Vlerick Business School vs Esade Business School: which trading school is better?
As of November 5, 2026, Vlerick Business School leads Esade Business School by 3.4 points in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #9 internationally against #40. The gap comes mainly from the Trust and Teaching pillars. Esade Business School does better on Student reviews. On Recognition and employability and Visibility, they are level.
2027 edition · updated November 5, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | Vlerick Business SchoolProgramme rated: Masters in Financial Management | Esade Business SchoolProgramme rated: Master in Finance (MSc), track Banking and Asset Management |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 87.2 | 83.8 |
| International rank | #9 | #40 |
| Rank among business schools | #3 of 77 | #5 of 77 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.70/5 | 3.62/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 4.21/5 | 3.40/5 |
| 8. Curriculum qualityscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.00/5 | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Reviewsscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 4.83/5 | 4.83/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 4.00/5 | 4.00/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | 2/5 | – |
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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