About BI

Accreditation and Ranking

BI Norwegian Business School is the first Norwegian business school that has received the three most prestigious international accreditations.

Rankings

BI has been ranked as Norway`s best business school for six years running by the Financial Times. The school also achieves solid results in other internationally prestigious rankings, such as Eduniversal Top Business Schools Worldwide and the Economist.

Ranking differs from accreditation in that the institution is measured against the other participant schools based on a set of criteria. These criteria are related to characteristics of the alumni, the programme and the institution.

For the students, the high rankings mean that:

BI has a strong international reputation which ensures that your degree will be valued all over the world
Your education holds a high standard, compared with top business schools worldwide
The professors at BI holds the high level needed to achieve high rankings
Our offer of extra-curricular activities is world class

For the employers, the high rankings mean that:

Candidates with a degree from BI has an internationally recognised education
Our programmes holds a high quality and has an international perspective, compared with top business schools in Europa
The content of our programmes accords with the expectations of employers globally

Financial Times Rankings

Over the past years BI has moved up more than 30 places in Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking. The results of the sub-rankings are summarised in a European Schools Ranking. The most important factors measured are linked to alumni´s wage levels and careers development, and customer satisfaction.

Financial Times has a total of six separate rankings that target specific educational programmes. BI competes in the top three categories listed below, as well as the summary school ranking (FT European Business School ranking).

Executive MBA
Masters in Management
Executive Education
Masters in Finance
Global MBA
Online MBA

4 December 2023: FT ranks BI as one of the best business schools in Europe
17 October 2022: BI’s Executive MBA programmes among the 100 best worldwide
13 June 2022: BI’s MSc in Finance among 50 best globally
23 May 2022: BI among best executive education providers globally
6 December 2021: BI ranked best business school in Norway
18 October 2021: BI MBA-programmes among best in the world on FT-ranking
13 September 2021: FT ranks BI’s MSc in Business among top 100
7 December 2020: BI ranked as best business school in Norway
26 October 2020: Best in the Nordic Region in FT Executive MBA ranking for the fourth year in a row
11 May 2020: Among the best global executive education providers
16 April 2020: BI withdraws from the FT MiM ranking 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Eduniversal Top Business School Worldwide

Eduniversal selects 1000 schools to its annual ranking. The candidates are selected on the basis of reputation among the other participants. The last five years BI have been among the twenty best in Europe, along with schools as London Business School, INSEAD and HEC School of Management.