50 Best universities for Project Management in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 123K citations received by 8.44K academic papers made by 50 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. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Project Management

#185 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

2. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#186 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

3. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Project Management

#212 in Europe

#495 in the World

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

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Project Management

#220 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Project Management

#221 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#245 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Project Management

#286 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

8. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Project Management

#292 in Europe

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

9. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Project Management

#298 in Europe

#687 in the World

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

10. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Project Management

#303 in Europe

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Project Management

#313 in Europe

#731 in the World

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

12. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Project Management

#319 in Europe

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

13. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Project Management

#338 in Europe

#790 in the World

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

14. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Project Management

#346 in Europe

#804 in the World

Founded: 1892

15. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Project Management

#347 in Europe

#805 in the World

Founded: 1907

16. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Project Management

#357 in Europe

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

17. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#380 in Europe

#889 in the World

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

18. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Project Management

#382 in Europe

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

19. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#412 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

20. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Project Management

#416 in Europe

#985 in the World

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

21. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Project Management

#419 in Europe

#990 in the World

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

22. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#425 in Europe

#1001 in the World

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

23. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Project Management

#428 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

24. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Project Management

#450 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

25. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Project Management

#473 in Europe

#1122 in the World

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

26. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Project Management

#483 in Europe

#1156 in the World

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

27. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Project Management

#488 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1906

28. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Project Management

#492 in Europe

#1179 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

29. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Project Management

#507 in Europe

#1235 in the World

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

30. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#511 in Europe

#1249 in the World

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

31. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Project Management

#528 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

32. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Project Management

#539 in Europe

#1326 in the World

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

33. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Project Management

#541 in Europe

#1329 in the World

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

34. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Project Management

#557 in Europe

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

35. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Project Management

#563 in Europe

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

36. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Project Management

#568 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#581 in Europe

#1462 in the World

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

38. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Project Management

#584 in Europe

#1478 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

39. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Project Management

#613 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

40. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Project Management

#623 in Europe

#1592 in the World

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

41. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Project Management

#645 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

42. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Project Management

#664 in Europe

#1726 in the World

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

43. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#666 in Europe

#1729 in the World

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

44. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Project Management

#677 in Europe

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

45. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Project Management

#685 in Europe

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

46. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Project Management

#688 in Europe

#1835 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

47. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Project Management

#689 in Europe

#1836 in the World

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

48. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Project Management

#705 in Europe

#1918 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

49. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Project Management

#719 in Europe

#1972 in the World

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

50. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Project Management

#727 in Europe

#2023 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

The best cities to study Project Management in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bordeaux, Paris, Nancy, and Villeurbanne.