71 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 230K citations received by 14.1K academic papers made by 71 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. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Accounting

#102 in Europe

#324 in the World

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

2. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#131 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

3. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Accounting

#134 in Europe

#408 in the World

Founded: 1907

4. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#140 in Europe

#423 in the World

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

5. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Accounting

#189 in Europe

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

6. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#199 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

7. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Accounting

#228 in Europe

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

8. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Accounting

#239 in Europe

#656 in the World

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

9. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Accounting

#265 in Europe

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

10. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Accounting

#272 in Europe

#728 in the World

Founded: 1892

11. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Accounting

#298 in Europe

#792 in the World

Founded: 1906

12. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#305 in Europe

#806 in the World

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

13. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Accounting

#312 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

14. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#324 in Europe

#847 in the World

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

15. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Accounting

#329 in Europe

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Accounting

#340 in Europe

#886 in the World

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

17. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Accounting

#342 in Europe

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

18. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Accounting

#357 in Europe

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

19. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#362 in Europe

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

20. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Accounting

#375 in Europe

#985 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

21. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Accounting

#382 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

22. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Accounting

#389 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

23. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Accounting

#399 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#407 in Europe

#1087 in the World

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

25. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Accounting

#412 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

26. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Accounting

#415 in Europe

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

27. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Accounting

#416 in Europe

#1109 in the World

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

28. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Accounting

#417 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

29. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Accounting

#420 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

30. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Accounting

#433 in Europe

#1156 in the World

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

31. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Accounting

#436 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

32. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Accounting

#437 in Europe

#1167 in the World

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

33. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Accounting

#458 in Europe

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

34. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Accounting

#463 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

35. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Accounting

#478 in Europe

#1323 in the World

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

36. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Accounting

#481 in Europe

#1327 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

37. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#483 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

38. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#491 in Europe

#1366 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Accounting

#493 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

40. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#494 in Europe

#1371 in the World

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

41. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Accounting

#495 in Europe

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

42. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Accounting

#496 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

43. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#510 in Europe

#1426 in the World

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

44. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Accounting

#520 in Europe

#1469 in the World

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

45. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Accounting

#526 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

46. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Accounting

#545 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

47. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#557 in Europe

#1676 in the World

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

48. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Accounting

#558 in Europe

#1678 in the World

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

49. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Accounting

#562 in Europe

#1689 in the World

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

50. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Accounting

#573 in Europe

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

51. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Accounting

#583 in Europe

#1775 in the World

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

52. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Accounting

#597 in Europe

#1832 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

53. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Accounting

#609 in Europe

#1862 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

54. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Accounting

#611 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

55. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Accounting

#617 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

56. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Accounting

#625 in Europe

#1921 in the World

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

57. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#632 in Europe

#1964 in the World

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

58. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Accounting

#635 in Europe

#1974 in the World

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

59. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Accounting

#644 in Europe

#2003 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

60. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Accounting

#646 in Europe

#2013 in the World

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

61. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Accounting

#647 in Europe

#2016 in the World

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

62. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Accounting

#650 in Europe

#2037 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

63. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Accounting

#652 in Europe

#2047 in the World

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

64. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Accounting

#661 in Europe

#2090 in the World

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

65. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Accounting

#677 in Europe

#2153 in the World

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

66. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Accounting

#680 in Europe

#2173 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

67. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Accounting

#685 in Europe

#2198 in the World

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

68. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Accounting

#691 in Europe

#2230 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

69. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Accounting

#711 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

70. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Accounting

#719 in Europe

#2363 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

71. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Accounting

#761 in Europe

#2612 in the World

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

The best cities to study Accounting in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Jouy-en-Josas, Paris, Cergy-Pontoise, and Villeurbanne.