100 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 1.3M citations received by 56.1K academic papers made by 107 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

#89 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Marketing

#159 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marketing

#226 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#234 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Marketing

#239 in Europe

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Marketing

#250 in Europe

#654 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

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

8. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Marketing

#267 in Europe

#686 in the World

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

9. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Marketing

#280 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

10. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Marketing

#285 in Europe

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

11. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#304 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

12. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Marketing

#315 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

13. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#320 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

14. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Marketing

#332 in Europe

#836 in the World

Founded: 1907

15. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Marketing

#333 in Europe

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

16. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#342 in Europe

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

17. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#344 in Europe

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

18. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#384 in Europe

#1000 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

#388 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

20. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Marketing

#389 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

21. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marketing

#414 in Europe

#1110 in the World

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

22. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Marketing

#448 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

23. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marketing

#455 in Europe

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

24. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Marketing

#459 in Europe

#1258 in the World

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

25. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#461 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

26. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Marketing

#462 in Europe

#1264 in the World

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

27. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#471 in Europe

#1291 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

28. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Marketing

#490 in Europe

#1359 in the World

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

29. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#492 in Europe

#1362 in the World

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

30. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#494 in Europe

#1369 in the World

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

31. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#498 in Europe

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Marketing

#501 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1906

33. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#505 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

34. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Marketing

#513 in Europe

#1414 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

35. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#523 in Europe

#1452 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

#529 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

37. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Marketing

#534 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

38. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Marketing

#547 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

39. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#554 in Europe

#1566 in the World

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

40. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Marketing

#575 in Europe

#1661 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

41. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marketing

#582 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

42. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Marketing

#589 in Europe

#1744 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

43. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#590 in Europe

#1748 in the World

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

44. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Marketing

#593 in Europe

#1754 in the World

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

45. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#596 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

46. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Marketing

#601 in Europe

#1797 in the World

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

47. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Marketing

#605 in Europe

#1810 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

#609 in Europe

#1830 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

49. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Marketing

#618 in Europe

#1861 in the World

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

50. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#622 in Europe

#1875 in the World

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

51. Eurecom

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

For Marketing

#626 in Europe

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1991

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#631 in Europe

#1913 in the World

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

53. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Marketing

#632 in Europe

#1914 in the World

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

54. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Marketing

#642 in Europe

#1967 in the World

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

55. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#643 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

56. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#651 in Europe

#2012 in the World

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

57. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Marketing

#662 in Europe

#2060 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

58. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Marketing

#666 in Europe

#2071 in the World

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

59. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Marketing

#667 in Europe

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

60. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Marketing

#671 in Europe

#2105 in the World

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

61. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Marketing

#675 in Europe

#2116 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

62. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Marketing

#700 in Europe

#2250 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

63. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Marketing

#701 in Europe

#2252 in the World

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

64. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#704 in Europe

#2263 in the World

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

65. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#713 in Europe

#2320 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

66. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Marketing

#722 in Europe

#2357 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

67. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Marketing

#729 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

68. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Marketing

#734 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

69. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marketing

#737 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

70. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#746 in Europe

#2491 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

71. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marketing

#747 in Europe

#2499 in the World

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

72. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Marketing

#750 in Europe

#2506 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

73. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#751 in Europe

#2512 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

74. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Marketing

#761 in Europe

#2577 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

75. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Marketing

#768 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

76. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Marketing

#771 in Europe

#2631 in the World

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

77. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Marketing

#785 in Europe

#2688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

78. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Marketing

#787 in Europe

#2701 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

79. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Marketing

#804 in Europe

#2792 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

80. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Marketing

#815 in Europe

#2863 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

81. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Marketing

#827 in Europe

#2919 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

#829 in Europe

#2934 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

83. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marketing

#855 in Europe

#3023 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

84. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Marketing

#862 in Europe

#3040 in the World

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

85. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Marketing

#865 in Europe

#3071 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

86. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Marketing

#871 in Europe

#3103 in the World

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

87. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#879 in Europe

#3150 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#881 in Europe

#3159 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

89. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marketing

#926 in Europe

#3405 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

90. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Marketing

#933 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

91. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#934 in Europe

#3435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

92. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Marketing

#940 in Europe

#3473 in the World

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

93. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#943 in Europe

#3485 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

94. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#978 in Europe

#3694 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

95. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#981 in Europe

#3719 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

96. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Marketing

#996 in Europe

#3840 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Marketing

#1033 in Europe

#4043 in the World

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

98. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marketing

#1041 in Europe

#4081 in the World

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

99. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marketing

#1052 in Europe

#4128 in the World

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

100. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Marketing

#1067 in Europe

#4214 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

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