The QS Global Rankings by Subject 2025 for Hospitality & Leisure Management has identified global universities training future leaders in hospitality and tourism. For students seeking to begin an exciting career in various sectors like hotels, resorts, travel, and events, this listing is an excellent source of information. Switzerland maintains its top position with seven of the top 10 institutions represented in the rankings.The following table mentions the name of over 50 such institutions along with their location, academic score, AR(academic rank), Employer score, and ER (Employer rank).2025InstitutionCountry / TerritoryAcademicAR rankEmployerER Rank1EHL Hospitality Business SchoolSwitzerland100.01100.012Les Roches Global Hospitality EducationSwitzerland90.7796.143SHMS - Swiss Hotel Management SchoolSwitzerland93.73=97.224University of Nevada - Las VegasUnited States of America95.9284.395Cesar Ritz CollegesSwitzerland93.73=93.356Glion Institute of Higher EducationSwitzerland86.7996.437Hotel Institute Montreux - HIMSwitzerland91.1691.468Culinary Arts Academy SwitzerlandSwitzerland91.7590.579Hotelschool The HagueNetherlands82.91085.1810The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM)United Arab Emirates78.21377.21211The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong SAR, China87.5860.42012Hotel School VatelFrance68.92379.51013Macao University of Tourism (UTM)Macao SAR, China76.61562.81814Escuela Universitaria de hosteleria y turismo de Sant Pol de MarSpain64.63577.91115Cornell University | School of Hotel AdministrationUnited States of America81.01255.62816University of SurreyUnited Kingdom82.21150.93717IMI-Luzern - IRN Hotel Management School, SwitzerlandSwitzerland64.53675.41318University of Central FloridaUnited States of America77.51453.53019Hotel and Tourism Management Institute, SwitzerlandSwitzerland65.23271.51420Taylor's UniversityMalaysia76.41652.631=21Oxford Brookes UniversityUnited Kingdom67.626=55.82622Breda University of Applied SciencesNetherlands66.03056.125=23Bournemouth UniversityUnited Kingdom72.12049.141=23Pennsylvania State University | School of Hospitality ManagementUnited States of America75.71747.251+25Griffith UniversityAustralia74.31847.450=26The University of QueenslandAustralia72.81946.751+27Blue Mountains IRN Hotel Management School (BMIHMS)Australia61.94264.41728Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)Singapore57.651+58.92329Sejong UniversityRepublic of Korea68.42447.351+30Ecole Hoteliere de GeneveSwitzerland54.351+68.61631Florida International UniversityUnited States of America68.22548.842=32Business and hotel management school - bhmsSwitzerland52.751+69.415=32Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityUnited States of America67.626=47.946==34Michigan State UniversityUnited States of America56.551+57.524=34University of HoustonUnited States of America67.52846.651+36Management and Science UniversityMalaysia59.251+61.81937University of FloridaUnited States of America65.43148.245=38University of DerbyUnited Kingdom63.638=49.939=38University of South CarolinaUnited States of America59.251+51.73440Washington State UniversityUnited States of America65.133=45.851+41Zhejiang UniversityChina (Mainland)57.051+51.535=42Kyung Hee UniversityRepublic of Korea67.12941.151+43Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina (Mainland)69.82238.451+44Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance53.451+52.631=45National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and TourismTaiwan56.651+48.54446Youngsan UniversityRepublic of Korea51.751+51.535=47Fudan UniversityChina (Mainland)58.251+45.951+48Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina (Mainland)52.051+50.23849The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Hong Kong SAR, China55.451+47.549=50Purdue UniversityUnited States of America71.32131.651+=50University of StrathclydeUnited Kingdom63.638=36.951+51-100Alma Mater Studiorum - University of BolognaItaly52.951+38.951+51-100Arizona State UniversityUnited States of America60.346=32.651+51-100Auckland University of Technology (AUT)New Zealand60.346=36.051+51-100Boğaziçi UniversityTürkiye49.751+41.151+51-100Boston University | School of Hospitality AdministrationUnited States of America53.551+37.851+51-100Clemson UniversityUnited States of America52.651+42.651+51-100Colorado State UniversityUnited States of America49.451+47.351+51-100Duy Tan UniversityViet Nam34.851+55.029Studying at one of these top-ranked universities, gives students an opportunity for world-class education, practical exposure and global opportunities in the growing world of hospitality. Since Switzerland is the pinnacle of hospitality and tourism excellence, and with other top destinations entering the rankings, these provide aspiring hospitality professionals with further assistance to choose the right academic path to shape their future.
