Now in its fourth year, The Case Centre’s Impact Index continues to shine a light on the reach and influence of cases in business management education worldwide.

The 2026 results see Harvard Business School retain the top spot for a fourth consecutive year, with INSEAD in second place and ICFAI Business School in third. The top three remain unchanged, highlighting the continued strength of these schools’ case use and the sustained impact of their cases around the world.

There are some notable changes further down the list, including a new entry for Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) at No. 48. Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware, climbs nine places to No. 41, while HEC Montréal rises eight places to No. 30.

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

“The Impact Index provides a unique insight into the reach of cases across business schools worldwide. It is wonderful to see both established leaders and new names represented in this year’s top 50, reflecting the breadth and continuing importance of the case method in business management education.”

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 2026

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

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

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