Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
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Trinity Business School (TBS) is one of the 24 academic schools of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Located on Pearse Street, the business school is triple accredited (AACSB/EQUIS/AMBA), a distinction held by under 1% of business schools worldwide. It offers programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and Executive Education levels. Trinity College Dublin is ranked 75 in the World by the QS World University Ranking 2026.[1]. The Eduniversal Best Masters ranking rates consistently all Trinity Business School graduate programmes among the 50 best worldwide.[2]
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| Type | Business School |
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| Established | 1925 |
| Affiliations | AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, Athena SWAN, Coimbra Group |
| Dean | Laurent Muzellec |
| Students | 2,150 |
| Location | Dublin City , Ireland |
| Website | http://www.tcd.ie/business/ |
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Since 2023 the new Dean of Business School is Professor Laurent Muzellec.[3]
Programme Rankings
Trinity Business School is ranked No. 1 in Ireland in the QS Rankings 2026[4] across the following programmes:
- Full-time MBA (Global MBA Rankings 2026)
- Executive MBA (EMBA Ranking 2026)
- Flexible Executive MBA (Online MBA Ranking 2026)
- MSc in Business Analytics (Masters in Business Analytics Ranking 2026)
- MSc in Finance (Masters in Finance Ranking 2026)
- Msc in Marketing (Masters in Marketing Ranking 2026)
- MSc in Operations & Supply Chain Management (Masters in Supply Chain Management Ranking 2026)
Trinity Business School is ranked No. 1 in Ireland in the Financial Times Rankings 2026 across the following programmes:
- Executive Education Custom Programmes (Executive Education - Custom Ranking 2026)[5]
History
Established as a School of Commerce in 1925,[6] the School has grown from offering B.A. and BComm degrees to offering an MBA programme since 1964 when it was transformed into a School of Business Studies. A full suite of Masters programmes exist today and this began in 1976 when the MSc (Mgmt) degree in Management Practice for practicing senior executives was launched, with a curriculum based on action research principles. The School is part of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences of Trinity College.[7]
The new €80 million 11,400 square metre Trinity Business School building was opened in 2019 and includes an innovation and entrepreneurial hub, a 600-seat auditorium, restaurant spaces for up to 200 people, smart classrooms and a rooftop conference room. It is a near zero energy building, with some 500sq m of photovoltaic panels installed on the roof contribute to the electrical provision of the building and offsetting 35 tonnes of carbon per annum. Water for toilets is provided by recycled rainwater.[8]
Programmes
Trinity Business School offers programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA levels.[9]
Undergraduate[10]
- Bachelor in Business Studies (B.B.S.)
- BA Moderatorship Business, Economic and Social Studies (B.E.S.S.)
- Business and Law
- Business and Languages
- Business and Computing
- Global Business
Postgraduate[11]
- MSc in Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MSc in Digital Marketing Strategy
- MSc in Business Analytics and AI for Management (Part-time/Full-Time)
- MSc in Law & Finance
- MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- MSc in Finance
- MSc in Financial Risk Management
- MSc in Human Resource Management
- MSc in International Management
- MSc in Management
- MSc in Marketing
- MSc in Accounting and Analytics
- Trinity MBA (Flexible (Online), Executive & Full-Time)
- Executive Education
Doctoral Programme[12]
Research
Researchers in Trinity Business School seek answers to managerially relevant questions that are focused on the following themes:[13]
- Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship
- Marketing and Consumers
- Finance and Accounting
- Work and People
- Strategy and Change
- CSR, Governance and Business Ethics
- International Business
- Innovation, Manufacturing and Systems
- Organizational Studies
Affiliated societies and alumni groups
- Trinity Business Alumni - The global association of graduates of Trinity College Dublin who are involved in business.[14]
- DUBES - The Dublin University Business and Economics Society (DUBES), founded in 1929.[15]
- Trinity Entrepreneurial Society[16]
- Enactus - A social entrepreneurship society.[17]
- Trinity Economic Forum[18]
- Trinity SMF - Trinity SMF is the Student Managed Fund.[19]
- Trinity Business Review - A leading student business publication[20]
Scholarships and Awards
- Trinity MBA Scholarship Fund[21]
- Trinity MBA 30% Club Scholarship for Women in Leadership[22]
- The Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurship Scholarship[23]
- Social Impact Scholarships [24]
- The Tom Cunningham Trust and Trinity Business School MBA Scholarship [25]
- Trinity MBA Alumni Bursaries[26]
- Trinity Business EY Business Student of the Year Award[27]
Notable alumni
- Hoang Trung Hai, Deputy Prime Minister, Socialist Republic of Vietnam[28]
- Michael O'Leary, CEO Ryanair[29][30]
- Hugo MacNeill MD Goldman Sachs, former Irish international rugby player[31]
- Willie Walsh, CEO International Airlines Group[30]