Imperial at sixth position for entrepreneurship in Financial Times MBA rankings

MBA students taking part in the 360 Business Challenge at Imperial

Imperial has climbed four places to claim sixth position in the world for entrepreneurship in the 2016 Financial Times Full-Time MBA rankings.

This year’s report positions Imperial in sixth position globally for entrepreneurship, 35th position in the world overall and 4^th place in the UK. The results build on last year’s report, which showed an increase of 15 places internationally. The results show how Imperial continues to strengthen its reputation for innovation and entrepreneurship among leading business schools world-wide.

Each year the Financial Times ranks full-time MBAs on a number of key factors, including the weighted salary and salary increase experienced by graduates from business schools around the world. The rankings also take into account a number of other factors such as: the percentage of new graduates who have found employment or accepted a job offer within three months of completing their studies; career progress; and the extent to which alumni fulfilled their stated goals or reasons for doing an MBA.

The report also highlighted Imperial’s success in two of the important career criteria – alumni salary three years after graduating and employment rate of alumni at three months after completing their MBA.

Professor G. 'Anand' Anandalingam, the Dean of Imperial College Business School, said: “I’m delighted that Imperial continues to hold a strong position in this year’s FT full-time MBA rankings. The results reflect how our approach to entrepreneurship and innovation continue to be key drivers within the Imperial MBA programmes, giving us a distinct place amongst our international competitors.”

He continued: “Students studying on our MBA and other programmes benefit from the high quality of our teaching but also from the thriving entrepreneurship community within Imperial College and access to industry experts that provide many of them with the seeds of inspiration and confidence to form their own businesses after graduation.”

The Financial Times report also included comments from Dr Annabelle Gawer, former Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the Business School about what business schools, including Imperial, are doing to ensure MBA programmes meet the demands of the digital landscape.

The Financial Times Global MBA report can be viewed here.