Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University (LBS) is thrilled to announce its outstanding performance in the recently released CEO Magazine 2026 Global MBA Rankings. Reinforcing the school’s position as a premier provider of world-class management education in Africa and beyond, LBS has once again been recognised among the world’s leading business schools with significant upward movement across its flagship programmes.
2026 LBS Ranking Highlights
- Global MBA Tier: The LBS MBA programme has successfully maintained its Tier One status, the highest classification awarded by CEO Magazine. This distinction is based on strong aggregate performance across heavily weighted, data-driven criteria.
- Global Executive MBA (EMBA): The LBS Executive MBA (EMBA) achieved a significant milestone, rising to 36th place globally in 2026, a remarkable improvement from 44th place in 2025. This significant progression reflects the programme’s growing international reputation and the rigorous, globally competitive leadership education it delivers.
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA): Our DBA programme remains proudly listed in the 2026 Global DBA Listing, affirming the school’s standing among the market’s leading DBA providers, evaluated on accreditation, faculty quality, and international reach.
Collectively, these recognitions underscore LBS’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence, faculty quality, professional development, and the delivery of a globally relevant curriculum rooted in ethical and responsible leadership.
About the 2026 Benchmarking Cycle
CEO Magazine officially released its 2026 Global MBA Rankings, profiling 340 MBA programmes across 152 business schools in 24 countries. This marks the publication’s largest global benchmarking cycle to date, with notable growth in participation across all programme offerings.
Since the launch of its annual rankings in 2012, CEO Magazine has focused on delivering a clear, fact-based benchmarking framework to provide prospective students and institutions with transparent performance indicators.
A Data-Led Methodology
The rankings rigorously evaluate full-time, part-time, Executive MBA, and Online MBA programmes using data-led criteria. Rather than relying solely on reputation, the methodology provides prospective candidates with a consistent reference point for evaluating longterm programme alignment.
The evaluation framework places the heaviest emphasis on the quality of faculty, while also measuring crucial factors such as:
- International diversity and exposure
- Class size and faculty-to-student ratio
- Accreditation
- Professional development and work experience
- Gender parity and price
The complete CEO Magazine 2026 Global MBA Rankings can be viewed in the latest edition of CEO Magazine and on the publication’s official website.
Ready to Elevate Your Leadership Journey?
Experience Africa’s leading management education. Applications are currently open for upcoming intakes of the Modular MBA, Executive MBA, and Modular Executive MBA programmes.
- Start Your Application: Visit the LBS Application Portal to sign up, download a brochure, and begin your journey.
- Contact Admissions: Have questions about the application process, upcoming start dates, or financing? Reach out to our MBA Admissions Office directly at mba@lbs.edu.ng.
