University of Porto Schools Rise in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2025
The Porto Business School (PBS) and School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto (FEP) have once again secured their place among Europe’s leading institutions for management education, as they are featured in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2025, one of the most prestigious annual benchmarks of business schools across Europe.
In this year’s edition, the two schools move up one position to 38th overall among the 100 European institutions evaluated. This ranking reflects the combined performance of the University of Porto’s two business schools, which are jointly listed as “University of Porto | FEP-PBS”, across multiple categories assessed by the Financial Times.
Porto Business School strengthens its standing among Europe’s top business schools
Porto Business School contributed to the overall result across four distinct ranking categories, further consolidating its position among Europe’s top business schools in the Financial Times rankings.
The International MBA remains one of only two Portuguese MBA programs included, maintaining its 39th place in Europe, while the Executive MBA climbed four positions to 52nd place. In executive education, PBS achieved historic results, recording its best performance ever in Executive Education – Open, rising to 25th place, and advancing to 31st place in Executive Education – Custom, as the only Portuguese institution to improve in this category.
“These results confirm the consistent and strategic path PBS has been following, placing us among the top three business schools in Portugal. The rankings reflect the quality of our faculty, which maintains strong gender balance and an increasingly international composition, as well as the proven impact on our alumni’s careers, including significant salary growth.
This has been a milestone year for PBS, marked by our debut in the global Executive MBA ranking and the strong performance of the Global Online MBA, which achieved 8th place worldwide and 4th place in Europe in the Financial Times rankings,” notes José Esteves, Dean of Porto Business School.
FEP contributed to this result through its Master in Management (MiM), ranked 62nd globally in the Financial Times Masters in Management 2025. The program stands out for its academic rigor, strong graduate employability, and close connection to the business and corporate sector, reinforcing FEP’s international profile.
“This recognition from the Financial Times is a source of great pride and reflects our academic community’s ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation. It also highlights the talent of our students and the real impact our programs have on the development of successful professional careers,” says Óscar Afonso, Dean of FEP.
Financial Times rankings: a global benchmark for management education
Each year, the Financial Times evaluates MBA, Executive MBA, master’s and executive education programs from more than 100 leading European business schools. The assessment is based on a comprehensive set of criteria, including the quality and composition of faculty, relevance to the job market, international reach and diversity, academic research output, and the career progression and salary growth of alumni.
Recognized worldwide, the Financial Times rankings stand among the most influential global references in management education for prospective students, employers and academic institutions.
Through Porto Business School, and FEP the University of Porto continues to strengthen its position as a leading European institution in economics and management education, combining a strong academic tradition with innovative teaching approaches and a close connection to the business community, further consolidating its role on the European stage.
The full results of the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2025 are available here.