100 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 1.2M citations received by 54.7K academic papers made by 106 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 Marketing

#90 in Europe

#272 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Marketing

#160 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#228 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

4. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marketing

#229 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Marketing

#242 in Europe

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

6. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Marketing

#252 in Europe

#658 in the World

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

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Marketing

#262 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

8. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Marketing

#264 in Europe

#672 in the World

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

9. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Marketing

#270 in Europe

#686 in the World

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

10. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Marketing

#277 in Europe

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

11. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#308 in Europe

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

12. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Marketing

#313 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

13. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#317 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

14. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Marketing

#330 in Europe

#829 in the World

Founded: 1907

15. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Marketing

#333 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

16. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#337 in Europe

#865 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

17. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#341 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

18. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#376 in Europe

#976 in the World

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

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Marketing

#381 in Europe

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

20. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Marketing

#401 in Europe

#1051 in the World

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

21. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marketing

#409 in Europe

#1099 in the World

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

22. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Marketing

#441 in Europe

#1205 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

23. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marketing

#456 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

24. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#461 in Europe

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

25. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Marketing

#466 in Europe

#1271 in the World

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

26. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#470 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

27. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#488 in Europe

#1346 in the World

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

28. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Marketing

#489 in Europe

#1347 in the World

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

29. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#493 in Europe

#1362 in the World

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

30. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#498 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1892

31. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Marketing

#500 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

32. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Marketing

#501 in Europe

#1388 in the World

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

33. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Marketing

#505 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Founded: 1906

34. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#510 in Europe

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

35. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#514 in Europe

#1419 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Marketing

#524 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

37. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Marketing

#529 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

38. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Marketing

#541 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

39. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#549 in Europe

#1557 in the World

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

40. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Marketing

#572 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

41. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#585 in Europe

#1734 in the World

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

42. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marketing

#588 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

43. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Marketing

#590 in Europe

#1744 in the World

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

44. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Marketing

#592 in Europe

#1746 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

45. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Marketing

#594 in Europe

#1755 in the World

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

46. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#595 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

47. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Marketing

#603 in Europe

#1799 in the World

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

48. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Marketing

#610 in Europe

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

49. Eurecom

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

For Marketing

#612 in Europe

#1840 in the World

Founded: 1991

50. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#613 in Europe

#1842 in the World

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

51. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Marketing

#616 in Europe

#1848 in the World

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

52. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Marketing

#623 in Europe

#1869 in the World

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

53. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#636 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#640 in Europe

#1962 in the World

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

55. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#643 in Europe

#1994 in the World

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

56. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Marketing

#652 in Europe

#2019 in the World

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

57. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Marketing

#654 in Europe

#2023 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

58. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Marketing

#658 in Europe

#2042 in the World

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

59. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Marketing

#661 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

60. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Marketing

#674 in Europe

#2113 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

61. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Marketing

#696 in Europe

#2231 in the World

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

62. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Marketing

#697 in Europe

#2235 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

63. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#700 in Europe

#2244 in the World

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

64. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Marketing

#703 in Europe

#2259 in the World

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

65. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Marketing

#708 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

66. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#713 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

67. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Marketing

#721 in Europe

#2339 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

68. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#736 in Europe

#2465 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

69. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marketing

#738 in Europe

#2472 in the World

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

70. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Marketing

#742 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

71. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#744 in Europe

#2492 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

72. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Marketing

#745 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

73. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#753 in Europe

#2523 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

74. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Marketing

#759 in Europe

#2574 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

75. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Marketing

#767 in Europe

#2607 in the World

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

76. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Marketing

#780 in Europe

#2644 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

77. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Marketing

#783 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

78. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Marketing

#789 in Europe

#2681 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

79. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Marketing

#801 in Europe

#2781 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

80. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Marketing

#810 in Europe

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

81. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Marketing

#814 in Europe

#2841 in the World

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

82. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Marketing

#834 in Europe

#2953 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

83. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Marketing

#860 in Europe

#3044 in the World

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

84. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Marketing

#864 in Europe

#3064 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

85. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#865 in Europe

#3068 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

86. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Marketing

#873 in Europe

#3119 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#885 in Europe

#3164 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

88. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#894 in Europe

#3224 in the World

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

89. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#917 in Europe

#3360 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

90. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Marketing

#922 in Europe

#3383 in the World

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

91. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#923 in Europe

#3387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

92. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#944 in Europe

#3490 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

93. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Marketing

#947 in Europe

#3506 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

94. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#975 in Europe

#3673 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

95. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#977 in Europe

#3684 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

96. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#1001 in Europe

#3857 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Marketing

#1034 in Europe

#4030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

98. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#1035 in Europe

#4034 in the World

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

99. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marketing

#1042 in Europe

#4090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

100. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Marketing

#1054 in Europe

#4140 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Marketing in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Toulouse, and Montpellier.