Triple accreditation
Triple Crown accreditors
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (United States)
The Association of MBAs (United Kingdom)
The EFMD Quality Improvement System (European Union)
Number of schools with single, double and triple (AACSB-AMBA-EQUIS) accreditation
Triple accreditation in management education, also known as Triple Crown accreditation, is the combined business school accreditation of three major accreditation bodies: AACSB in the United States, AMBA in the United Kingdom, and EQUIS in the European Union. About 1% of business schools are triple-accredited.[1]
Accreditation comparison[]
Each of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope.[2][3][4]
Feb 2014 Survey Results among MBA applicants, in response to the question: "Which of the following accreditations is/was most important to you when choosing a business school?" [5]
AMBA (45.81%)
AACSB (18.23%)
ACBSP (7.88%)
EQUIS (12.32%)
EPAS (4.43%)
Other (11.33%)
Schools by country or region[]
In May 2020, there were 100 triple-accredited business schools in 36 countries or regions:[6][7][8]. This number has grown to over 110 by November 2021.
Argentina[]
- IAE Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires
Australia[]
- QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology
- Monash University
- University of Sydney Business School
Austria[]
Belgium[]
- Vlerick Business School, Ghent
Brazil[]
- EAESP - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo
- Insper, São Paulo
Canada[]
- HEC Montreal, Montreal
- Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Chile[]
- Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago
China[]
- Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University
- Sun Yat-sen Business School, Sun Yat-sen University
- School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
- University of International Business and Economics
- Zhejiang University
- Xiamen University
- , Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Czechia[]
Hong Kong[]
- School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University
Costa Rica[]
- INCAE Business School, Alajuela
Colombia[]
- Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Administración, Bogota
Denmark[]
- Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
- Aarhus University BSS, Aarhus[9]
Egypt[]
- American University in Cairo, Cairo.
Finland[]
- Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki
- Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki and Vaasa
France[]
- Audencia Nantes
- EDHEC (École des hautes études commerciales du nord)
- Emlyon Business School
- ESC Rennes School of Business
- ESSCA School of Management
- ESSEC Business School
- Grenoble School of Management
- HEC Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)
- ICN Business School
- IÉSEG School of Management
- INSEAD (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires)
- KEDGE Business School
- La Rochelle Business School
- Montpellier Business School
- NEOMA Business School
- Toulouse Business School
Germany[]
- European School of Management and Technology
- Frankfurt School of Finance & Management[10]
- Mannheim Business School
- TUM School of Management
India[]
- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- Indian Institute of Management Indore
- Indian School of Business
Ireland[]
- Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School
- University College Dublin, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business/UCD Quinn School of Business
Italy[]
- SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan
- MIP Politecnico di Milano, Milan
- LUISS Business School, Rome
Japan[]
Mexico[]
- EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City.
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City.
The Netherlands[]
- Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Amsterdam Business School
New Zealand[]
- University of Auckland Business School
- University of Waikato Faculty of Management, Hamilton
- Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria Business School, Wellington
- University of Canterbury Business School
Nicaragua[]
Norway[]
Peru[]
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - CENTRUM
Poland[]
- Kozminski University, Warsaw
Portugal[]
Russia[]
- Graduate School of Management, St Petersburg University, St Petersburg
Singapore[]
Slovenia[]
South Africa[]
- University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town
- University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town
Spain[]
- ESADE Business School and ESADE University Faculties, Barcelona
- IE Business School, Madrid
- IESE Barcelona
Sweden[]
- School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg [11]
- , Lund
Switzerland[]
- IMD Lausanne
- University of St. Gallen
Thailand[]
- Thammasat Business School[12]
Turkey[]
United States[]
- Hult International Business School, Campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Shanghai, and Dubai
- Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
United Kingdom[]
- Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
- Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
- Aston Business School, Aston University
- Bayes Business School, City University London
- Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
- Bradford University School of Management, University of Bradford
- Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University
- Durham University Business School, Durham University
- Henley Business School, University of Reading
- Imperial College Business School
- Kent Business School, University of Kent
- Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
- Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
- London Business School
- Loughborough University School of Business and Economics
- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
- Newcastle University Business School
- Open University Business School
- Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield
- Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde
- University of Edinburgh Business School, University of Edinburgh
- University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter
- University of Liverpool Management School
- Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Venezuela[]
Institutions that have lost Triple Accreditation[]
Six business schools have previously held Triple Accreditation status but are no longer triple-accredited:
- ESCP Business School (France)
- Skema Business School (France)
- City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China)
- Queen's University at Kingston (Canada)
- University of Hull (UK)
See also[]
- List of AACSB-accredited institutions
- List of AMBA-accredited institutions
- List of EQUIS accredited institutions
References[]
- ^ "Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)". MBA Today.
- ^ AACSB Standards http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/standards.asp
- ^ AMBA Criteria https://www.associationofmbas.com/business-schools/accreditation/
- ^ EQUIS Standards and Criteria http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis/equis-guides
- ^ CarringtonCrisp report titled "Tomorrow's MBA", February 2014
- ^ AMBA-accredited schools: https://www.associationofmbas.com/business-schools/accreditation/accredited-schools/
- ^ AACSB-accredited schools: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ EQUIS-accredited schools: http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis/accredited-schools
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Triple Crown for Frankfurt School: The prestigious AMBA accreditation". Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Accreditations - School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden".
- ^ "คณะพาณิชยศาสตร์และการบัญชี มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์ ศูนย์รังสิต".
- ^ "Turkey's first and only Triple Crown".
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