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Hospitality & Leisure Management Ranking
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
52 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHL Hospitality Business School | Switzerland | 98.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 66.5 | — | — | |
| 2 | Les Roches Global Hospitality Management Education | Switzerland | 90.0 | 91.3 | 94.0 | 38.0 | — | — | |
| 3 | 3 | Glion Institute of Higher Education | Switzerland | 87.2 | 89.9 | 93.5 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 4 | 1 | SHMS - Swiss Hotel Management School | Switzerland | 86.6 | 90.4 | 91.8 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 5 | César Ritz Colleges Switzerland | Switzerland | 83.7 | 86.7 | 89.4 | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 6 | 2 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas | United States of America | 82.9 | 94.1 | 74.1 | 70.3 | — | — |
| 7 | 2 | Hotelschool The Hague | Netherlands | 81.7 | 80.4 | 85.4 | 55.4 | — | — |
| 8 | 1 | HIM Business School | Switzerland | 79.2 | 81.1 | 85.5 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 9 | 1 | Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland | Switzerland | 78.8 | 82.5 | 83.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 10 | 3 | Macao University of Tourism (ex-Macao Institute for Tourism Studies) | Macao SAR, China | 76.5 | 81.0 | 73.7 | 64.3 | — | — |
| 11 | 1 | Vatel, Hotel & Tourism Business School | France | 72.6 | 67.3 | 84.6 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 12 | 20 | BHMS - Business & Hotel Management School | Switzerland | 71.8 | 64.6 | 85.4 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 13 | 4 | IMI International Management Institute Switzerland | Switzerland | 70.9 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 14 | EUHT StPOL Barcelona - Sant Pol School of Hospitality and Culinary Management | Spain | 69.7 | 71.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 15 | 4 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong SAR, China | 69.2 | 82.2 | 57.3 | 70.7 | — | — |
| 16 | 1 | Cornell University | United States of America | 65.5 | 75.6 | 57.1 | 58.1 | — | — |
| 17 | 2 | HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland | Switzerland | 64.6 | 68.4 | 67.7 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 18 | 2 | University of Surrey | United Kingdom | 62.9 | 77.2 | 48.5 | 77.2 | — | — |
| 20 | 3 | Pennsylvania State University | United States of America | 60.4 | 65.8 | 55.6 | 59.1 | — | — |
| 21 | 6 | Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS) | Australia | 59.3 | 59.9 | 59.7 | 50.1 | — | — |
| 22 | 8 | EHG - Ecole Hôtelière Geneve (Geneva Hotel Management School) | Switzerland | 59.2 | 50.5 | 73.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 23 | 8 | Florida International University | United States of America | 58.3 | 61.3 | 55.1 | 62.4 | — | — |
| 23 | 22 | National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT) | Taiwan | 58.3 | 55.8 | 59.2 | 72.3 | — | — |
| 25 | 26 | The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | Canada | 58.1 | 59.0 | 63.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 26 | 6 | Taylor's University | Malaysia | 57.9 | 66.1 | 49.1 | 71.8 | — | — |
| 27 | 9 | University of Central Florida | United States of America | 57.7 | 73.1 | 42.5 | 72.0 | — | — |
| 28 | 3 | Griffith University | Australia | 57.5 | 67.6 | 47.0 | 72.4 | — | — |
| 29 | 8 | Oxford Brookes University | United Kingdom | 57.3 | 57.8 | 55.8 | 68.5 | — | — |
| 30 | 7 | Bournemouth University | United Kingdom | 56.6 | 67.3 | 44.9 | 78.2 | — | — |
| 31 | 5 | The University of Queensland | Australia | 56.2 | 65.9 | 46.0 | 70.1 | — | — |
| 32 | 11 | Sun Yat-sen University | China (Mainland) | 54.6 | 57.6 | 50.5 | 69.4 | — | — |
| 33 | 18 | Temple University | United States of America | 54.5 | 61.3 | 47.0 | 68.8 | — | — |
| 34 | 17 | Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) | France | 54.3 | 56.4 | 51.1 | 67.9 | — | — |
| 35 | 13 | Breda University of Applied Sciences | Netherlands | 53.9 | 61.6 | 45.7 | 66.3 | — | — |
| 36 | 15 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR, China | 53.7 | 48.5 | 57.9 | 58.4 | — | — |
| 37 | 8 | Sejong University | Republic of Korea | 53.3 | 61.6 | 43.3 | 79.3 | — | — |
| 38 | 4 | University of Houston | United States of America | 53.0 | 64.7 | 40.2 | 74.7 | — | — |
| 39 | 1 | Washington State University | United States of America | 52.8 | 57.3 | 46.5 | 76.2 | — | — |
| 40 | 2 | Kyung Hee University | Republic of Korea | 52.7 | 60.1 | 44.0 | 73.5 | — | — |
| 41 | 10 | Duy Tan University | Viet Nam | 51.4 | 37.4 | 62.8 | 63.7 | — | — |
| 42 | 8 | Michigan State University | United States of America | 51.3 | 53.5 | 47.8 | 65.8 | — | — |
| 42 | 7 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | Hong Kong SAR, China | 51.3 | 48.2 | 53.5 | 57.5 | — | — |
| 44 | 57 | International Hotel School | South Africa | 50.7 | 58.5 | 48.8 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 45 | 6 | Tsinghua University | China (Mainland) | 50.4 | 43.2 | 56.0 | 58.9 | — | — |
| 46 | 1 | Fudan University | China (Mainland) | 49.7 | 44.9 | 52.4 | 66.1 | — | — |
| 47 | 4 | UCSI University | Malaysia | 49.5 | 59.0 | 38.9 | 70.8 | — | — |
| 48 | 2 | University of Strathclyde | United Kingdom | 48.8 | 53.7 | 41.2 | 80.8 | — | — |
| 48 | 10 | University of Derby | United Kingdom | 48.8 | 48.6 | 47.7 | 61.7 | — | — |
| 50 | 1 | Universidad Anáhuac México | Mexico | 48.6 | 55.4 | 44.7 | 25.9 | — | — |
| 50 | 1 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | New Zealand | 48.6 | 53.4 | 42.8 | 64.2 | — | — |
| 50 | 1 | University of Otago | New Zealand | 48.6 | 55.3 | 41.2 | 61.9 | — | — |
| 2026 | 1 | INSTITUTION | COUNTRY/TERRITORY | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1
EHL Hospitality Business School
Switzerland
98.3·Acad: 100.0·Empl: 100.0
2
Les Roches Global Hospitality Management Education
Switzerland
90.0·Acad: 91.3·Empl: 94.0
33
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Switzerland
87.2·Acad: 89.9·Empl: 93.5
41
SHMS - Swiss Hotel Management School
Switzerland
86.6·Acad: 90.4·Empl: 91.8
5
César Ritz Colleges Switzerland
Switzerland
83.7·Acad: 86.7·Empl: 89.4
62
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
United States of America
82.9·Acad: 94.1·Empl: 74.1
72
Hotelschool The Hague
Netherlands
81.7·Acad: 80.4·Empl: 85.4
81
HIM Business School
Switzerland
79.2·Acad: 81.1·Empl: 85.5
91
Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland
Switzerland
78.8·Acad: 82.5·Empl: 83.3
103
Macao University of Tourism (ex-Macao Institute for Tourism Studies)
Macao SAR, China
76.5·Acad: 81.0·Empl: 73.7
111
Vatel, Hotel & Tourism Business School
France
72.6·Acad: 67.3·Empl: 84.6
1220
BHMS - Business & Hotel Management School
Switzerland
71.8·Acad: 64.6·Empl: 85.4
134
IMI International Management Institute Switzerland
Switzerland
70.9·Acad: 74.0·Empl: 75.1
14
EUHT StPOL Barcelona - Sant Pol School of Hospitality and Culinary Management
Spain
69.7·Acad: 71.5·Empl: 75.0
154
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR, China
69.2·Acad: 82.2·Empl: 57.3
161
Cornell University
United States of America
65.5·Acad: 75.6·Empl: 57.1
172
HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland
Switzerland
64.6·Acad: 68.4·Empl: 67.7
182
University of Surrey
United Kingdom
62.9·Acad: 77.2·Empl: 48.5
203
Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
60.4·Acad: 65.8·Empl: 55.6
216
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS)
Australia
59.3·Acad: 59.9·Empl: 59.7
228
EHG - Ecole Hôtelière Geneve (Geneva Hotel Management School)
Switzerland
59.2·Acad: 50.5·Empl: 73.0
238
Florida International University
United States of America
58.3·Acad: 61.3·Empl: 55.1
2322
National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT)
Taiwan
58.3·Acad: 55.8·Empl: 59.2
2526
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Canada
58.1·Acad: 59.0·Empl: 63.0
266
Taylor's University
Malaysia
57.9·Acad: 66.1·Empl: 49.1
279
University of Central Florida
United States of America
57.7·Acad: 73.1·Empl: 42.5
283
Griffith University
Australia
57.5·Acad: 67.6·Empl: 47.0
298
Oxford Brookes University
United Kingdom
57.3·Acad: 57.8·Empl: 55.8
307
Bournemouth University
United Kingdom
56.6·Acad: 67.3·Empl: 44.9
315
The University of Queensland
Australia
56.2·Acad: 65.9·Empl: 46.0
3211
Sun Yat-sen University
China (Mainland)
54.6·Acad: 57.6·Empl: 50.5
3318
Temple University
United States of America
54.5·Acad: 61.3·Empl: 47.0
3417
Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse)
France
54.3·Acad: 56.4·Empl: 51.1
3513
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
53.9·Acad: 61.6·Empl: 45.7
3615
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
53.7·Acad: 48.5·Empl: 57.9
378
Sejong University
Republic of Korea
53.3·Acad: 61.6·Empl: 43.3
384
University of Houston
United States of America
53.0·Acad: 64.7·Empl: 40.2
391
Washington State University
United States of America
52.8·Acad: 57.3·Empl: 46.5
402
Kyung Hee University
Republic of Korea
52.7·Acad: 60.1·Empl: 44.0
4110
Duy Tan University
Viet Nam
51.4·Acad: 37.4·Empl: 62.8
428
Michigan State University
United States of America
51.3·Acad: 53.5·Empl: 47.8
427
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong SAR, China
51.3·Acad: 48.2·Empl: 53.5
4457
International Hotel School
South Africa
50.7·Acad: 58.5·Empl: 48.8
456
Tsinghua University
China (Mainland)
50.4·Acad: 43.2·Empl: 56.0
461
Fudan University
China (Mainland)
49.7·Acad: 44.9·Empl: 52.4
474
UCSI University
Malaysia
49.5·Acad: 59.0·Empl: 38.9
482
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
48.8·Acad: 53.7·Empl: 41.2
4810
University of Derby
United Kingdom
48.8·Acad: 48.6·Empl: 47.7
501
Universidad Anáhuac México
Mexico
48.6·Acad: 55.4·Empl: 44.7
501
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
New Zealand
48.6·Acad: 53.4·Empl: 42.8
501
University of Otago
New Zealand
48.6·Acad: 55.3·Empl: 41.2
20261
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