IE University in top 10 of the 2024 QS global ranking

IE University stays strong among the top 10 educational institutions worldwide in this year’s edition of the annual QS ranking. IE University’s Master in Strategic Marketing & Communication ranking 3rd in the world, the Master in Management 4th in the world, the International MBA 3rd in Europe and 8th in the world, the Master in Business Analytics 8th in the world, and the Master in Finance 11th in the world. The QS ranking analyzes a host of criteria including graduate employability, professional growth, student and faculty profiles, and thought leadership, among other indicators.

IE Business School’s Master in Management ranks 4th in the world in its category, with a sub ranking of 6th in the world in value for money. The School’s International MBA is 3rd in Europe and 8th in the world in the overall ranking, and 5th globally in employability and alumni outcomes categories; and the Master in Finance program is 11th in the world. For the first time, the QS ranking also includes IE Business School’s Master in Strategic Marketing & Communication program, which is 3rd in the world in the overall ranking of Master in Marketing programs, and 2nd in the world in the category of employability, 3rd in diversity, and 6th in alumni outcomes.

The QS ranking also positions the IE School of Science & Technology’s Master in Business Analytics & Big Data, as 8th in the world in its category, and 4th in terms of employability.

IE University began the 2023-2024 academic year with more than 4,000 new students joining the first year of the institution's undergraduate and Master's degree programs at the Segovia and Madrid campuses. IE University currently offers 13 degree programs and seven double degrees in its five schools: IE Business School, IE School of Science & Technology, IE Law School, IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs, and IE School of Architecture & Design. Eighty percent of new students in Bachelor's programs are from outside Spain and come from 140 countries, and 55% are women. By country, the largest number of international students this year comes from the United States, France, Italy, and Germany.

This year, the institution announced four new undergraduate and post-graduate programs: Bachelor in Applied Mathematics, Bachelor in Environmental Sciences for Sustainability, Master’s in Architecture and Executive Master’s in International Development. In addition, IE University announced the addition of 23 new full-time professors and researchers with international profiles to its faculty.