Rabat Business School rises from 32nd to 10th in MiM ranking within two years, becoming the first African institution to break into the top 10 of a Financial Times business school ranking.

Rabat Business School at the International University of Rabat has become the first African business school to reach the top 10 of a Financial Times business school ranking, after rising to 10th place globally in the 2026 Financial Times Masters in Management ranking.

The landmark result makes Rabat Business School the only African institution included in this year’s Masters in Management ranking, marking a significant moment for management education on the continent.

After ranking 32nd in 2024, Rabat Business School climbed to 20th in 2025 before reaching 10th in 2026.

“The Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking is one of the world’s most recognised and respected benchmarks in higher education in management. Seeing Rabat Business School reach 10th place in the world today is, naturally, a great source of pride for our institution, for Morocco and for Africa. This recognition first and foremost celebrates more than ten years of patient, collective work by our entire community.

“Beyond the ranking itself, this achievement demonstrates that an African business school can be recognised among the world’s leading institutions and can, alongside European, North American and Asian schools, contribute to the major developments shaping the future of management education. We receive this recognition with deep gratitude, but also with humility. It encourages us to continue our efforts in serving our students and partners, and contributing to the development of the African continent,” said Nicolas Arnaud, Dean of Rabat Business School.

The ranking reflects particularly strong outcomes for Rabat Business School’s students and graduates. The school records the highest overall satisfaction score in the ranking, at 9.67 out of 10, while graduates report an 81.8 per cent increase in salary, among the highest increases recorded in the 2026 ranking.

Rabat Business School is also ranked fifth globally for career progress and 11th for international work mobility. 90 per cent of graduates are employed within three months, while 91.3 per cent report achieving the aims they set out to accomplish through their Masters in Management.

The International University of Rabat was founded in 2010. Its progress has also been supported by international accreditation. Rabat Business School achieved AACSB accreditation in 2020 and EQUIS accreditation in 2025.

The Financial Times result comes at a time when the role of Africa in the global economy is becoming increasingly significant.

For the school, the achievement is therefore both a recognition of its progress and an indication of its ambitions for the next stage of development.

Other successes in the FT MiM ranking in 2026 include Portugal’s Nova School of Business and Economics, which has reached #2, the highest it has ever stood, and Belgium’s Vlerick Business School has entered the top 10 at #6 for the first time in its history.

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