100 Best Business schools in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 4.07M citations received by 239K academic papers made by 135 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#70 in Europe

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Business

#139 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Business

#171 in Europe

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Business

#200 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#206 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#221 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

7. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Business

#226 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

8. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Business

#229 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

9. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#236 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

10. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Business

#237 in Europe

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

11. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Business

#258 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#261 in Europe

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Business

#271 in Europe

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

14. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Business

#302 in Europe

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

15. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Business

#321 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

16. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#323 in Europe

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

17. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Business

#329 in Europe

#829 in the World

Founded: 1907

18. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#332 in Europe

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

19. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Business

#350 in Europe

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

20. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Business

#368 in Europe

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

21. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Business

#377 in Europe

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

22. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Business

#395 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

23. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Business

#400 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

24. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#410 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

25. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#419 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

26. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#426 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

27. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#452 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

28. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Business

#458 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

29. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Business

#460 in Europe

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1906

30. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Business

#465 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

31. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#466 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

32. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#467 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

33. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#468 in Europe

#1213 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

34. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Business

#471 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

35. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#472 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

36. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Business

#479 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

37. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Business

#492 in Europe

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

38. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Business

#495 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

39. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Business

#499 in Europe

#1346 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

40. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Business

#500 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

41. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Business

#503 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

42. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Business

#505 in Europe

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

43. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Business

#512 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

44. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Business

#516 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

45. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Business

#519 in Europe

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

46. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Business

#524 in Europe

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

47. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Business

#533 in Europe

#1460 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

48. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Business

#534 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

49. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Business

#537 in Europe

#1466 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

50. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Business

#538 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1991

51. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#539 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1892

52. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#543 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

53. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Business

#546 in Europe

#1507 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

54. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Business

#555 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

55. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Business

#556 in Europe

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

56. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Business

#557 in Europe

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

57. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Business

#562 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

58. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#568 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

59. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#570 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

60. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Business

#575 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

61. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Business

#576 in Europe

#1620 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

62. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#577 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

63. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Business

#583 in Europe

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

64. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#585 in Europe

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

65. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Business

#598 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

66. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#608 in Europe

#1761 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

67. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#615 in Europe

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

68. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Business

#625 in Europe

#1810 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

69. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Business

#627 in Europe

#1827 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

70. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Business

#636 in Europe

#1917 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

71. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Business

#638 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

72. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Business

#640 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

73. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#645 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

74. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Business

#656 in Europe

#2034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

75. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Business

#671 in Europe

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

76. NEOMA Business School

Normandy | Rouen

For Business

#678 in Europe

#2141 in the World

Enrollment: 8,893
Founded: 2013

77. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Business

#680 in Europe

#2149 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

78. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Business

#683 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

79. Graduate School of Management, Chambery

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Le Bourget-du-Lac

For Business

#705 in Europe

#2256 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1975

80. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#711 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

81. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Business

#713 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

82. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#727 in Europe

#2381 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

83. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Business

#730 in Europe

#2389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

84. National Graduate School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Business

#732 in Europe

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,500
Male:Female: 80:20
Founded: 1816

85. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Business

#736 in Europe

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

86. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#737 in Europe

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

87. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Business

#746 in Europe

#2507 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

88. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Business

#756 in Europe

#2550 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

89. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#757 in Europe

#2558 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

90. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Business

#772 in Europe

#2610 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

91. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Business

#775 in Europe

#2619 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

92. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Business

#781 in Europe

#2648 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

93. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Business

#782 in Europe

#2650 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

94. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Business

#783 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

95. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Business

#788 in Europe

#2678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

96. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Business

#790 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Business

#792 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

98. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Business

#800 in Europe

#2749 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

99. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Business

#816 in Europe

#2852 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

100. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Business

#823 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

The best cities to study Business in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Saint Martin d'Heres, and Orsay.