# Triple accreditation

Triple accreditation (also known as the triple crown) refers to a business school being accredited by three international organizations: the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in the US, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in the UK, and EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) in Belgium.
While all three business school accrediting bodies operate globally, most business schools in the US choose to pursue only AACSB accreditation. A total of 136 business schools in the world are triple-accredited as of 18 February 2025.

## Triple Accreditation Criteria

Each of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope:
* AMBA accreditation examines the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme portfolio and is intended to show that this "demonstrates the highest standards in teaching, learning and curriculum design, career development and employability, student, alumni and employer interaction."
* AACSB accreditation looks at the whole business school and is intended to "signify a business school’s commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact." There has been a greater emphasis on diversity and inclusion since the 2020 revision.
* EQUIS accreditation also looks at the whole business school, and is intended to "signal the school’s overall quality, viability and self-improvement commitment."

## Accredidation in the US

While all three business school accrediting bodies operate globally, most business schools in the US choose to pursue only AACSB accreditation. This preference is influenced by the perception within the US that AACSB accreditation is sufficient. Additionally, the structure of US business schools often does not align with the accreditation standards for AMBA or EQUIS. For example, US business school admissions often do not meet the UK's AMBA requirement that MBA students have a minimum of three years of work experience.

## Schools by country

A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited as of 2 April 2024.

### Argentina

* IAE Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires

### Australia

* Queensland University of Technology, QUT Business School
* Monash University
* University of Sydney Business School

### Austria

* Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna

### Belgium

* Antwerp Management School, Antwerp
* Vlerick Business School, Ghent

### Brazil

* EAESP - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo
* Insper, São Paulo

### Canada

* HEC Montreal, Montreal
* University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa

### Chile

* Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago
* Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago

### China

* Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Antai College of Economics and Management
* Beijing Institute of Technology
* Beijing Jiaotong University, School of Economics and Management
* Chongqing University, School of Economics and Business Administration
* Dalian University of Technology
* East China University of Science and Technology, ECUST School of Business
* Hunan University Business School
* Peking University, Peking HSBC Business School
* Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen Business School
* University of Science and Technology Beijing, School of Economics and Management
* Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
* University of International Business and Economics
* Wuhan University Economics and Management School
* Xiamen University School of Management
* Xi'an Jiaotong–Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou
* Zhejiang University School of Management

### Colombia

* Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Administración, Bogota

### Costa Rica

* INCAE Business School, Alajuela

### Croatia

* University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business

### Czech Republic

* Prague University of Economics and Business, Prague

### Denmark

* Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
* Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus

### Egypt

* American University in Cairo, Cairo.

### Finland

* Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki
* Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki and Vaasa

### France

* Audencia Nantes
* Burgundy School of Business
* EDHEC
* emlyon Business School
* EM Normandie Business School
* EM Strasbourg Business School
* ESC Rennes School of Business
* ESSCA School of Management
* ESSEC Business School
* Excelia Group, La Rochelle Business School
* Grenoble School of Management
* HEC Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)
* ICN Business School
* IÉSEG School of Management
* INSEAD
* KEDGE Business School
* Montpellier Business School
* NEOMA Business School
* TBS Education

### Germany

* European School of Management and Technology
* Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
* Mannheim Business School
* TUM School of Management

### Hong Kong

* Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Business

### India

* Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
* Indian Institute of Management Indore
* Indian School of Business
* S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

### Ireland

* Dublin City University, DCU Business School
* Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School
* University College Dublin
* University of Limerick, Kemmy Business School

### Italy

* SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan
* POLIMI Graduate School of Management, Politecnico di Milano, Milan
* LUISS Business School, Rome

### Japan

* NUCB Business School

### Macau

* University of Macau, Faculty of Business Administration

### Mexico

* EGADE Business School, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City
* Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
* IPADE Business School, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City

### Netherlands

* Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
* Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam School of Management
* University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Business School

### New Zealand

* University of Auckland Business School
* University of Waikato, Waikato Management School
* Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria Business School, Wellington
* University of Canterbury Business School

### Nicaragua

* INCAE Business School

### Norway

* BI Norwegian Business School
* Norwegian School of Economics

### Peru

* Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - CENTRUM

### Poland

* University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management
* Kozminski University, Warsaw

### Portugal

* University of Lisbon, ISEG
* Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
* Nova School of Business and Economics
* Católica Porto Business School

### Singapore

* Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian School of Business

### Slovenia

* School of Economics and Business, Ljubljana

### South Africa

* University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business, Cape Town
* University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town
* University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg

### South Korea

* Yonsei University School of Business, Seoul

### Spain

* ESADE Business School and ESADE University Faculties, Barcelona
* IE Business School, Madrid

### Sweden

* School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg
* Lund School of Economics and Management, Lund

### Switzerland

* IMD Lausanne
* University of St. Gallen
* Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW (School of Management and Law)

### Thailand

* Chulalongkorn university, Chulalongkorn Business school
* Thammasat University, Thammasat Business School

### Turkey

* Koç University

### United Kingdom

* Aston University, Aston Business School
* City St George's, University of London, Bayes Business School
* University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School,
* University of Bradford, Bradford University School of Management
* Cranfield University, Cranfield School of Management,
* Durham University, Durham University Business School,
* University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh Business School
* University of Exeter, University of Exeter Business School
* University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School
* Imperial College Business School
* University of Kent, Kent Business School
* King's College London, King's Business School
* Lancaster University, Lancaster University Management School
* University of Leeds, Leeds University Business School
* University of Liverpool Management School
* London Business School
* Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics
* University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School
* Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
* Newcastle University Business School
* University of Nottingham Business School
* Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School
* Open University Business School
* University of Reading, Henley Business School
* University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield Management School
* University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Business School
* University of Warwick, Warwick Business School

### United States

* Hult International Business School, Boston, San Francisco, London, and Dubai
* University of Miami, Miami Herbert Business School

## Institutions that were previously triple accredited

Twelve business schools have previously held triple accreditation but are not triple-accredited as of 2025:
* City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (triple accredited from 2008)
* ESCP Business School (France) (triple accredited to 2020)
* Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) (triple accredited from 2010)
* Queen's University at Kingston (Canada)
* SKEMA Business School (France) (triple accredited 2017–2020)
* University of Hull (United Kingdom) (triple accredited from 2011)
* IESE (Spain) (triple accredited in 2019–20)
* Graduate School of Management, St Petersburg University (Russia) (triple accredited from 2021)
* Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (Venezuela) (triple accredited 2008–2021)
* School of Economics and Management, Tongji University (triple accredited to 2023)
* Sun Yat-sen University, Lingnan College (triple accredited to 2024)
* Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School (triple accredited to 2024)