Copenhagen Business School blev oprettet som privat institution i 1917 af Foreningen til Unge Handelsmænds Uddannelse (FUHU). Handelshøjskolen blev i 1965 en del af det nationale uddannelsessystem og reguleres i dag af Universitetsloven fra 2003. CBS' øverste leder er rektor, der er ansat af en bestyrelse med eksternt flertal.
Copenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is one of the three largest business schools in Northern Europe and is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business school is situated in Frederiksberg municipality. CBS has approximately 16,000 students and researchers and each year welcomes more than 1,500 exchange students. CBS graduates find employment in both the private and the public sector.