75 Best universities for Advertising in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 226K citations received by 13.6K academic papers made by 75 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 Advertising

#87 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

2. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Advertising

#104 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Advertising

#180 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#185 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Advertising

#205 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Advertising

#227 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Advertising

#262 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

8. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#271 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

9. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Advertising

#278 in Europe

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

10. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#282 in Europe

#754 in the World

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

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Advertising

#285 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Advertising

#291 in Europe

#788 in the World

Founded: 1907

13. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Advertising

#293 in Europe

#795 in the World

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

14. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#296 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

15. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#297 in Europe

#802 in the World

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

16. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#300 in Europe

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

17. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Advertising

#301 in Europe

#813 in the World

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

18. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Advertising

#319 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

19. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Advertising

#330 in Europe

#885 in the World

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

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Advertising

#332 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#343 in Europe

#914 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

22. Eurecom

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

For Advertising

#390 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Advertising

#393 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

24. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#403 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Advertising

#414 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

26. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#416 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

27. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#430 in Europe

#1183 in the World

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

28. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Advertising

#431 in Europe

#1190 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

29. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Advertising

#446 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

30. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Advertising

#462 in Europe

#1268 in the World

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

31. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Advertising

#466 in Europe

#1284 in the World

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

32. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Advertising

#467 in Europe

#1286 in the World

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

33. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#469 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Founded: 1892

34. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Advertising

#478 in Europe

#1326 in the World

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

35. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#479 in Europe

#1329 in the World

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

36. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Advertising

#491 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

37. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#492 in Europe

#1407 in the World

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

38. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Advertising

#499 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

39. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Advertising

#513 in Europe

#1483 in the World

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

40. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#517 in Europe

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

41. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Advertising

#522 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

42. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Advertising

#525 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

43. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Advertising

#538 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Founded: 1906

44. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#539 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

45. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#542 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

46. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Advertising

#547 in Europe

#1639 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

47. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Advertising

#557 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

48. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Advertising

#563 in Europe

#1694 in the World

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

49. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Advertising

#582 in Europe

#1754 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

50. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Advertising

#586 in Europe

#1763 in the World

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

51. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Advertising

#600 in Europe

#1841 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

52. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Advertising

#616 in Europe

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

53. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Advertising

#637 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

54. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Advertising

#638 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

55. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Advertising

#639 in Europe

#1972 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

56. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Advertising

#641 in Europe

#1989 in the World

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

57. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Advertising

#645 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

58. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#647 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

59. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Advertising

#692 in Europe

#2238 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

60. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Advertising

#693 in Europe

#2249 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

61. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Advertising

#703 in Europe

#2292 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

62. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Advertising

#710 in Europe

#2314 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

63. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#716 in Europe

#2338 in the World

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

64. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#722 in Europe

#2356 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

65. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#729 in Europe

#2369 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

66. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Advertising

#731 in Europe

#2374 in the World

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

67. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Advertising

#737 in Europe

#2411 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

68. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#738 in Europe

#2413 in the World

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

69. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Advertising

#745 in Europe

#2455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

70. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Advertising

#752 in Europe

#2472 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

71. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Advertising

#780 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

72. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Advertising

#784 in Europe

#2649 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

73. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Advertising

#791 in Europe

#2675 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#803 in Europe

#2729 in the World

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

75. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Advertising

#817 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

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