Rankings and reputation

We have won acclaim and recognition from professional bodies and organisations across the world, and we regularly feature in UK and international rankings.

Accreditations & memberships

• Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) is proud to be among an elite group of business schools worldwide to gain 'triple crown' accreditation from the three most influential accrediting organisations - AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS.
• NUBS was among the first UK business schools to champion the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (UN PRME), and continues to be in its fourth cycle as a UN PRME Champion School.
• NUBS Malaysia is a member of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS).
• Our BSc (Hons) Business Economics and Finance and MSc Finance and Investment are admitted to the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute University Affiliation Program.
• University of Nottingham Malaysia is a member of the International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE).

Rankings

• The University of Nottingham is a top 20 UK university in the QS World University Rankings 2023 and the THE World University Rankings.
  • The QS World University Rankings also places us amongst the Top 100 in 2022 for Economics and Econometrics.
• Nottingham University Business School is ranked 7th in the UK for research power in the UK HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, according to analysis by Times Higher Education.
• The Nottingham MBA is ranked 69th globally, and 4th in the UK, in The Economist 2022 Full-Time MBA Ranking.
• The Nottingham MBA is ranked 5th globally and 3rd in the UK for sustainable management education and faculty research, in the 2020 Corporate Knights Better World Top 40 MBA ranking. 
• Our MSc Finance and Investment is ranked in the Top 100 of the 2022 QS Finance Masters Rankings.