75 Best universities for Advertising in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 243K citations received by 14.1K 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

#91 in Europe

#305 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

#349 in the World

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

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Advertising

#176 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#184 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Advertising

#214 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Advertising

#229 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Advertising

#264 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

8. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#272 in Europe

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

9. 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

10. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Advertising

#284 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Advertising

#286 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

12. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Advertising

#288 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

13. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Advertising

#297 in Europe

#801 in the World

Founded: 1907

14. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Advertising

#298 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

15. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#299 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

16. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Advertising

#300 in Europe

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

17. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#301 in Europe

#814 in the World

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

18. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#314 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

19. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Advertising

#327 in Europe

#878 in the World

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

20. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#339 in Europe

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

21. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Advertising

#340 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

22. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Advertising

#389 in Europe

#1049 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

23. Eurecom

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

For Advertising

#403 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#409 in Europe

#1102 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

#410 in Europe

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

26. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#415 in Europe

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

27. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Advertising

#438 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

28. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#447 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

29. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Advertising

#453 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

30. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#458 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1892

31. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Advertising

#465 in Europe

#1267 in the World

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

32. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Advertising

#471 in Europe

#1286 in the World

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

33. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Advertising

#472 in Europe

#1296 in the World

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

34. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Advertising

#481 in Europe

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

35. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Advertising

#482 in Europe

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

36. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#490 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

37. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#497 in Europe

#1407 in the World

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

38. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Advertising

#502 in Europe

#1442 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

39. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Advertising

#519 in Europe

#1504 in the World

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

40. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Advertising

#521 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

41. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Advertising

#523 in Europe

#1515 in the World

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

42. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#524 in Europe

#1516 in the World

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

43. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Advertising

#536 in Europe

#1576 in the World

Founded: 1906

44. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Advertising

#539 in Europe

#1583 in the World

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

45. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Advertising

#541 in Europe

#1585 in the World

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

46. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#554 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

47. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#559 in Europe

#1651 in the World

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

48. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Advertising

#562 in Europe

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

49. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Advertising

#565 in Europe

#1685 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

50. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Advertising

#597 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

51. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Advertising

#605 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

52. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Advertising

#628 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

53. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Advertising

#630 in Europe

#1951 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

54. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Advertising

#631 in Europe

#1955 in the World

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

55. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Advertising

#644 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

56. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Advertising

#647 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

57. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Advertising

#648 in Europe

#2025 in the World

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

58. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Advertising

#653 in Europe

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

59. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Advertising

#658 in Europe

#2069 in the World

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

60. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Advertising

#694 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

61. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Advertising

#701 in Europe

#2261 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

62. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Advertising

#708 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

63. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Advertising

#720 in Europe

#2351 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

64. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Advertising

#724 in Europe

#2357 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#728 in Europe

#2367 in the World

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

66. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#729 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

67. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Advertising

#735 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

68. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#756 in Europe

#2487 in the World

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

69. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Advertising

#759 in Europe

#2504 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

70. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Advertising

#761 in Europe

#2521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

71. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Advertising

#784 in Europe

#2667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

72. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Advertising

#788 in Europe

#2679 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

73. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Advertising

#793 in Europe

#2692 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

74. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Advertising

#806 in Europe

#2735 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Advertising

#811 in Europe

#2759 in the World

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

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.