Ranking, HEC Paris for 3 Year Average Rank and London Business School for Full-time MBA

The Financial Times European MBA Ranking for 2012 has been released.  IE Business School has taken the top spot, followed by HEC Paris and London Business School. The FT ranking is different from other rankings as it also provides MBA aspirants with the three Year Average ranks, which is an important metric to measure consistency. If you consider the three-year average rank, HEC Paris is ranked number one, followed by a tie between London Business School and Insead, with the third position taken by IE Business School.

Methodology: Financial Times European MBA ranking is based on evaluating four FT rankings: Full-time MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Management and Non-Degree Executive Education Programs.  Equal weightage is given to each of the four rankings.

Do keep in mind that if a Business School does not participate in any of the four rankings, the scores will be deducted accordingly. If you want to evaluate the Full-time MBA program, consider only the Full-time MBA ranking in Column-5.  For the Full-time MBA programs, London Business School takes the top spot, followed by Insead and IE Business School.

To see the summary of the Financial Times top 20 MBA programs, see the table below. For details, visit the FT Rankings page.