The quality of teaching and learning at Católica Porto Business School, and of the School’s other core activities, is recognised by the three most relevant international accreditation agencies in management and economics:

• AMBA, since 2013 – Accredited Schools – Association of MBAs;
• EQUIS, since 2016 – EQUIS Accredited Schools - EFMD Global;
• AACSB, since 2021 – Search Accredited Schools | AACSB.

Católica Porto Business School was considered one of the Top 100 European Business Schools by the Financial Times "European Business School Rankings 2024". 

In Portugal, all of the School’s degree-granting programmes are accredited by the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education – Accreditation and Audit | A3ES – and registered by the Directorate General for Higher Education – Search for Courses and Higher Education Institutions | DGES.

• A3ES decision: Accredited
• Date: 27-01-2023
• Documents:
  • Report from the External Review Team
  • A3ES Management Board decision
• DGES registration: R/A-Cr 66/2016/AL01
• Date: 29-03-2021