The QS GME Rankings 2026 cycle has arrived beginning with our data collection cycle, which begins in September and runs through to May.
All data collected during this cycle will be used to produce the following rankings:
- QS Global MBA Rankings
- QS Business Masters Rankings
- QS Online MBA Rankings
- QS Executive MBA Rankings
Key Dates - Data Collection
| Date Starts | Date Ends | |
| Survey Contacts Submission | November 7 2024 | February 10 2025 |
| Academic Survey | November 2024 | March/April 2025 |
| Employer Survey | November 2024 | March/April 2025 |
|
Global MBA (Institution Data) |
December 2 2024 | May 30 2025 |
|
Business Masters (Institution Data) |
December 2 2024 | April 30 2025 |
|
Online MBA (Institution Data) |
November 7 2024 | February 10 2025 |
|
Executive MBA (Institution Data) |
November 7 2024 | February 10 2025 |
Data Types
Survey Contacts Submission
QS invites institutions to supply both academic and employer contacts who will be sent the relevant survey as part of our research process. For more information please see our Submission Procedure.
Academic Survey
The Academic Survey informs the Academic Reputation indicators that are used in the QS Rankings. The survey is sent to contacts provided through the Survey Contacts submission process and other sources including previous respondents and contacts from our Sign-up Facility.
Employer Survey
The Employer Survey informs the employer reputation indicators that are used in the QS Rankings. The survey is sent to contacts provided through the Survey Contacts submission process and other sources including previous respondents and contacts from our Sign-up Facility.
Institution Data
QS invites institutions to submit data to support our research, this includes: staff and student numbers; fee information; and programme data.
Data is submitted via the QS MoveIN platform.
Please contact our support team via our helpdesk (Submit a request – QS Quacquarelli Symonds) if you do not have login details, or need further support.
You can find more information on QS MoveIN HERE
Submitting data is the best way to ensure that the data we hold on your institution and use for the rankings is accurate.
Unfortunately we are not able to provide extensions, so please let us know if you need any help or clarification to complete the process in time.
Key Dates - Publication
| Publication Date | |
| October 2025 | |
| October 2025 | |
| April 2025 | |
| April 2025 |
Eligibility
To be included in these rankings, schools must:
- Have either AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS or EPAS accreditation. We also allow schools which have rated at least 3 or more QS Stars
- Have an average class size of least 20 students
- Have at least one graduating class
- Deliver all or part of each programme on campus *
- Teach full-time (or FTE) programmes *
*not applicable to Executive MBA and Online MBA
