The Forbes' biennial ranking is based entirely on median return on investment. IMD beats every school in the world with a five-year gain of $168,900
2019 Rank & School | 5-Year Gain | 2017 Rank | Change |
---|---|---|---|
1. IMD | $168,900 | 1 | ———— |
2. Insead | $154,700 | 2 | ———— |
3. Cambridge (Judge) | $153,000 | 4 | +1 |
4. SDA Bocconi | $133,500 | 5 | +1 |
5. Oxford (Said) | $127,300 | 6 | +1 |
6. IE Business School | $104,300 | 3 | -3 |
7. Indian School of Business | $90,500 | NR | ———— |
8. Warwick | $83,800 | 14 | +6 |
9. Mannheim | $83,000 | 8 | -1 |
10. ESMT Berlin | $81,600 | NR | ———— |
11. Imperial | $76,700 | 13 | +2 |
12. S P Jain | $61,300 | 16 | +4 |
13. Hong Kong | $53,000 | 7 | -6 |
14. Erasmus (Rotterdam) | $52,600 | 9 | -5 |
15. City U (Cass) | $51,700 | 12 | -3 |
16. HEC Montreal | 46,900 | 17 | +1 |
17. Hult | 24,200 | 15 | -2 |