- In the Financial Times Ranking that annually evaluates the best European Business Schools, CATÓLICA-LISBON is the 26th best European Business School in 2025.
- In the three-year average, CATÓLICA-LISBON ranks 23rd in the same Ranking.
- It should be recalled that since 2007 CATÓLICA-LISBON has been highlighted annually in the Financial Times Global Rankings as one of the best European Business Schools. This recognition highlights the excellence criteria of its programs, the levels of employability, salary progression and career development of its graduates, the levels of employability, salary progression and career development of its graduates, the quality and diversity of its faculty, and he trust that companies place in the quality of the School.
Lisbon, 1 December 2025 – Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics is the 26th best European Business School, according to the Financial Times European Business Schools 2025 Ranking. According to this Ranking, CATÓLICA-LISBON occupies the 23rd position in the three-year average. It should be recalled that CATÓLICA-LISBON was the first Portuguese Business School to enter this ranking in 2007 and has consistently been in top positions since 2012.
This 2025 ranking represents a combination of the rankings for the Master in Management, Executive Education, and MBA programs. This result reflects CATÓLICA-LISBON’s leading global position across all these areas.
According to Filipe Santos, Dean of the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, “this recognition is a testament to the talent and dedication of our students, graduates, faculty, and staff. CATÓLICA-LISBON is today a hub that attracts world-class faculty and students, a generator of cutting-edge knowledge in economics and management, and a launching pad for successful careers that create impact in society. Congratulations to our University, which celebrates not only having two business schools among the best in Europe, but also the recognition as the second Most Entrepreneurial University in Portugal, awarded by Start-up Portugal at the Web Summit. Portugal is also to be congratulated in this ranking, since having six business schools recognized should be a source of satisfaction for all Portuguese citizens and a sign of the quality of management education in Portugal. It is a source of pride for CATÓLICA-LISBON to have been a pioneer and leader in this process of internationalizing Business Schools.”
The Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking evaluates every year the 100 best European Business Schools, focusing on the excellence of their Master’s programs, Executive Education, and MBA.