66 Best universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 154K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 66 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

#59 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

2. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Advertising

#110 in Europe

#344 in the World

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

3. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#200 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Advertising

#207 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Advertising

#224 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

6. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Advertising

#240 in Europe

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Advertising

#245 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

8. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#263 in Europe

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

9. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Advertising

#265 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

10. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#282 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

11. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#288 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

12. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#289 in Europe

#739 in the World

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

13. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Advertising

#293 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

14. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Advertising

#297 in Europe

#766 in the World

Founded: 1907

15. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Advertising

#304 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

16. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Advertising

#318 in Europe

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

17. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Advertising

#320 in Europe

#836 in the World

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

18. Eurecom

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

For Advertising

#328 in Europe

#853 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#329 in Europe

#857 in the World

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

20. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Advertising

#370 in Europe

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

21. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#373 in Europe

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

22. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Advertising

#377 in Europe

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

23. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Advertising

#382 in Europe

#981 in the World

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

24. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#419 in Europe

#1104 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

25. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Advertising

#423 in Europe

#1124 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

26. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Advertising

#436 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

27. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#442 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Advertising

#452 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

29. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#456 in Europe

#1245 in the World

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

30. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Advertising

#458 in Europe

#1247 in the World

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

31. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Advertising

#463 in Europe

#1265 in the World

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

32. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Advertising

#468 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

33. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Advertising

#470 in Europe

#1283 in the World

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

34. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#475 in Europe

#1311 in the World

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

35. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#485 in Europe

#1356 in the World

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

36. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Advertising

#486 in Europe

#1358 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Advertising

#493 in Europe

#1380 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

38. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#494 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

39. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Advertising

#498 in Europe

#1404 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

40. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Advertising

#514 in Europe

#1487 in the World

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

41. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Advertising

#516 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

42. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#518 in Europe

#1506 in the World

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

43. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Advertising

#520 in Europe

#1526 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

44. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Advertising

#521 in Europe

#1544 in the World

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

45. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Advertising

#531 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Founded: 1906

46. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Advertising

#538 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

47. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Advertising

#545 in Europe

#1622 in the World

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

48. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Advertising

#553 in Europe

#1661 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

49. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Advertising

#558 in Europe

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

50. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#560 in Europe

#1678 in the World

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

51. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Advertising

#565 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

52. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#568 in Europe

#1724 in the World

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

53. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#579 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

54. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Advertising

#603 in Europe

#1849 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

55. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Advertising

#612 in Europe

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

56. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Advertising

#620 in Europe

#1892 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

57. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#636 in Europe

#1973 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#645 in Europe

#2040 in the World

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

59. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#662 in Europe

#2106 in the World

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

60. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Advertising

#673 in Europe

#2145 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

61. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Advertising

#675 in Europe

#2147 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

62. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Advertising

#687 in Europe

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

63. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Advertising

#694 in Europe

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

64. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Advertising

#702 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

65. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Advertising

#733 in Europe

#2407 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

66. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Advertising

#754 in Europe

#2577 in the World

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

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