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Triple accreditation
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Triple accreditation (also known as the triple crown) refers to a business school being accredited by all three leading international accreditation organizations: the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in the US, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in the UK, and EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) in Belgium.[1] Around 1% of business schools around the world hold triple accreditation.

Triple accreditation accreditors
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Association of MBAs in the United Kingdom
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Number of schools worldwide with single, double and triple (AACSB-AMBA-EQUIS) accreditation in 2023
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Criteria

Each of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope:

  • AMBA (UK) accreditation examines the Master of Business Administration programme portfolio and is intended to show that this "demonstrates the highest standards in teaching, learning and curriculum design, career development and employability, student, alumni and employer interaction".[2]
  • AACSB (US) accreditation looks at the whole business school and is intended to "signify a business school's commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact". There has been a greater emphasis on diversity and inclusion since the 2020 revision.[3]
  • EQUIS (Belgium) accreditation also looks at the whole business school, and is intended to "signal the school’s overall quality, viability and self-improvement commitment".[4]
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Accreditation in the US

While all three business school accrediting bodies operate worldwide, business schools in the US primarily pursue only AACSB accreditation. This is influenced by US business school perceptions that US accreditation is sufficient.

Additionally, the structure of US business schools often does not align with the European standards of AMBA or EQUIS. For example, AMBA accredidation criteria requires that all MBA students have a minimum of three years of post-graduate work experience. This is a criterion which the vast majority of the top US business schools cannot meet as US MBA programmes sometimes admit applicants with only a bachelor's degree and no work experience.[5]

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By country

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A total of 141 business schools from around the world were triple-accredited as of 28 May 2025.[6]

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Macau

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Singapore

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

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