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Is Imperial College Business School better than London Business School?

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Imperial College Business School (ICBS) and London Business School (LBS) are both considered two of the best schools to study MBA at. Both are situated in London, making these MBA courses very lucrative after the students' graduation.

The Full-time MBA duration at Imperial College Business School is 12 months, and MBA at London Business School is 15 to 21 months long. The acceptance rates to both the B-Schools are somewhat similar with Imperial College Business School being 15%, and London Business School acceptance rate being 20%.

The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:

Criteria	Imperial College Business School	London Business School
Location	London, UK	London, UK
Average Starting Salary	USD 105,512 (INR 89.5 L)	USD 120,238 (INR 1.02 Cr)
Placement rate (Class 2023)	81%	90%
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)	9.43%	5.8%
Tuition (MBA)	USD 76,410 (INR 64.5 L)	USD 82,455 (INR 69.6 L)
Top Companies Hiring	· Bain & Company · McKinsey & Company · Accenture · Deloitte · Amazon · American Express · Master card	· Amazon · BC · Deloitte · IBM
Ranking (QS World Ranking 2025)	#6	#3
Eligibility Criteria	· GMAT: 600+/800 · PTE 69+/90 · IELTS: 7+/9 · GRE: 314/340	· TOEFL: No specific cut off is mentioned · PTE: No specific cut off was mentioned · IELTS: No specific cut off was mentioned · GRE: No specific cut off mentioned · GMAT 600/800
First-year MBA Tuition fee	EUR 73,000 (INR 64.7 L)	EUR 75,000 (INR 80.4 L)
Acceptance Rate (Generally)	15%	20%
International Students (Class profile 2023)	26 countries represented	90%

(EUR 1 = INR 88.91)

Imperial College Business School (ICBS) and London Business School (LBS) are both considered two of the best schools to study MBA at. Both are situated in London, making these MBA courses very lucrative after the students’ graduation.The Full-time MBA duration at Imperial College Business School is 12 months, and MBA at London Business School is 15 to 21 months long. The acceptance rates to both the B-Schools are somewhat similar with Imperial College Business School being 15%, and London Business School acceptance rate being 20%.The table compares these two best Business schools in depth: <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th valign="top" width="200">Criteria</th><th valign="top" width="200">Imperial College Business School   </th><th valign="top" width="200">London Business School </th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Location</td><td valign="top" width="200">London, UK </td><td valign="top" width="200">London, UK</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Average Starting Salary</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 105,512 (INR 89.5 L)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 120,238 (INR 1.02 Cr)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Placement rate (Class 2023)</td><td valign="top" width="200">81%</td><td valign="top" width="200">90%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)</td><td valign="top" width="200">9.43%</td><td valign="top" width="200">5.8%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Tuition (MBA)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 76,410 (INR 64.5 L)</td><td valign="top" width="200">USD 82,455 (INR 69.6 L)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Top Companies Hiring</td><td valign="top" width="200">·         Bain & Company·         McKinsey & Company·         Accenture·         Deloitte·         Amazon·         American Express·         Master card</td><td valign="top" width="200">·         Amazon·         BC·         Deloitte·         IBM</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Ranking (QS World Ranking 2025)</td><td valign="top" width="200">#6</td><td valign="top" width="200">#3</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Eligibility Criteria </td><td valign="top" width="200">·         GMAT: 600+/800·         PTE 69+/90·         IELTS: 7+/9·         GRE: 314/340 </td><td valign="top" width="200">·         TOEFL: No specific cut off is mentioned·         PTE: No specific cut off was mentioned·         IELTS: No specific cut off was mentioned·         GRE: No specific cut off mentioned·         GMAT 600/800 </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">First-year MBA Tuition fee</td><td valign="top" width="200">EUR 73,000 (INR 64.7 L)</td><td valign="top" width="200">EUR 75,000 (INR 80.4 L)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">Acceptance Rate (Generally)</td><td valign="top" width="200">15%</td><td valign="top" width="200">20%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200">International Students (Class profile 2023)</td><td valign="top" width="200">26 countries represented</td><td valign="top" width="200">90%</td></tr></tbody></table>(EUR 1 = INR 88.91)

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