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The NUS MBA programme has been ranked first in Asia for the third consecutive year.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) has maintained its position as Asia’s top-ranked MBA in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global Master of Business Administration (MBA) Rankings 2026.
The programme rose two places to 23rd globally, performing best in Asia out of 390 MBA programmes assessed worldwide, NUS now ranks among the top 6%.
QS evaluates programmes based on key indicators including employability, return on investment, entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes, thought leadership, as well as class and faculty diversity.
The NUS MBA scored 87.0 out of 100 overall, with strong results in thought leadership (82.5), employability (83.9), and return on investment (94.2), scoring at least 30% above the global average in these categories.
Here's the ranking of the top 20 Asian universities for full-time MBA programmes:
| Asian ranking | Universities |
| 1st | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| 2nd | Tsinghua University |
| 3rd | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| 4th | China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) |
| 4th | Singapore Management University |
| 6th | HKUST |
| 7th | University of Hong Kong |
| 8th | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
| 9th | IIM Ahmedabad |
| 10th | Peking University - Guanghua School of Management |
| 11th | IIM Calcutta |
| 12th | Shanghai Jiao Tong (Antai) |
| 13th | Fudan University |
| 14th | CUHK Business School |
| 15th | City University of Hong Kong |
| 16th | Yonsei School of Business |
| 17th | NUCB Business School |
| 17th | Renmin University of China (RMBS) |
| 17th | Thammasat Business School |
| 20th | Taylor's University |
Find out the full global university rankings here.
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