University ranks among the best in the world for business and marketing

Aston University's reputation as one of the best in the world for studying business has risen again with two subjects being ranked in the top 100: Business & Management Studies, and Marketing.

Aston also ranked in the top 10 per cent of evaluated institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

The 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 18,300 individual university programmes, taken by students at more than 1,700 universities in 100 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines.

These latest results recognise Aston Business School as among the best in the world, particularly for business and management studies, and marketing.

The number of Aston University’s subjects included in the rankings increased to 14, including health, sciences and engineering, based on academic reputation, employer reputation and citations.

This is a record number of ranked subjects for Aston University. 

Aston University’s focus on delivering excellent student outcomes continues to drive its growing reputation.

It was recognised as the Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Success 2025; it holds the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework – the Triple Gold – and 79 per cent of research is world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework).

This reputation is also a key reason Aston University is seeing a surge in student numbers, with a 16.8 per cent growth in undergraduate acceptances in 2024, the highest in a decade. 

Professor Aleks Subic, vice-chancellor and chief executive of Aston University, said:
“These latest rankings reflect Aston University’s strong global positioning and the exceptional results we continue to deliver thanks to our talented academic community and stakeholders.

“It also shows that we are being recognised as a leading university of science, technology and enterprise in line with our 2030 Strategy, measured by our track record of transformational impact.”