100 Best Business schools 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 Business. A graph of 5.6M citations received by 269K academic papers made by 137 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

#77 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Business

#149 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Business

#197 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

4. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Business

#201 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#210 in Europe

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#224 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

7. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#229 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

8. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Business

#234 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

9. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Business

#235 in Europe

#619 in the World

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

10. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#245 in Europe

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Business

#250 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#260 in Europe

#677 in the World

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

13. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Business

#263 in Europe

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

14. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Business

#267 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

15. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#268 in Europe

#690 in the World

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

16. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Business

#290 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Business

#330 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Business

#336 in Europe

#854 in the World

Founded: 1907

19. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#366 in Europe

#935 in the World

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

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Business

#388 in Europe

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

21. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Business

#404 in Europe

#1027 in the World

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

22. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#406 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

23. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Business

#422 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

24. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Business

#426 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

25. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Business

#440 in Europe

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

26. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Business

#441 in Europe

#1132 in the World

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

27. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Business

#455 in Europe

#1195 in the World

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

28. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Business

#465 in Europe

#1230 in the World

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

29. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Business

#467 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1906

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#473 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

31. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#481 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Business

#487 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

33. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#491 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

34. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#492 in Europe

#1322 in the World

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

35. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Business

#494 in Europe

#1338 in the World

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

36. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#504 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

37. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#510 in Europe

#1383 in the World

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

38. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Business

#511 in Europe

#1386 in the World

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

39. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Business

#517 in Europe

#1411 in the World

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

40. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Business

#522 in Europe

#1443 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

41. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Business

#529 in Europe

#1470 in the World

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

42. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#531 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1892

43. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Business

#533 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

44. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Business

#534 in Europe

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

45. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Business

#535 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

46. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Business

#536 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

47. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Business

#542 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

48. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#547 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

49. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Business

#548 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

50. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Business

#561 in Europe

#1592 in the World

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

51. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#564 in Europe

#1603 in the World

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

52. Eurecom

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

For Business

#565 in Europe

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1991

53. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Business

#574 in Europe

#1648 in the World

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

54. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Business

#575 in Europe

#1649 in the World

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

55. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Business

#577 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

56. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Business

#582 in Europe

#1680 in the World

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

57. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Business

#594 in Europe

#1713 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

58. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#595 in Europe

#1715 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

59. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Business

#596 in Europe

#1717 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

60. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#600 in Europe

#1729 in the World

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

61. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Business

#601 in Europe

#1731 in the World

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

62. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#607 in Europe

#1774 in the World

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

63. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Business

#610 in Europe

#1785 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

64. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Business

#614 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

65. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Business

#625 in Europe

#1852 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

66. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Business

#629 in Europe

#1872 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

67. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#642 in Europe

#1942 in the World

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

68. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Business

#652 in Europe

#2006 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

69. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Business

#653 in Europe

#2007 in the World

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

70. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Business

#657 in Europe

#2036 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#662 in Europe

#2071 in the World

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

72. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Business

#674 in Europe

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

73. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Business

#705 in Europe

#2267 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

74. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Business

#707 in Europe

#2272 in the World

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

75. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Business

#716 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

76. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#717 in Europe

#2312 in the World

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

77. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#727 in Europe

#2389 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

78. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Business

#729 in Europe

#2404 in the World

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

79. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Business

#742 in Europe

#2476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

80. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Business

#746 in Europe

#2485 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

81. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Business

#747 in Europe

#2489 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

82. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Business

#751 in Europe

#2506 in the World

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

83. NEOMA Business School

Normandy | Rouen

For Business

#752 in Europe

#2508 in the World

Enrollment: 8,893
Founded: 2013

84. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Business

#773 in Europe

#2592 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

85. Graduate School of Management, Chambery

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

For Business

#788 in Europe

#2653 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1975

86. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Business

#801 in Europe

#2720 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

87. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#811 in Europe

#2779 in the World

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

88. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Business

#814 in Europe

#2800 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

89. National Graduate School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Business

#818 in Europe

#2816 in the World

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

90. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Business

#820 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

91. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Business

#823 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

92. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Business

#826 in Europe

#2849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

93. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Business

#827 in Europe

#2859 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

94. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Business

#830 in Europe

#2871 in the World

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

95. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Business

#831 in Europe

#2872 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

96. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Business

#834 in Europe

#2888 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

97. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Business

#836 in Europe

#2901 in the World

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

98. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Business

#839 in Europe

#2926 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

99. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Business

#840 in Europe

#2927 in the World

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

100. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Business

#846 in Europe

#2963 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

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 Nancy.