Discover the best Business and Economics schools in the world with the definitive Times Higher Education subject rankings 2025. This year’s ranking includes 990 institutions from 85 countries and territories. The ranking is based on 18 rigorous performance indicators, carefully tailored to reflect the distinctive qualities within the business and economics subject area. The Business and Economics subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields.

Our detailed 2025 Subject Rankings methodology, trusted worldwide by students, teachers, academics, governments and industry experts, is based on:

– 157 million citations
– 18 million research publications
– Survey responses from more than 93,000 scholars globally
Our analysis shows that Asia’s best performance in the subject rankings is in business and economics.