Cranfield School of Management is one of the top business schools in the UK with triple business school certification. Bloomberg Businessweek's 20 16 Best International Business School ranked fourth in the UK and14 in the world; In 20 18, the Financial Times European Business School ranked 6th in the UK and17 in Europe; According to the QS World University Ranking in 2022, Cranfield University ranks 1 1 in the field of logistics and supply chain management, 28th in management and 15 in strategic marketing.

Cranfield University was established in 1946 as the aviation academy of Cranfield Base in Bedfordshire, Royal Air Force (RAF). It is the only university with an airport in Europe and has close cooperation with the European business community and the British military. It is the only university in Britain that only trains master's and doctoral students in science, technology and management.

The research of Cranfield University won the Queen's Anniversary Award six times, and 88% of the research was rated as "world-leading" or "international excellent" in the official British REF evaluation of 202 1. Cranfield University's teacher-student ratio is the best among British universities, and most of it comes from research funds from the business community. Cranfield Aviation College is in the forefront in Europe and even in the world, training the largest number of doctors in aerospace engineering and manufacturing engineering in Britain every year.