EADA Business School strengthens its position in the Financial Times European Top 30 and accelerates its global growth

1 December 2025

Barcelona reaffirms itself as one of Europe’s three major hubs for executive education, while EADA reinforces its leadership through milestones in international reach, professional impact and sustainability

European Business School 2025

EADA Business School maintains, for yet another year, its position among the best business schools in Europe by reaching 30th place in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2025. The institution thereby consolidates its consistent trajectory within the European Top 30, a space reserved for schools with the highest levels of prestige, impact and international recognition.

The Financial Times ranking—considered the “ranking of rankings”—brings together the results of all its annual classifications (MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Management, Open Executive Education and Custom Programmes). To be eligible, schools must hold leading accreditations such as EQUIS or AACSB, which guarantee academic excellence and rigorous institutional management.

Barcelona, a European benchmark in executive education

Barcelona’s business school cluster once again reaffirms its leadership, remaining on the European podium alongside Paris and London. Spain’s four leading business schools continue to advance on the international stage, strengthening the positioning of the country’s educational ecosystem.

Professional impact: salary increases of 81% in the MBA and 59% in the MiM

Beyond its placement in the global ranking, EADA stands out for its direct impact on the professional progression of its participants. According to the Financial Times, the school ranks among the European institutions with the greatest capacity to transform careers:

These results reinforce EADA’s value proposition, based on a demanding, applied educational experience focused on real professional development.

A period of expansion with a new campus and more international undergraduate programmes

EADA’s strong position in international rankings coincides with a period of institutional growth. The school has opened Campus 2 – Provença, a space designed to support the steady increase in undergraduate students and expand teaching capacity in the heart of Barcelona.

This development is aligned with the evolution of its portfolio of highly international undergraduate programmes:

All of them are designed to prepare a new generation of leaders capable of thriving in global, technological and impact-driven environments.

At the same time, the institution continues to expand its offering of online masters and postgraduate programmes, strengthening its digital transformation and facilitating access to flexible, high-quality executive education.

International leadership in sustainability and academic excellence

EADA’s global reputation is further reinforced by two recent achievements:

  • Its International MBA ranks 22nd in the world for sustainability, according to Corporate Knights, a distinction that highlights the programme’s integration of sustainability, inclusion and corporate responsibility.
  • EADA has been awarded 5 Palmes of Excellence in the Eduniversal Ranking 2025, placing it among the Top 4 business schools in Spain and recognising its international influence, innovative methodology and commitment to ethical and global leadership.

Growth aligned with the demands of the future of business

According to Jordi Díaz, Dean and General Director of EADA Business School, “the institution is experiencing a period of growth in which we have reached record levels of internationalisation, with 90 nationalities and a diversity that confirms that the world is represented in our classrooms.” He adds that “we are continuing with our growth plan through a larger international faculty body, new spaces and educational proposals that prepare professionals who will lead companies with a global vision and who will be able to adapt and upskill the workforce in this new business reality.”