Now in its third year, The Case Centre’s Impact Index continues to evidence the powerful influence of cases worldwide.

Harvard Business School has held onto the top spot for a third year running. INSEAD has nudged up the list into second place, with ICFAI Business School moving to third.

A warm welcome to our new entrants, Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, and School of Business, Conestoga College. As well as the National University of Singapore Business School, re-entering the list this year in 45th position.

Vicky Lester, Chief Executive Officer of The Case Centre, commented on this year’s list:

“It’s terrific to be highlighting the global impact of cases for a third year, with so many incredible contributions to business management education.

“Cases are receiving increasing recognition for their impact on student experience, learning outcomes, accreditation, and wider society. I am immensely proud of this contribution to demonstrating the worldwide reach of cases.”

Methodology

To determine the ranking, the Impact Index considers the number of a school’s cases adopted, the breadth of adoption across organisations and countries, and the number of individual students taught with the cases. All organisations that published at least one case with The Case Centre in the preceding academic year are eligible.

The Case Centre Impact Index 2025

1 Harvard Business School
2 INSEAD
3 ICFAI Business School (IBS)
4 International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
5 Ivey Business School
6 Stanford Graduate School of Business
7 Amity Global Business School
8 University of Virginia Darden School of Business
9 Copenhagen Business School
10 MIT Sloan School of Management
11 Rotterdam School of Management
12 Columbia Business School
13 London Business School
14 IESE Business School
15 Kellogg School of Management
16 Thunderbird School of Global Management
17 HKU Business School
18 Singapore Management University
19 HEC Paris
20 China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
21 ESMT Berlin
22 Babson College
23 IÉSEG School of Management
24 ESCP Business School
25 Institute of Management Technology
26 SDA Bocconi School of Management
27 IE Business School
28 Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
29 Harvard Kennedy School
30 University of St. Gallen
31 ESADE Business School
32 ESSEC Business School
33 Fox School of Business at Temple University
34 The Wharton School
35 Vlerick Business School
36 Michigan Ross School of Business
37 Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University
38 HEC Montréal
39 School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg
40 Newcastle University Business School
41 School of Business, Conestoga College
42 Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
43 Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business Schooll
44 Stanford University School of Engineering
45 National University of Singapore Business School
46 Hult International Business School
47 McDonough School of Business
48 S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
49 Beedie School of Business
50 Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware

For more information on each school’s case writing commitment, and for a quote from their Dean, where supplied, use the links above.

The Case Centre is the independent home of the case method and a registered charity. We are dedicated to advancing the case method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Antoinette Mills, +44 (0)7974 397288, antoinette@thecasecentre.org

For additional insights, trends and perspectives, visit the conversation on the Case Method.