Triple Crown business schools you can study on Gradia
Business schools holding all three accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) with executive programs on Gradia. 15 schools, verified against the accreditors.
Last reviewed July 15, 2026 · By Tobias Plewka · How we research this
Triple Crown is the informal name for a business school that holds all three major international accreditations at the same time: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. Very few schools qualify, and the label is often applied loosely online. This report lists the Triple Crown schools in Gradia's catalogue that offer executive programs, each one checked against the accreditors' own directories.
Triple Crown business schools hold all three major international accreditations at once: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. Very few qualify. Gradia's catalogue includes 15 Triple Crown schools that offer executive programs, across 10 countries, from INSEAD and HEC Paris to IMD and London Business School. Each was verified against the accreditors' own directories.
What is Triple Crown accreditation?
A business school earns Triple Crown status when it holds all three of the major international accreditations at the same time: AACSB (founded in the United States), EQUIS (run by the European Foundation for Management Development) and AMBA (focused on MBA provision). Those bodies accredit 1,084, 240 and 305 schools respectively, but only a small minority appear on all three lists, which is why Triple Crown is treated as a mark of global standing.
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Which Triple Crown schools can you study on Gradia?
These 15 schools hold all three accreditations and currently offer executive programs on Gradia. The list is sorted by country. It covers the verified Triple Crown schools in our catalogue, not every Triple Crown school worldwide.
| School | Country |
|---|---|
| Fundação Getulio Vargas, FGV EAESP | Brazil |
| Essec Business School | France |
| HEC Paris | France |
| INSEAD | France |
| ESMT Berlin | Germany |
| Frankfurt School of Finance & Management | Germany |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | India |
| SDA Bocconi School of Management | Italy |
| Nova School of Business & Economics | Portugal |
| Gordon Institute of Business Science at UP | South Africa |
| Esade Business School | Spain |
| International Institute for Management Development (IMD) | Switzerland |
| University of St. Gallen | Switzerland |
| Cranfield School of Management | United Kingdom |
| London Business School | United Kingdom |
How we checked this list
Triple Crown claims are easy to find and often wrong. Rather than repeat them, we checked each school on this list against the three accreditors' own public directories, listed in the sources below. Where a school was missing from a directory, we confirmed the status on the accreditor's site and the school's own accreditation page. Several well-known schools that are often called Triple Crown hold only two of the three accreditations, so they are not on this list.
Studying at a Triple Crown school
Every school on this list offers executive programs you can browse on Gradia, from short open-enrolment courses to longer flagship programs. Accreditation is one signal of quality among several. For price context, see our cost report; for the wider accreditation picture, see how many business schools are accredited.
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Sources
- AACSB: AACSB Accredited Business Schools (accessed 2026-06-23)
- EFMD: EQUIS Accredited Schools (accessed 2026-06-23)
- AMBA: AMBA Accredited Business Schools (accessed 2026-06-23)