Luiss University enters the world's Top 20 in the prestigious annual “Financial Times Masters in Finance – Pre-experience” ranking. The master's degree programme in Corporate Finance at the university named after Guido Carli has climbed seven places since its debut in the 2024 ranking, placing 20th out of 70 international universities, only two of which are Italian.
Every year, the authoritative British business newspaper ranks the best education programmes in the field of finance, based on rigorous criteria that include job position, salary growth and graduate satisfaction over time.
Among the distinctive factors that have enabled Luiss to surge ahead in the world rankings are: the employment rate three months after graduation, which has risen from 92% to 94%; international course and exchanges experience, which ranks 10th; graduates’ career progress, which has taken the University from 16th to 12th place; and career service, which ranks 18th in the world, recording double-digit growth thanks to its strong integration with the business community. Finally, gender balance in academia and among the student population has improved.
“We are on the right track: this ranking confirms our University's growing ability to compete with leading European and global universities”, said the Rector Paolo Boccardelli, adding: "The Financial Times ranking reflects the solidity of the Luiss model, built on an excellent and increasingly cosmopolitan faculty, a broad international student experience and a structured and continuous relationship with the business world, which allows for constant updating of degree programmes and a high level of placement. The results attained today provide a further impetus to tackle new challenges, from artificial intelligence to the complexities of the geopolitical context, and to inspire the leaders of the future."
An achievement that recognises Luiss University and Luiss Business School and reinforces the appeal of education programmes capable of training talented individuals, managers and professionals for high-profile careers around the world.