Achievements include curriculum innovations, EQUIS re-accreditation, and strong rankings showings; Hult also set Guinness World Records title for most nationalities in a business classroom.

Hult International Business School continues to distinguish itself as an agile, forward-thinking business school focused on building knowledge and in-demand skills, and on connecting learners with real world industry. Following an impressive year of progress across its global campuses, Hult is poised for even more success in 2025.

Hult solidified its standing as business school innovator in 2024 with enhancements to its curriculum and classroom teaching, specifically around AI and sustainability, and with new program offerings and enriched partnerships. Hult also expanded access to global learners via new scholarships in Rwanda and to Hult Prize participants. In addition, Hult secured EQUIS re-accreditation, reconfirming its ‘triple crown’ business school accreditation status (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS).

Hult has achieved impressive showings on several top global 2024/2025 rankings, including Financial Times, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, and The Princeton Review. The school also placed #31 on LinkedIn’s first global Top MBA 2024 ranking, which is calculated based on career outcomes of Hult alumni, including job placement rates and advancement to senior-level positions.

“From academic innovations that better prepare students for the workforce, to growing our reputation for international excellence and setting the world record for nations represented in a business class, 2024 was a stellar year for Hult,” said Matt Lilley, President at Hult International Business School.

“This year, we continue to focus on enhancing the entire learner experience in inventive ways and will expand our global footprint—with new City Seminars in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere; our newest rotation campus in Singapore; and with the launch of our BBA program on our Hult Dubai campus. We are proud to say that we are entering 2025 with our best foot forward,” Lilley added.

 

To watch Hult set the Guinness World Records title for most nationalities in a business lesson, click here.

 

2024 Successes: Programs & Curriculum

Hult International Business School distinguishes itself from other schools through its unique focus on global business and experiential learning. In 2024:

  • Hult added several new programs to its global offerings—including Finance MBA, Master’s in Marketing and Analytics, and Master’s in Management with full time summer internship degrees to provide learners with more options as they prepare for the world of work.
  • Hult faculty and leadership continued to enhance student learning by embedding important topics, including AI and sustainability, into classroom teaching and the overall curriculum. All graduate students at Hult now take an AI and the Future of Work course and have an AI Business Challenge based on a real company challenge. In addition, across postgraduate and undergraduate programs, Hult faculty bring relevant ESG topics into classrooms and assessments, and business challenges with an ESG focus are embedded across the entire curriculum.
  • Hult students learned via business challenges with some of the world’s most exciting organizations, including Expedia, Ferrari, World Wildlife Fund, The Felix Project, Korn Ferry, Dubai Future Foundation, the Boston Mayor’s Office, Chalhoub Group, and many others.

 

2024 Successes: Partnerships & Collaboration

Hult has established itself as an innovative collaborator regarding partnerships that create value for students. In 2024, Hult:

  • Expanded its collaboration with online learning platform Coursera, extending access to Coursera’s catalog of content, certifications, and credentials to all students and Hult global staff. Hult faculty innovate with the platform’s content and digital tools to supplement course materials and tailor teaching content to meet students’ unique needs.
  • Enrolled the largest cohort of students to date in the groundbreaking EY Career Path Accelerator program, which offers learners a path to obtaining the 150 hours of education required for certified public accountant (CPA) licensure. By early 2025, more than 1,000 students will have enrolled in this innovative program powered by Hult content.
  • Grew its partnership with high-performance coaching organization Mindflick, which brings tools honed through decades of sport to help learners deepen their leadership skills, embrace adaptability, and work on individual strengths.

 

2024 Successes: Rankings & Accolades

Hult continues to increase its standings on some of the world’s top business school rankings. In 2024, these included:

  • Debut of Hult’s one-year Master’s in Finance as a top 50 global program on the Financial Times business school ranking. In addition to its #42 overall, Hult’s program also ranked #2 in the world for International Students, #25 for Salary, #10 for International Mobility, and #11 for Carbon Footprint.
  • Placing #31 on LinkedIn’s first global Top MBA 2024 list, which ranks the best business schools to grow your career around the world based on exclusive LinkedIn data that analyzes important criteria including hiring and demand, ability to advance, network strength, leadership potential, and diversity.
  • Moving up 11 spots to land at #28 on Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs for 2024. Hult also debuted in the top 50 on Fortune’s Best Executive MBA Programs for 2024.
  • Named a Top 50 Graduate Entrepreneurship Program by The Princeton Review and listed as a Top 100 U.S. MBA Program by Bloomberg Businessweek.

Additional accolades in 2024 include:

 

2024 Successes: Scholarships & Honorary Awards

Hult offers a range of merit- and need-based scholarship awards to undergraduate and graduate students globally. In 2024, the school announced new scholarships that extend education opportunities to even more learners. These include:

  • An expanded partnership with Rwanda Ministry of Education in which Hult now offers four full-tuition scholarships to eligible Rwandan students to pursue a MBA degree at Hult, as well as 20% scholarships for all other Rwandan citizens to any Hult program.
  • In recognition of the hard work, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit of Hult Prize participants, the school announced new scholarships for Hult Prize finalists, giving them the opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree. In 2024, Hult extended 20 full-tuition, and 35 half-tuition scholarships were offered to members of the Hult Prize finalist teams.

 

In 2024, Hult also proudly awarded two Hult Honorary Doctorates to industry luminaries Indra Nooyi and Tim Brown. Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo, ran the firm for more than two decades with a focus on performance and purpose. Brown the chair of IDEO and a preeminent design thinking innovator. Each has made outstanding contributions to business and exemplifies Hult’s mission of making an impact that matters.