100 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 2.97M citations received by 134K academic papers made by 124 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 Management

#77 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Management

#124 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Management

#127 in Europe

#387 in the World

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

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Management

#162 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Management

#189 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Management

#190 in Europe

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

7. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Management

#210 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

8. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#214 in Europe

#585 in the World

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

9. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Management

#228 in Europe

#622 in the World

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

10. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Management

#239 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Management

#253 in Europe

#675 in the World

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

12. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Management

#259 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

13. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#264 in Europe

#712 in the World

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

14. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Management

#271 in Europe

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

15. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Management

#287 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

16. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Management

#290 in Europe

#778 in the World

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

17. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Management

#298 in Europe

#797 in the World

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

18. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#320 in Europe

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

19. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Management

#349 in Europe

#915 in the World

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

20. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Management

#352 in Europe

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

21. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Management

#370 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

22. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Management

#377 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

23. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Management

#378 in Europe

#1025 in the World

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

24. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Management

#381 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1907

25. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Management

#386 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

26. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Management

#387 in Europe

#1051 in the World

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

27. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#399 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

28. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Management

#414 in Europe

#1127 in the World

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

29. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Management

#416 in Europe

#1130 in the World

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

30. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Management

#419 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

31. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Management

#420 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

32. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Management

#424 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

33. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Management

#426 in Europe

#1158 in the World

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

34. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Management

#429 in Europe

#1170 in the World

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

35. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Management

#432 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

36. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#440 in Europe

#1206 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

37. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Management

#449 in Europe

#1233 in the World

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

38. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#457 in Europe

#1247 in the World

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

39. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Management

#464 in Europe

#1266 in the World

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

40. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Management

#467 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

41. Eurecom

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

For Management

#479 in Europe

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#499 in Europe

#1401 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Management

#501 in Europe

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

44. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Management

#504 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

45. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Management

#507 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

46. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Management

#523 in Europe

#1527 in the World

Founded: 1906

47. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Management

#527 in Europe

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

48. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Management

#533 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

49. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Management

#546 in Europe

#1632 in the World

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

50. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Management

#548 in Europe

#1637 in the World

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

51. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Management

#552 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

52. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Management

#557 in Europe

#1680 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

53. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Management

#562 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

54. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Management

#564 in Europe

#1704 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

55. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Management

#565 in Europe

#1716 in the World

Founded: 1892

56. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Management

#566 in Europe

#1721 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

57. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Management

#567 in Europe

#1724 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

58. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Management

#571 in Europe

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

59. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#572 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

60. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Management

#573 in Europe

#1744 in the World

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

61. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Management

#584 in Europe

#1807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

62. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#589 in Europe

#1822 in the World

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

63. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Management

#590 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

64. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Management

#596 in Europe

#1850 in the World

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

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Management

#597 in Europe

#1852 in the World

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

66. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Management

#598 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

67. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Management

#601 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

68. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#612 in Europe

#1922 in the World

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

69. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Management

#615 in Europe

#1927 in the World

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

70. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#616 in Europe

#1931 in the World

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

71. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Management

#637 in Europe

#2024 in the World

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

72. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Management

#641 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

73. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Management

#647 in Europe

#2090 in the World

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

74. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Management

#650 in Europe

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

75. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Management

#658 in Europe

#2155 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

76. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Management

#659 in Europe

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

77. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Management

#668 in Europe

#2202 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

78. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#671 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

79. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Management

#703 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

80. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Management

#710 in Europe

#2419 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

81. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Management

#718 in Europe

#2452 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#724 in Europe

#2467 in the World

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

83. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Management

#733 in Europe

#2520 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

84. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Management

#742 in Europe

#2568 in the World

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

85. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Management

#748 in Europe

#2594 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

86. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Management

#759 in Europe

#2623 in the World

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

87. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Management

#767 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

88. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Management

#774 in Europe

#2706 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

89. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Management

#780 in Europe

#2716 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

90. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#790 in Europe

#2782 in the World

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

91. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Management

#805 in Europe

#2852 in the World

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

92. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Management

#812 in Europe

#2878 in the World

Founded: 1994

93. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Management

#813 in Europe

#2888 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

94. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Management

#815 in Europe

#2892 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

95. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Management

#822 in Europe

#2940 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

96. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Management

#850 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

97. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Management

#854 in Europe

#3080 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

98. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Management

#876 in Europe

#3231 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

99. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Management

#891 in Europe

#3302 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

100. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Management

#897 in Europe

#3342 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

The best cities to study Management in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Nancy, and Saint Martin d'Heres.