FT MBA college rankings 2026: This Indian business school promises higher pay packages than most in top 10

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) now offers a weighted salary that matches, and in some cases exceeds, several top global business schools in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2026.

IIM Ahmedabad is ranked 27th with a weighted salary of about $227,942, compared with London Business School, which is ranked among the top five and has a weighted salary of around $217,389.

At the top of this year’s list, MIT Sloan is ranked first with a weighted salary of $245,991, followed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School at third with $246,813 and INSEAD at second with $217,822. All three schools fall under Tier I, with strong alumni network rankings of 4 for MIT Sloan, 18 for Wharton and 32 for INSEAD, reflecting their continued global dominance in MBA outcomes.

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IESE Business School is ranked fourth with a weighted salary of $196,560 and an alumni network rank of 2, while Harvard Business School stands at tenth with a higher weighted salary of $259,874 but is placed in Tier II with an alumni network rank of 11.

Meanwhile, the Indian School of Business, ranked 12th on the list, is the top Indian institute featured in the rankings, with a weighted salary of $201,712, placed in Tier II.

Other Indian institutes also feature across the list, with IIM Bangalore ranked 34, followed by IIM Calcutta at 53 and IIM Lucknow at 58. IIM Indore is placed at 62 and IIM Kozhikode at 65, while SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) holds the 74th position and XLRI — Xavier School of Management is ranked 82.

Weighted salary refers to the average alumni salary three years after graduation, adjusted by the Financial Times to reflect differences such as industry mix, job location, and sector variations. The figure is also calculated using purchasing power parity (PPP) and excludes extremely high or low salaries to avoid distortion, making it a more balanced measure of post-MBA earning outcomes across global business schools.