Excluding new schools on this year's list, 15 full-time MBA programs saw double-digit gains in their rankings, with the IIM of Calcutta showing the biggest year-over-year advance of 29 places
| School | Gain | 2019 Rank | 2018 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta | 2929 | 4949 | 7878 |
| WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management | 2323 | 7171 | 9494 |
| Durham University Business School | 2121 | 4343 | 6464 |
| Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management | 2121 | 5252 | 7373 |
| University of Florida Warrington College of Business | 1919 | 3939 | 5858 |
| Notre Dame University Mendoza College of Business | 1919 | 5858 | 7777 |
| EMLyon Business School | 1919 | 8080 | 9999 |
| Boston University Questrom School of Business | 1818 | 6868 | 8686 |
| UC-Irvine Merage School of Business | 1616 | 4848 | 6464 |
| Babson College Olin Graduate School of Business | 1515 | 6666 | 8181 |
| University of Oxford Saïd Business School | 1414 | 1313 | 2727 |
| Indiana University Kelley School of Business | 1414 | 4343 | 5757 |
| University of Southern California Marshall School of Business | 1313 | 4646 | 5959 |
| Imperial College Business School | 1212 | 3939 | 5858 |
| Penn State University Smeal College of Business | 1212 | 6363 | 7575 |
