33 Best universities for Risk 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 Risk Management. A graph of 72.6K citations received by 4.23K academic papers made by 33 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. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#48 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#62 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

3. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Risk Management

#80 in Europe

#207 in the World

Founded: 1907

4. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Risk Management

#90 in Europe

#243 in the World

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

5. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Risk Management

#92 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

6. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#113 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

7. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Risk Management

#143 in Europe

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Risk Management

#150 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Risk Management

#157 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

10. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Risk Management

#158 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

11. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#178 in Europe

#423 in the World

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

12. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Risk Management

#183 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

13. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Risk Management

#188 in Europe

#444 in the World

Founded: 1906

14. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Risk Management

#192 in Europe

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

15. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Risk Management

#247 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

16. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Risk Management

#254 in Europe

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

17. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Risk Management

#257 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

18. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Risk Management

#267 in Europe

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

19. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Risk Management

#272 in Europe

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

20. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#274 in Europe

#641 in the World

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

21. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Risk Management

#276 in Europe

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

22. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Risk Management

#313 in Europe

#729 in the World

Founded: 1892

23. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Risk Management

#327 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

24. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Risk Management

#328 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#334 in Europe

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Risk Management

#341 in Europe

#794 in the World

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

27. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Risk Management

#351 in Europe

#813 in the World

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

28. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Risk Management

#378 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

29. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Risk Management

#391 in Europe

#936 in the World

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

30. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Risk Management

#393 in Europe

#938 in the World

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

31. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Risk Management

#399 in Europe

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

32. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Risk Management

#403 in Europe

#982 in the World

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

33. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Risk Management

#406 in Europe

#987 in the World

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

The best cities to study Risk Management in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Cergy-Pontoise, Palaiseau, and Villeurbanne.