Wharton School in Philadelphia
MARKETING: 2026 QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING
| 2026 Rank | 2025 Rank | Institution | Index Score | Academic Reputation | Employer Reputation | Citations Per Paper | H-index Citations |
| 1 | NR | Harvard University | 94 | 100 | 100 | 68.6 | 71.3 |
| 2 | 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 88.4 | 93 | 94.2 | 69.9 | 66.5 |
| 3 | 1 | University of Pennsylvania | 88 | 96.1 | 84 | 72.8 | 74.7 |
| 4 | 1 | University of Cambridge | 87.5 | 86.8 | 95.5 | 79 | 75.3 |
| 5 | 4 | Stanford University | 87.4 | 93.7 | 96 | 59.6 | 57.5 |
| 6 | 6 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | 85.3 | 83.9 | 91.6 | 80 | 78.7 |
| 7 | 10 | INSEAD | 84.6 | 96.2 | 83.2 | 56.8 | 58.6 |
| 8 | 9 | HEC Paris | 83.2 | 92.6 | 84.2 | 56.3 | 59.6 |
| 9 | 7 | Bocconi University | 82.7 | 87.4 | 79.3 | 77.5 | 74.7 |
| 10 | 18 | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | 82.3 | 88.4 | 83.6 | 64.8 | 65.8 |
| 11 | 14 | University of California, Berkeley | 81.1 | 83.1 | 85.3 | 74.3 | 65 |
| 12 | 11 | Columbia University | 81 | 81.5 | 83.9 | 76.8 | 73.6 |
| 13 | 13 | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | 80.1 | 75.3 | 86.3 | 81.7 | 83.5 |
| 14 | 5 | Northwestern University | 79.9 | 85.8 | 72.8 | 74.3 | 76.8 |
| 15 | 15 | New York University (NYU) | 79.8 | 81.3 | 82.5 | 74.4 | 70 |
| 16 | 8 | London Business School | 79.2 | 99.8 | 82.6 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 17 | 25 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 79 | 80.8 | 79.1 | 75.9 | 73.1 |
| 18 | 23 | Copenhagen Business School | 78.1 | 87.2 | 56.1 | 86.8 | 90.3 |
| 19 | 23 | Universitat Ramon Llull | 78 | 80.5 | 72.7 | 81.7 | 77.3 |
| 20 | 12 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 77.8 | 81.6 | 71.2 | 75 | 81.6 |
| 21 | NR | Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Ahmedabad | 76.6 | 72.1 | 82.2 | 82 | 76.8 |
| 22 | 16 | Yale University | 76.4 | 76.1 | 90.6 | 53.5 | 58.6 |
| 23 | 18 | University of St. Gallen | 76.3 | 75.3 | 67.6 | 96.7 | 87 |
| 23 | NR | University of Chicago | 76.3 | 82.5 | 77.6 | 59.9 | 57.5 |
| 25 | 31 | The University of Warwick | 75.7 | 76.3 | 72.8 | 78.6 | 78.2 |
NR = Not Ranked
2026 QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING: TOP-RANKED SCHOOLS BY SUBJECT AREA
| Subject | Institution | Country |
| Accounting & Finance | Harvard University | US |
| Agriculture & Forestry | Wageningen University & Research | Netherlands |
| Anatomy & Physiology | University of Oxford | UK |
| Anthropology | University of Oxford | UK |
| Archaeology | University of Cambridge | UK |
| Architecture / Built Environment | UCL | UK |
| Art & Design | Royal College of Art | UK |
| Arts & Humanities | University of Oxford | UK |
| Biological Sciences | Harvard University | US |
| Business & Management Studies | Harvard University | US |
| Chemistry | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Classics & Ancient History | Sapienza University of Rome | Italy |
| Communication & Media Studies | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Dentistry | Karolinska Institutet | Sweden |
| Development Studies | University of Sussex | UK |
| Earth & Marine Sciences | ETH Zurich | Switzerland |
| Economics & Econometrics | Harvard University | US |
| Education | UCL | UK |
| Engineering – Chemical | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Engineering – Civil & Structural | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Engineering – Electrical & Electronic | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Engineering – Mineral & Mining | Colorado School of Mines | US |
| Engineering & Technology | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| English Language & Literature | University of Cambridge | UK |
| Environmental Sciences | Harvard University | US |
| Geography | University of Oxford | UK |
| Geology | ETH Zurich | Switzerland |
| Geophysics | ETH Zurich | Switzerland |
| History | Harvard University | US |
| History of Art | Courtauld Institute | UK |
| Hospitality & Leisure Management | EHL Hospitality Business School | Switzerland |
| Law | Harvard University | US |
| Library & Information Management | The University of Sheffield | UK |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | Harvard University | US |
| Linguistics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Marketing | Harvard University | US |
| Materials Science | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Mathematics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Medicine | Harvard University | US |
| Modern Languages | University of Oxford | UK |
| Music | The Juilliard School | US |
| Natural Sciences | Harvard University | US |
| Nursing | University of Pennsylvania | US |
| Performing Arts | The Juilliard School | US |
| Petroleum Engineering | University of Texas at Austin | US |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Harvard University | US |
| Philosophy | New York University (NYU) | US |
| Physics & Astronomy | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| Politics & International Studies | Harvard University | US |
| Psychology | Harvard University | US |
| Social Policy & Administration | Harvard University | US |
| Social Sciences & Management | Harvard University | US |
| Sociology | Harvard University | US |
| Sports-related Subjects | Loughborough University | UK |
| Statistics & Operational Research | Stanford University | US |
| Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies | University of Notre Dame | US |
| Veterinary Science | Royal Veterinary College , University of London | UK |
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