ShanghaiRanking’s latest subject rankings reordered global business-school prestige, naming Copenhagen Business School the top Business Administration program and downgrading many U.S. heavyweights. Harvard, Stanford and Wharton all placed below traditional expectations in the ShanghaiRanking assessment. The ranking applied ShanghaiRanking’s subject-level metrics — including a “World-Class Faculty” measure that notably scored Stanford low — spotlighting schools that other international rankings often overlook. The methodology and divergent results are likely to prompt schools to reassess international research and faculty metrics prioritized by nontraditional rankers. Admissions officers and international recruiters should expect fresh questions from applicants and funders as institutions recalibrate how they present global standing across competing ranking systems.