INSEAD, CEIBS Retain First and Second Ranks in QS Global MBA Rankings Asia 2019

INSEAD and CEIBS retained the first and second ranks respectively for the second successive year in the QS Global MBA rankings Asia 2019.

INSEAD figures in this list of the best full-time MBA programs in Asia since it has a campus in Singapore apart from its Fontainebleau campus in France.

Of the 22 other institutions from Asia ranked this year, CEIBS has notched up the highest score for entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes, a metric which is particularly significant given the growing demand from students for MBA programs to incorporate entrepreneurial elements.

According to Professor Juan Fernandez, CEIBS Associate Dean and MBA Director, the graduating class of MBA 2018 saw a five-year high in both placement and career switch rates, at 93.1% and 86.1% respectively.

“One notable trend was the increase in demand from the technology sector, with hot areas such as blockchain, big data and artificial intelligence attracting more students to develop their careers. I also believe that initiatives such as our on-campus entrepreneurship lab (eLab) were no doubt helpful for the 11 students who started their own ventures or returned to a family business,” he told QS TopMBA.

Meanwhile, University of Hong Kong climbed one spot to 3^rd rank. NUS was 4^th, IIM Ahmedabad was 5^th having jumped two places from the previous year’s rankings. HKUST also moved up one place to rank 7 followed by CUHK Business School at rank 8. CUHK was ranked 10 in 2018.

IIM Bangalore retained the 9^th rank for the second year while Indian School of Business (ISB) climbed two spots to rank 10.

Placed 11^th was the City University of Hong Kong followed by IIM Calcutta at 12^th rank, moving up 5 places from the 18^th rank it held in the previous year.

The third-placed University of Hong Kong has 74.7 in overall score, 68.4 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 94.6 in Return of Investment, 66.1 in Employability, 84 in Thought Leadership and 65 in Diversity.

Shanghai Jiao Tong (Antai) was 13^th, followed by three Japanese B-schools, Hitosubashi, 14, Waseda Business School 15 and NUCB Business School 16. Sungkyunkwan University GSB of South Korea was ranked 17 while SPJIMR, Mumbai climbed to rank 18 all the way from being placed 27^th in the previous year. Sun Yat-Sen of Guangzhou, China was 19^th and International University of Japan 20^th.

Ranked 21 was Ritsumeikan APU followed by Doshisha 22 and Suleman Dawood School of Business at 23 to complete the list.

As far as the ranking indicators are concerned, INSEAD has an overall score of 91.1, Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcome of 81.3, Return of Investment 92.7, Employability 95.9, Though Leadership 96.6 and Diversity 75.5.

CEIBS scores 78.2 overall, 89.9 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 81.3 in Return of Investment, 74.9 in Employability, 72.9 in Thought Leadership and 75.5 in Diversity.

The third-placed University of Hong Kong has 74.7 in overall score, 68.4 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 94.6 in Return of Investment, 66.1 in Employability, 84 in Thought Leadership and 65 in Diversity.

Among the IIMs, IIM Ahmedabad is ranked 5^th with 69.1 overall score, 79.8 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 75.1 in Return of Investment, 70.7 in Employability,  65.1 in Thought Leadership and 40.5 in Diversity.

IIM Bangalore, ranked 9, has 64.6 overall score, 69.5 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 59.8 in Return of Investment, 70.1 in Employability, 65.2 in Thought Leadership and 44 in Diversity.

IIM Calcutta is ranked 12. It gets 57.8 overall score, 72.5 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, no score listed in Return of Investment, 67 in Employability, 61.2 in Thought Leadership, no score in Diversity.

The Indian Business School (ISB), placed 10^th, has 59 in overall scores, 58.4 in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 53.5 in Return of Investment, 65.8 in Employability, 56.7 in Thought Leadership and 47.5 in Diversity.

SPJIMR IS 18^th with 46.1 overall score, no score in Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, 44.3 in Return of Investment, 50.9 in Employability, no score in Thought Leadership and 61.5 in Diversity.