QS World University Rankings for Accounting and Finance 2025 | Top Universities

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Accounting & Finance

Discover the top universities around the world for studying accounting & finance according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Nearly 400 universities have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities for studying accounting & finance. Many of the top 10 universities are unchanged since last year, although the University of Cambridge has climbed one place to sixth. 

Just outside of the top 10, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the top university in Asia for accounting & finance, having climbed two places to rank joint 12th. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Accounting & Finance

Discover the top universities around the world for studying accounting & finance according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Nearly 400 universities have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities for studying accounting & finance. Many of the top 10 universities are unchanged since last year, although the University of Cambridge has climbed one place to sixth. 

Just outside of the top 10, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the top university in Asia for accounting & finance, having climbed two places to rank joint 12th. 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Overall Score: 96.7
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

83.1

Citations per Paper

83.6

Academic Reputation

100

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.5

Employer Reputation

96.4

H-index Citations

81.5

Citations per Paper

81

Academic Reputation

96.6

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.4
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

94.7

H-index Citations

82.6

Citations per Paper

86.6

Academic Reputation

96.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.9

H-index Citations

83.6

Citations per Paper

77.7

Academic Reputation

92.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.6
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.1

H-index Citations

85.5

Citations per Paper

92.3

Academic Reputation

95.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.3

H-index Citations

72.4

Citations per Paper

74

Academic Reputation

90.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8

Employer Reputation

87

H-index Citations

81.5

Citations per Paper

86.2

Academic Reputation

89.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.1

Employer Reputation

82.9

H-index Citations

83.1

Citations per Paper

75.1

Academic Reputation

92.8

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.8

H-index Citations

85.5

Citations per Paper

86.6

Academic Reputation

92.3

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Scholarship

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.1
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.6

H-index Citations

76.8

Citations per Paper

82.1

Academic Reputation

87.9

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Scholarship

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81.2

H-index Citations

85.9

Citations per Paper

80.2

Academic Reputation

90.1

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.6
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.5

H-index Citations

84.5

Citations per Paper

81

Academic Reputation

88.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.6

Employer Reputation

84.8

H-index Citations

85

Citations per Paper

78.9

Academic Reputation

87.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.8

H-index Citations

87.2

Citations per Paper

77.8

Academic Reputation

85.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2

Employer Reputation

85.3

H-index Citations

77.4

Citations per Paper

75.8

Academic Reputation

86.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.3
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.8

H-index Citations

85

Citations per Paper

80.3

Academic Reputation

83.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.2

Employer Reputation

81.8

H-index Citations

79.9

Citations per Paper

79.8

Academic Reputation

85.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83
London Business School London Business School
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.3

H-index Citations

73.9

Citations per Paper

75.3

Academic Reputation

89.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.8

Employer Reputation

79.7

H-index Citations

81

Citations per Paper

82.9

Academic Reputation

84.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.2

Employer Reputation

81.9

H-index Citations

77.4

Citations per Paper

82.6

Academic Reputation

83.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.4
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84

H-index Citations

78.1

Citations per Paper

83.4

Academic Reputation

80.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.9

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

87.2

Citations per Paper

75.7

Academic Reputation

82

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.8
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78

H-index Citations

88.4

Citations per Paper

86

Academic Reputation

79.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.7

Employer Reputation

79.2

H-index Citations

73.9

Citations per Paper

76.7

Academic Reputation

83.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.5
Northwestern University Northwestern University
location Evanston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

75.2

H-index Citations

76.8

Citations per Paper

88.1

Academic Reputation

82.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.4
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.4

H-index Citations

69.8

Citations per Paper

69.7

Academic Reputation

83.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80

Employer Reputation

77.3

H-index Citations

84.5

Citations per Paper

76.6

Academic Reputation

81.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.1

H-index Citations

79.3

Citations per Paper

82.2

Academic Reputation

81.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.7

Employer Reputation

75.2

H-index Citations

91

Citations per Paper

85.3

Academic Reputation

79

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79

Employer Reputation

73.8

H-index Citations

78.1

Citations per Paper

84.7

Academic Reputation

81.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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