Is Imperial College Business School better than London Business School?

<p><strong>Imperial College Business School (ICBS)</strong> and <strong>London Business School (LBS)</strong> 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.</p><p>The <strong>Full-time MBA</strong> duration at <strong>Imperial College Business School</strong> is <strong>12 months</strong>, and MBA at London Business School is <strong>15 to 21 months long</strong>. 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%.</p><p><strong>The table compares these two best Business schools in depth: </strong></p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th valign="top" width="200"><p><strong>Criteria</strong></p></th><th valign="top" width="200"><p><strong>Imperial College Business School&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></p></th><th valign="top" width="200"><p><strong>London Business School </strong></p></th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Location</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>London, UK&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>London, UK</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Average Starting Salary</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 105,512 (INR 89.5 L)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 120,238 (INR 1.02 Cr)</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Placement rate (Class 2023)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>81%</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Acceptance Rate (Class 2026)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>9.43%</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>5.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Tuition (MBA)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 76,410 (INR 64.5 L)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>USD 82,455 (INR 69.6 L)</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Top Companies Hiring</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Bain &amp; Company</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;McKinsey &amp; Company</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Accenture</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Deloitte</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Amazon</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;American Express</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Master card</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Amazon</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;BC</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Deloitte</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;IBM</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Ranking (QS World Ranking 2025)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>#6</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>#3</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Eligibility Criteria&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;GMAT: 600+/800</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;PTE 69+/90</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;IELTS: 7+/9</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;GRE: 314/340</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;TOEFL: No specific cut off is mentioned</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;PTE: No specific cut off was mentioned</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;IELTS: No specific cut off was mentioned</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;GRE: No specific cut off mentioned</p><p>&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;GMAT 600/800</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>First-year MBA Tuition fee</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>EUR 73,000 (INR 64.7 L)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>EUR 75,000 (INR 80.4 L)</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>Acceptance Rate (Generally)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p align="center">15%</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="200"><p>International Students (Class profile 2023)</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p align="center">26 countries represented</p></td><td valign="top" width="200"><p>90%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(EUR 1 = INR 88.91)</em></p>

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