BYU’s Marriott School earns high new global ranks for MBA program

Financial Times ranks BYU in top 10 in two categories, No. 11 in another

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The BYU Marriott School of Business MBA program comes in at No. 2 in the world for “Overall Satisfaction” according to newly released global MBA rankings from The Financial Times.

BYU is a regular in The Financial Times global rankings of top 100 full-time MBA programs and also landed at No. 10 for Best Alumni Network and No. 11 for Best Value for the Money in the 2025 report, published Monday.

“We’re always honored to be recognized for the quality of our MBA program, but the most important part of this recognition is that it shows we’re meeting the high expectations of our phenomenal students,” said BYU Marriott Dean Brigitte Madrian.

“These and other rankings are a testament to our strong focus on students,” Madrian continued. “We are very intentional about creating an environment in which all students feel supported, hiring dedicated faculty who are exceptional teachers, and providing compelling experiential learning opportunities that prepare our students for great careers upon graduation.”

Some of the unique experiential learning programs housed in the BYU MBA include:

Cougar Capital, a course for second-year MBA students that doubles as a venture capital and private equity fund, giving students experience investing real dollars into real companies. Cougar Capital is a donation-based, evergreen-structured fund that works closely with established VC/PE firms. In the prestigious Venture Capital Investment Competition, Cougar Capital students have made the final round eight times in the past decade, placing 1^st three times.
The Faith & Belief @ Work Case Competition, which brings MBA programs to BYU to focus on how supporting the faith and belief systems of a diverse workforce can lead to better business outcomes. Students from 16 MBA programs — including Carnegie Mellon, Notre Dame, Baylor, Boston University, Columbia and Pepperdine — participated at the 2024 event.
Cougar Strategy, a student-led in-house strategy consulting boutique that stretches over three semesters and provides strategic consulting and advisory services to start-up firms, their venture backers, enterprise clients and emerging market businesses.

The new Financial Times rankings complement a host of other recent rankings that show how the BYU MBA program provides a high-quality transformational education, said Madrian, with a focus on “the things that matter most.”