ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects placed Copenhagen Business School at the top of Business Administration, relegating several U.S. heavyweights well below their usual positions. Harvard placed fourth, Wharton ranked 29th, and Stanford fell into a broad band between 201–300, with the firm assigning a zero in the "World-Class Faculty" metric to Stanford’s program. The ranking’s methodology—emphasizing certain faculty and research indicators—reshuffles the conventional prestige map and spotlights non-U.S. programs such as Leeds and Monash. Business-school leaders should note the divergent international ranking frameworks now influencing applicant perceptions, global partnerships, and faculty recruitment strategies.