The London Business School is the top-ranked business school in the world, according to the Financial Times 2010 rankings. The LBS campus is in central London, a convenient location for employees of the city's business and financial sectors.
LBS has full-time MBA, part-time EMBA and Ph.D. research programs. In addition, the school offers master's studies in finance, leadership and management. As of 2009, 1,800 students studied at London Business School and an additional 7,400 executives were enrolled in the school's executive education programs.
London Business School
Regent's Park
London NW1 4SA
United Kingdom
011+44-207-000-7000
london.edu
Wharton School, established in 1881, is part of the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first business school in the world to open as part of a college system. In 2009, 2,305 undergraduates and 1,671 postgraduates studied at Wharton.
In addition to offering undergraduate, MBA and doctoral studies, Wharton operates the Aresty Institute for executive education and numerous research centers throughout the world.
The Financial Times' global rankings placed Wharton as the second-best school in the world, behind LBS. The school also offers the best undergraduate business education, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2010 rankings.
Wharton School
3730 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-6183
wharton.upenn.edu
Insead is a business school based near Paris, France. It emphasizes a global approach to business education. Ninety percent of Insead's faculty come from abroad and the school also operates campuses in Singapore and Abu Dhabi. In addition, Insead is allied with Wharton to offer global business exchange programs.
Insead's MBA program features a core curriculum of 14 courses, plus 11 specialty electives that allow students to create a customized learning experience. The school also confers EMBA and Ph.D. degrees. About 1,000 students were enrolled at Insead as of 2009.
Insead
Boulevard de Constance
77305 Fontainebleau
France
011+33-160-72-4000
insead.edu
IE Business School is a private institution in Madrid, Spain. About 7,800 students attended IE in 2009, plus nearly 6,000 executive education students.
IE Business School offers bachelor's, master's, MBA, EMBA, LLM and doctoral programs in business and management. Classes are conducted in English and Spanish, both on-campus and online. IE offers a bridge program with the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth College, as well as dual-degrees in cooperation with MIT, Tufts University and the University of Chicago.
IE Business School
Calle María de Molina, 11
28006 Madrid
Spain
011+34-915-689-600
ie.edu