maybe because the MBA program is really good but all the other programs (BSc and MSc) at Bradford are pretty average?

Agree. Bradford MBA have good reputation in UK.

The mentioned league tables are calculated based on various factors such as student satisfaction, drop-out rate, employment, research quality etc. to determine an average rank.

Most of the renowned MBA programs on FT list belong to universities that are placed high even on the other league tables but this is not the case with Bradford. If we take your views into consideration, then that would mean the rest of the courses offered at Bradford (apart from MBA) are so bad that they reduce Bradford University's rank all the way to the bottom half.

Even the QS Top Universities ranking and the Shanghai Jiaotong ranking does not have Bradford among the renowned unis of the world.

There's got to be a reason for this!!! ;) lol

Hi Asif,
I am not sure abt the overall ranking of Bradford, but as far as some departments in Bradford University are vary highly ranked such as Business School (9th in UK) Cancer Pharmacology (4th in UK). ICT (11th in UK) and so on. so it depends on which program you are looking for, as in UK overall ranking of the university does not help much, however the department raking is more important.
For B-School i believe FT ranking is the most authentic and reliable, as they audit the B-School every 2 or 3 years