Quality & Impact
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Join an internationally recognised institution
Joining our faculty means becoming part of an institution with unparalleled prestige. We are currently one of the top management and business schools in the world, and our ambition is to consolidate this position even further.
Year after year, the excellence of our teaching and the quality of our research programs are rewarded through top rankings and accreditations.
Rankings
Several of our programs are ranked in prestigious listings that serve as international benchmarks in the world of business schools.
Financial Times Rankings
Several HEC Lausanne programs are listed in the prestigious Financial Times world rankings. The internationally distributed British economic and financial daily has been publishing these rankings for several years now, based on data provided by the schools and their graduates.
MSc in Finance
- 44th place worldwide in the last edition of the ranking in 2025
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MSc in Management
- 75th place worldwide in the last edition of the ranking in 2025
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Executive MBA
- 62ndplace worldwide in the last edition of the ranking in 2024
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European Business Schools
- 52stplace worldwide in the last edition of the ranking in 2024
Eduniversal Rankings
Several programs from HEC Lausanne are ranked in the Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking.
MSc in Accounting, control and finance
- 2ndplace in Western Europe among the masters in accounting, in the last edition of the ranking in 2022
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Executive MBA in Financial Management
- 1st place in Western Europe among the executive MBA programs, in the last edition of the ranking in 2022
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Executive MBA in Healthcare Management
- 2nd place worldwideamong the programs in health management, in the last edition of the ranking in 2022
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Shanghai Ranking
1. Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS)
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) of Shanghai Ranking evaluates more than 4,000 academic institutions around the world using several research performance indicators. HEC Lausanne was in a very good position in the last edition of the ranking in 2021.
Economics
- At the international level : top 12%
Business administration
- At the international level : top 17%
Management
- At the international level : top 12%
Finance
- At the international level : top 10%
2. Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
This ranking evaluates the University as a whole. In 2021
- At the international level : top 10%
CFAR Ranking
The ranking produced by the WFA-Center for Finance and Accounting Research (CFAR) at the Olin Business School of the University of Washington in the United States aims to evaluate the quality of research in finance conducted by various universities and business schools all over the world. This ranking is based on the number of academic research articles published in the most prestigious scientific journals in finance, economics, accountancy and management. HEC Lausanne is extremely well ranked.
- 43th place worldwidein the last edition of the ranking in 2019
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VWL Ranking of the Forschungsmonitoring
The VWL University Ranking established by the Forschungsmonitoring examines the economic research performance of German, Austrian and Swiss universities. HEC Lausanne stands out:
- 3rd position for the University of Lausanne among all universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the university ranking for publications from 2017 to 2021 (weighted only taking into account publications in the best A and A+ level journals)
EQUIS Accreditation
The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is based on demanding international standards and awards a quality label to the best management training institutions. It is held by around 150 institutions worldwide, including HEC Lausanne. This accreditation certifies the excellence of our programs in academic and teaching terms, as well as the degree of internationalisation and proximity to companies.
The EQUIS accreditation for our Faculty was renewed in December 2022 by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This accreditation recognizes our position as one of the world's leading management institutions.
AMBA Accreditation
The Association of MBAs (AMBA), founded in 1967, is both an international accreditation body and a professional membership organisation. The Association is recognised worldwide as an authority on postgraduate studies in management. It is the only accreditation that specifically assesses the quality of individual education programs in management studies, setting the standards for MBAs, DBAs and MBMs worldwide.
We are part of a very select club of 225 accredited schools in 80 countries.
PRME Affiliation
Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) is a United Nations Global Compact initiative that aims to promote socially and environmentally responsible education, research and practice within business and management schools to develop leaders who are aware of global issues and able to actively contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The signatories undertake to adopt and promote the six PRME principles. These principles involve integrating the values of social responsibility, ethics and sustainability into the school's teaching programmes, research, institutional activities and partnerships. We have been a signatory to this initiative and a member of the regional « DACH-Chapter » section since January 2023.