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QS World University Rankings: Politecnico di Milano ranks 98th

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It is the first Italian university to enter the global Top 100

 

For the first time, an Italian university enters the Top 100 of the QS World University Rankings, one of the world’s most prestigious academic ranking: Politecnico di Milano ranks 98th in the 2026 edition, achieving a historic result that marks a national record and at the same time an important recognition of the value of Italian excellence in education and research.

With this achievement, the Politecnico ranks in the top 6 percent of world universities. The shift from 111th to 98th position testifies to the solidity of a steady growth over time: in ten years, the University has climbed as many as 89 positions, 41 of which in the last three years (from 139th in 2023), distinguishing itself as a point of reference for the Italian university system and among international academic excellence.

In Italy, the Politecnico di Milano is confirmed first in overall performance and in the quality of its key indicators.

Among the indicators that contributed most to the achievement of the Top 100 were Employer Reputation and Academic Reputation. The first – which measures the esteem in which graduates are held by international employers – highlights Politecnico’s ability to train highly qualified professionals who are ready to face the challenges of the world of work. The second – which assesses the prestige perceived by the global academic community – confirms the high quality of research and teaching carried out at the University.

Excellent results were also achieved in the Employment Outcomes criteria, which attests to a high employment rate among graduates and a significant impact of their careers in their respective fields. The figure for Citations per Faculty, which measures the average number of scientific citations per faculty member and reflects the relevance of scientific production at the international level, also rose sharply.

These positive results are also supported by a significant increase in scientific productivity, a tangible sign of an active, attractive and innovation-oriented academic community.

 

This is a particularly significant achievement. Italy finally enters the top 100 of the QS World Rankings like the other G7 countries. This is a demonstration of the relevance and prestige not only of Politecnico di Milano, but of the Italian education and research system. A leap forward that started ten years ago. It is an expression of a clear growth strategy; of the passion and dedication of the entire Politecnico di Milano community; of careful planning and management of resources; and of an effective system of interaction with businesses and the territory.

Donatella Sciuto, Rector of Politecnico di Milano

The QS World University Rankings 2026 analyzed more than 8,400 universities in 106 countries. Of these, 1,501 made the rankings, including 43 Italian ones. Politecnico di Milano’s result represents a turning point for Italian universities and a strong signal of its ability to compete, innovate and grow globally.

 

Key Figures

Overall ranking: 98th out of more than 8,400 universities evaluated. This is the first time an Italian university has entered the QS Top 100 ranking.Position in Italy: 1st place overall.Universities analyzed: 8,467 universities from 106 countries. Of these, 1,501 entered the ranking. There are 43 Italian universities present.Indicators of excellence:

  • Employer Reputation: 90.1/100
  • Academic Reputation: 83.4/100
  • Employment Outcomes: 72.0/100
  • Citations per Faculty: 53.9/100
  • International Faculty: 74.4/100

Ten-year trend: +89 positions gained in ten years. The Politecnico rose from 187th place in 2016 to 98th in 2026.Scientific Productivity: over 27,000 publications and 270,000 citations in 2019-2024 (source: Scopus/QS).

 

See the rankings: https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings

FT Executive Education Rankings 2025: POLIMI Graduate School of Management climbs the Financial Times rankings and strengthens its global standing

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Significant progress in Open programmes and solid performance in Custom ones confirm the high quality of executive education offered by the Business School of Politecnico di Milano

 

POLIMI Graduate School of Management, part of the POLIMI School of Management at Politecnico di Milano, has once again stood out on the international executive education stage, thanks to its results in the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings 2025. The School is listed in both of the rankings dedicated to executive education: Open-enrolment and Custom programmes.

In the Open programme ranking, the School made a significant leap forward, moving up 12 places compared to 2024 and securing 57th place out of 85 institutions evaluated globally. This improvement reflects the School’s ability to deliver learning experiences that are increasingly innovative, hands-on, and tailored to the evolving needs of managers and professionals. A particularly strong indicator in this category is Overall Satisfaction, where the School ranks 15th globally, with a score of 9.67 out of 10, a substantial improvement over last year. This result highlights the perceived quality and positive impact of the educational experience offered by the School.

As for Custom programmes, which are developed in close partnership with companies to meet specific needs, the School has reinforced its international presence, ranking 67th out of 95 business schools worldwide. This placement is especially significant given the growing number of institutions included in this year’s ranking.
Among the most notable performance indicators in the Custom category are:

  • Follow-up, which measures the support provided to participants even after the programme ends, with the School ranking 37th;
  • Future Use, which reflects how likely companies are to renew their collaboration for future programmes, where the School ranks 39th globally.

Additional improvements were recorded in the perception of the value of the educational experience (Value for Money) and the faculty diversity, showing the School’s continued investment in creating a high-quality, global, and inclusive learning environment.

“The results of the FT 2025 ranking confirms the quality and relevance of our executive training offer, both for individual professionals and for companies“, commented Federico Frattini, Dean of POLIMI Graduate School of Management. “We are particularly proud of the jump in the Open ranking, the result of constant work on the front of educational innovation and personalisation of courses. At the same time, the consolidation in the Custom area demonstrates our ability to design tailor-made, high-impact solutions, in an increasingly competitive context.”

With a steady and growing presence in major international rankings, POLIMI Graduate School of Management continues to stand out in the field of executive education – thanks to an offering that combines innovation, international outlook and real impact for individuals and organisations.

16 lecturers from the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano among the world’s best researchers according to the Stanford-Elsevier rankings

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A prestigious award that recognises the global scientific impact of our faculty in the academic research landscape.

 

 

In the latest update of the international database of scientific authors with relevant citations, compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, 14 faculty members from the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano are included in the 2% of the most cited researchers in the world in the year 2023 and 6 professors are recognised for their scientific contribution throughout their careers, up to 2023, for a total of 16 professors.

To assess the impact of publications, the ranking uses bibliometric data extracted from Scopus, one of the largest databases of scientific citations.

The list of 14 professors from the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano included in the top 2% of the world’s most cited researchers in the year 2023, divided into 22 subject areas and 174 thematic sub-categories:

  • Tommaso Agasisti
  • Enrico Cagno
  • Massimo G. Colombo
  • Antonio Ghezzi
  • Luca Grilli
  • Josip Kotlar
  • Giorgio Locatelli
  • Marco Macchi
  • Elisa Negri
  • Giuliano Noci
  • Lucia Piscitello
  • Paolo Rosa
  • Massimo Tavoni
  • Sergio Terzi

The list of 6 faculty members included in the top 2% of the world’s most cited researchers throughout their careers until 2023:

  • Tommaso Agasisti
  • Enrico Cagno
  • Vittorio Chiesa
  • Massimo G. Colombo
  • Giorgio Locatelli
  • Carlo Vercellis

These results provide an overview of the School of Management’s research impact at an international level, demonstrating a significant ability to influence the scientific debate across disciplinary areas. The research conducted ranges from topics related to business management and management engineering to technological innovation and sustainability. The award reflects not only the high quality of the academic contributions produced, but also the relevance of the lines of research, which continue to generate value for the scientific community and the industrial and managerial world.

 

To consult the complete database:
Ioannidis, John P.A. (2024), “August 2024 data-update for ‘Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators’”, Elsevier Data Repository, V7, doi: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7

QS University Rankings, Politecnico di Milano reaches its highest ever position

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The university confirms its position as the number one university in Italy and ranks 111th in the world, gaining 12 positions compared to last year and entering the top 8% worldwide

 

Politecnico di Milano achieves its highest ever position in the QS World University Ranking 2025. This year, the University is ranked 111th out of a total of 1,503 universities worldwide, climbing an incredible 12 places since last year. The rise in the world’s most important university ranking continues: for the first time ever, Politecnico di Milano enters the top 8% of global universities of excellence.

This result was made possible by important factors that contributed to achieving this position. Politecnico di Milano ranks among the world’s top 100 universities in terms of academic and business reputation. In fact, the University improved its Academic Reputation score from 94th to 90th position. As for the Employer Reputation, on the other hand, the leap corresponds to a whopping 17 places, up to 82nd position.

Positive results were also achieved for the International faculty, with 10 positions gained thanks to internationalisation actions and 251 positions gained for sustainability: this is the effect of the numerous actions carried out over the past year, many of which were promoted by the University’s Strategic Sustainability Plan.

“Politecnico di Milano’s advancement in the QS global ranking is an achievement that rewards the University’s efforts to offer more study and research opportunities for young people, at an increasingly high level. Thanks to our three-year Strategic Plan, we have also gained positions in the area of sustainability: this confirms that the path we have taken is the right one also from the social and environmental impact perspectives”

comments Donatella Sciuto, Rector of Politecnico di Milano.

“A particularly significant fact is that this year, 5,663 universities from 106 countries around the world were analysed, compared to last year’s 2,963. This increase in the number of assessed institutions makes our result even more relevant, as it proves that Politecnico di Milano continues to excel in an increasingly international and competitive environment.”

These data confirm Politecnico di Milano’s outstanding results, ranking among the world’s top 25 universities in Design, Architecture and Engineering, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2024 published in April. In Design and Architecture, Politecnico ranks 7th; in Engineering, it ranks 23rd.

QS Online MBA Ranking 2024: POLIMI Graduate School of Management ranks first in the world for quality of faculty and teaching

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In the overall ranking, the Business School, an integral part of the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, ranks fifth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and eighth worldwide.

 

The QS Online MBA Ranking 2024, the periodic ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds on the quality of business schools at an international level, confirms the excellence of the teaching provided by POLIMI Graduate School of Management, part of the School of Management – Politecnico di Milano. Thanks to its International Flex MBA (Master in Business Administration) delivered in digital learning, the business school of the Milanese university ranks fifth in the Europe / Middle East / Africa area out of 34 schools evaluated. Globally, however, it ranks eighth out of 102 programmes. The recognition obtained follows by a few weeks the equally significant one obtained by the Financial Times for the same Master.

From the analysis of the individual parameters on which the QS ranking is based, for the second year in a row, POLIMI GSoM emerges as the absolute world and regional (Europe/Middle East/Africa) leader in the Faculty & Teaching criterion, which includes Academic Reputation (quality of lecturers and teaching measured annually by surveys on more than 95,000 academic profiles worldwide), Faculty / Student Ratio (ratio of lecturers to students) and Completion Rate (percentage of students completing the Master’s degree). In these last two indicators, POLIMI GSoM obtained a score of 100/100, thus ranking first again this year and confirming its best result ever since it has been in the ranking.

In addition to the primacy for the quality of Faculty and teaching, QS recognises the quality of the International Flex MBA also for the parameters Class Experience (value and effectiveness of learning) and Employability (graduates’ return to employment) for which it ranks third and sixth respectively in the regional reference area attributed by QS to the School.

“Once again this year, our International Flex MBA is confirmed as one of the best in the world, strengthening our School as a global reference point in higher management education and digital learning,” commented Vittorio Chiesa and Federico Frattini, President and Dean respectively of POLIMI Graduate School of Management. ‘The recognition of the quality of our lecturers and teaching, in which we are first in the world according to the opinion of 95,000 international academic profiles, drives us to continue to innovate our teaching offer. Indeed, our aim is to help train a new type of manager who is not only competent from a technical point of view, but also has an understanding of the human and social dynamics that develop in a company. The awards obtained in recent months motivate us to continue along the path we have taken, reinforcing our conviction that the role of our business school is to train new generations of leaders who, through their work, will be able to contribute to building a fairer, more inclusive and responsible society”.

POLIMI Graduate School of Management has been in the QS Online MBA Ranking since 2018, when it entered it directly in 20th place worldwide. Since then, it has always remained in the rankings, ranking in the world’s top 10 already the following year and remaining there in the following years.

Based on one of the most advanced digital learning platforms in the world, POLIMI Graduate School of Management’s International Flex MBA is designed to prepare qualified and motivated managers to lead companies in a market characterised by disruptive and fast-changing technologies. The duration of the Master varies from 15 to 32 months and is accessible to managers with at least 3 years of work experience, also facilitating students with a flexible approach that is perfectly balanced with work commitments.

The POLIMI Graduate School of Management’s training offer of excellence includes around 40 Master’s degrees each year, including 7 MBAs and Executive MBAs, 300 management training programmes, and various tailor-made projects for companies.

Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2023: POLIMI Graduate School of Management is among the best business schools in Europe

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The Politecnico di Milano Business School is second at European level among those belonging to a technical university according to the FT European Business School Rankings 2023

 

POLIMI Graduate School of Management – the business school that is part of the Politecnico di Milano School of Management – is once again this year confirmed as one of the top business schools in Europe. According to the Financial Times European Business Schools Rankings 2023, published today, the Politecnico Business School remains stable in second place in Europe among schools belonging to a technical university (namely, Politecnico di Milano), behind only Imperial College Business School (UK). In the general rankings, the Milanese business school ranks 36th out of the 90 classified, thus celebrating its continued presence in the top 40 on the occasion of the 13th year since it entered the rankings for the first time (2010).

“Confirmation of our position at the top of the Financial Times’ European rankings is our reward for the commitment we have made in recent years to renewing our portfolio and the content of our programmes to give our students and the companies with which we collaborate a valuable range of training that distinguishes us in the education landscape”, declared Vittorio Chiesa and Federico Frattini, respectively President and Dean of POLIMI Graduate School of Management. It is a satisfaction that even exceeds our enthusiasm for featuring in the rankings for so many years: above all, we are proud that the basis of this result is our students’ appreciation. Since 2020, around 3,200 people have chosen our Masters and almost 600 companies have been involved as partners in extra-curricular activities. The strength of these connections with the entrepreneurial and productive fabric is demonstrated by post-graduation results that satisfy us even more than any international recognition.”

The excellence of the POLIMI Graduate School of Management’s training courses is also confirmed by the other criteria which, to varying degrees, affect the final score. The EMBA (Executive Master in Business Administration designed for professionals whose career has been under way for at least 6 years) rises to 47th place in the relevant rankings, gaining 7 positions on 2022. There is also improvement in the Salary Increase rating, which is the level of a manager’s pay three years after graduation and the relative difference compared to the pre-Master period: on average, after completing their Master degree, the salary of POLIMI Graduate School of Management alumni increases by 62% for Executive MBAs and almost doubles (+95%) for MBAs, aimed at those with over 3 years of work experience. Among the professors, the level of representation of women (41%) is also good.

Today, the employment rate of a Full-Time MBA student from POLIMI Graduate School of Management three months after graduation is 88%. Over 80% of those who attended an Executive MBA had a career upgrade within two years of completing the Master, while 20% embarked on a career abroad and 6% founded a start-up.

POLIMI Graduate School of Management’s educational portfolio includes approximately 40 Masters degrees, including 7 MBAs and Executive MBAs, over 300 executive open programmes and numerous custom-designed training courses for companies. Each year, it collaborates with more than 100 companies, creating over 180 tailor-made training programmes, providing more than 4,000 hours of training and involving over 30,000 employees.

The Financial Times European Business Schools Rankings 2023 is available here.

World’s Top 2% Scientist 2023: 13 lecturers from the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering in the ranking of the world’s best scientists

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The 2023 update of the world ranking of scientists with the highest level of scientific impact has been published based on 2022 data.

 

The October 2023 update of the World Top 2% Scientists includes 13 of our colleagues among the world’s top scientists.

The World Top 2% Scientists is a ranking developed by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier and the global scientific research database ‘Scopus’; it aims to identify, among the approximately 9 million scientists who contribute scientific articles, the top 2% for each discipline in terms of their impact on global scientific research over the past year.

The lecturers who achieved this prestigious award were: Tommaso Agasisti, Enrico Cagno, Massimo Colombo, Antonio Ghezzi, Luca Grilli, Christine Harland, Josip Kotlar, Giorgio Locatelli, Marco Macchi, Elisa Negri, Paolo Rosa, Massimo Tavoni and Sergio Terzi.

 

For the complete list: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6

Financial Times Rankings – Masters in Management 2023

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The Master of Science in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano has climbed to 77th place in the Financial Times Rankings of Masters in Management 2023, gaining 7 positions compared to 2022.

 

The Master of Science in Management Engineering of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering at Politecnico di Milano confirms once again this year its inclusion in the “Masters in Management 2023” Ranking, thus obtaining further recognition from the Financial Times.
Despite the entry of 21 new schools, the Programme has gained 7 positions compared to 2022 and has thus raised to 70th place, taking Politecnico among the top 9 technical universities.

The criteria that have made this advancement possible include, among others, Weighted Salary, Salary Increase, Value for Money – the quality-price ratio of the Programme – and International Course experience – calculated based on the number of exchanges and internships with one-month minimum duration in locations other than that of the School.

Politecnico’s Laurea Magistrale/Master of Science in Management Engineering has about 900 students admitted each year, of which around 20 per cent are international students.

Teaching is delivered in English and there also numerous opportunities for student international exchanges and mobility: the Erasmus Programme, Double Degree programmes in collaboration with prestigious foreign universities, and special programmes of varying duration from a few days up to one-year exchanges.

Each year more than 350 students decide to try an experience abroad and just as many students are accepted on exchange, making our Campus increasingly international.

The combination of the experiences and skills provided and the constant demand from the world of labour for Management Engineers make this Master of Science one of the best programmes in the field of economic and management education.

QS World University Ranking: our best result ever

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The Politecnico di Milano is the first university in Italy and the 123rd in the world, gaining 16 positions compared to last year

 

The Politecnico di Milano achieves its highest-ever position in the QS World University Ranking. This year, the university is ranked 123rd out of 1,500 universities worldwide, climbing an incredible 16 places since last year. Its ascent up the world’s most important university ranking thus continues. For the first time, the Politecnico enters the world’s top 9% of excellent universities.

This result was made possible by important factors that contributed to achieving this position. Our University ranks among the world’s top 100 universities in terms of academic and business reputation. The university improved its Academic Reputation score from 96th to 94th position.

Internationalisation indicators, such as the number of international faculty staff and international students, also did well for Politecnico. Of particular note is the high score achieved in this year’s International Research Network indicator, which assesses the level of international collaboration in scientific research.

These data confirm Politecnico di Milano’s outstanding results, ranking among the world’s top 20 universities in Design, Architecture and Engineering, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 published in March. In Design and Architecture, it ranks 8th and 10th. In Engineering, it ranks in the top 20 worldwide, coming in at 18th position.

For more information: https://www.polimi.it/en/opening/opening-details/home/qs-university-ranking-our-best-result-ever

6 scientists from the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering in the World’s Top 2% Scientist ranking

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They have been identified among over 8 and a half million researchers whose scientific authority is globally recognised

 

Enrico Cagno, Vittorio Chiesa, Massimo Colombo, Christine Harland, Giorgio Locatelli, John Rodney Turner: these are the 6 professors of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering included in the World’s Top 2% Scientist ranking, the global ranking of the scientists with the highest level of scientific productivity, drawn up by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier and the worldwide scientific research database ‘Scopus‘.

The ranking is the result of a bibliometric study, a discipline that uses mathematical and statistical techniques to analyse the quantity, quality and diffusion of publications within scientific communities. The authors analysed data relating to over 8 and a half million researchers from universities and research centres throughout the world. Among them, approximately 195,000 scientists stood out for their scientific authority and currently represent the best 2%.

Approximately 5,000 of these work (or have worked for the majority of their careers) in Italy, 185 of whom at Politecnico di Milano. Compare the downloadable data using this link

The citations and the relative h-index (an index that measures the productivity and scientific impact of an author, based on both the number of publications and the number of citations received) are evaluated for each researcher. The ranking also indicates the scientific discipline, ranging from astrophysics to zoology, and the respective ranking, according to a classification of the author’s profile obtained using advanced machine learning techniques to produce comparable results across different scientific areas.

 

For the complete list:

https://alumni.polimi.it/en/2023/01/10/185-scienziati-del-poli-nella-classifica-dei-200-000-migliori-al-mondo/