Top 50 Universities for Administration in the World (2026)
Exploring Administration programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Administration education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
2
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
3
Vancouver, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
29 World
25 North America
2
Canada
1 Vancouver
University Information
Acceptance
52%
Publications
306367
Citations
12195827
4
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
5
Melbourne, Australia
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
49 World
1 Oceania
1
Australia
1 Melbourne
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
281300
Citations
9903250
6
Sydney, Australia
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
55 World
2 Oceania
2
Australia
1 Sydney
University Information
Acceptance
70%*
Publications
285098
Citations
9453770
7
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
56 World
3 Asia
2
China
2 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
298169
Citations
6997569
8
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
84 World
58 North America
54
United States
4 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
133197
Citations
6016526
9
Mexico City, Mexico
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
90 World
2 Latin America
1
Mexico
1 Mexico City
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
196742
Citations
2912461
10
Oslo, Norway
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
95 World
20 Europe
1
Norway
1 Oslo
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
153103
Citations
5211320
11
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
12
Blacksburg, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
102 World
62 North America
58
United States
2 Blacksburg
University Information
Acceptance
57%
Publications
148192
Citations
4224601
13
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
111 World
67 North America
5
Canada
2 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
159376
Citations
5350712
14
Uppsala, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
112 World
27 Europe
2
Sweden
1 Uppsala
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
158126
Citations
5963340
15
Corvallis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
114 World
69 North America
63
United States
1 Corvallis
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
101035
Citations
3657023
16
Fort Collins, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
115 World
70 North America
64
United States
2 Fort Collins
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
107302
Citations
3899873
17
Barcelona, Spain
Europe
Subject: Administration
Rankings
116 World
28 Europe
1
Spain
1 Barcelona
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
157917
Citations
5070049
18
Columbia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
120 World
72 North America
66
United States
2 Columbia
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
121138
Citations
3776732
19
Lincoln, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
126 World
76 North America
68
United States
1 Lincoln
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
92184
Citations
2891932
20
Lawrence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
142 World
82 North America
72
United States
1 Lawrence
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
103384
Citations
3069067
21
Padua, Italy
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
150 World
46 Europe
4
Italy
1 Padua
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
176469
Citations
5248939
22
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
153 World
47 Europe
8
Germany
2 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
34%*
Publications
101115
Citations
2909244
23
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
157 World
50 Europe
9
Germany
3 Freiburg im Breisgau
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
119336
Citations
4111745
24
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
25
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
160 World
16 Asia
7
China
2 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
192984
Citations
4201697
26
Moscow, Russia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
165 World
54 Europe
1
Russia
1 Moscow
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
165018
Citations
2435115
27
Aachen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
166 World
55 Europe
11
Germany
2 Aachen
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
135111
Citations
3540617
28
Auckland, New Zealand
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
168 World
7 Oceania
1
New Zealand
1 Auckland
University Information
Acceptance
73%*
Publications
118202
Citations
4032916
29
Gothenburg, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
179 World
60 Europe
4
Sweden
1 Gothenburg
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
115521
Citations
4403041
30
Wuhan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
181 World
18 Asia
8
China
1 Wuhan
University Information
Acceptance
17%*
Publications
182387
Citations
3390624
31
Quebec City, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
195 World
97 North America
12
Canada
3 Quebec City
University Information
Acceptance
49%*
Publications
118154
Citations
3362309
32
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
196 World
24 Asia
2
Singapore
2 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
162623
Citations
5314882
33
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
215 World
26 Asia
12
China
1 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
227051
Citations
4553649
34
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
221 World
3 Latin America
2
Brazil
1 Rio de Janeiro
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
142967
Citations
2251534
35
Liege, Belgium
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
225 World
79 Europe
3
Belgium
1 Liege
University Information
Acceptance
35%*
Publications
195885
Citations
2570872
36
Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
Europe
Subject: Administration
Rankings
226 World
80 Europe
3
Spain
49 Cerdanyola del Valles
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
124740
Citations
3332695
37
Campinas, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
234 World
4 Latin America
3
Brazil
1 Campinas
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
170006
Citations
2700980
38
Tsukuba, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
235 World
28 Asia
9
Japan
1 Tsukuba
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
120729
Citations
2598154
39
Valencia, Spain
Europe
Subject: Administration
Rankings
240 World
86 Europe
4
Spain
1 Valencia
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
107128
Citations
2716875
40
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
268 World
6 Latin America
1
Argentina
1 Buenos Aires
University Information
Acceptance
64%*
Publications
102914
Citations
1769952
41
Kiel, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
273 World
101 Europe
23
Germany
1 Kiel
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
79350
Citations
2656087
42
Granada, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
280 World
106 Europe
5
Spain
22 Granada
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
96092
Citations
2193589
43
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
282 World
34 Asia
18
China
3 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
38%*
Publications
150146
Citations
2544772
44
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
283 World
107 Europe
4
Belgium
1 Louvain-la-Neuve
University Information
Acceptance
35%*
Publications
86421
Citations
3028302
45
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
287 World
7 Latin America
4
Brazil
1 Porto Alegre
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
140129
Citations
2048163
46
Victoria, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
295 World
130 North America
17
Canada
3 Victoria
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
64420
Citations
1994921
47
Changchun, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
299 World
38 Asia
19
China
1 Changchun
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
149148
Citations
2636533
48
Saskatoon, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
301 World
132 North America
18
Canada
1 Saskatoon
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
83552
Citations
2269779
49
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
309 World
8 Latin America
5
Brazil
1 Belo Horizonte
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
118016
Citations
1774083
50
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Administration
Rankings
313 World
40 Asia
21
China
3 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
93197
Citations
1829383