London Business School (LBS) vs Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham: which trading school is better?
As of October 30, 2026, London Business School (LBS) leads Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham by 0.8 point in the 2027 trading school ranking: #16 internationally against #20. The gap comes mainly from the Visibility and Trust pillars. Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham does better on Recognition and employability. On Teaching and Student reviews, they are level.
2027 edition · updated October 30, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | London Business School (LBS) | Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 83.7 | 82.9 |
| International rank | #16 | #20 |
| Rank in the United Kingdom | #2 of 109 | #3 of 109 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.55/5 | 4.23/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 3.00/5 | 3.00/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | 1/5 | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.67/5 | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | 5/5 | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 4.15/5 | 4.57/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 4.75/5 | 4.25/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
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