100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 89.5K academic papers made by 115 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 Finance

#49 in Europe

#157 in the World

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

2. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#114 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

3. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Finance

#120 in Europe

#318 in the World

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

4. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#125 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

5. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#132 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Finance

#139 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Finance

#146 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

8. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Finance

#167 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

9. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Finance

#196 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#200 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

11. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#206 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

12. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Finance

#209 in Europe

#526 in the World

Founded: 1906

13. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Finance

#212 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 1907

14. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#224 in Europe

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

15. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Finance

#235 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

16. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#237 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Finance

#267 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Finance

#276 in Europe

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

19. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#292 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

20. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Finance

#294 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

21. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Finance

#296 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

22. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Finance

#298 in Europe

#712 in the World

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

23. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Finance

#365 in Europe

#894 in the World

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

24. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Finance

#386 in Europe

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Finance

#387 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

26. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Finance

#389 in Europe

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

27. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#406 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Finance

#410 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

29. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#413 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#419 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

31. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Finance

#423 in Europe

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

32. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Finance

#429 in Europe

#1070 in the World

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

33. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#432 in Europe

#1080 in the World

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

34. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Finance

#441 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

35. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#453 in Europe

#1143 in the World

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

36. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Finance

#455 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

37. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Finance

#476 in Europe

#1206 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

38. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Finance

#477 in Europe

#1210 in the World

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

39. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Finance

#487 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

40. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Finance

#489 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

41. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#514 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

42. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#517 in Europe

#1350 in the World

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

43. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Finance

#519 in Europe

#1357 in the World

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

44. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Finance

#533 in Europe

#1400 in the World

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

45. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Finance

#538 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

46. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Finance

#544 in Europe

#1464 in the World

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

47. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Finance

#545 in Europe

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

48. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Finance

#546 in Europe

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

49. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Finance

#549 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

50. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#551 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

51. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Finance

#560 in Europe

#1536 in the World

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

52. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#569 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

53. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Finance

#570 in Europe

#1572 in the World

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

54. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#588 in Europe

#1661 in the World

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

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#589 in Europe

#1665 in the World

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

56. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Finance

#591 in Europe

#1672 in the World

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

57. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Finance

#599 in Europe

#1717 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

58. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Finance

#602 in Europe

#1728 in the World

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

59. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Finance

#607 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

60. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Finance

#621 in Europe

#1814 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

61. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#634 in Europe

#1866 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

62. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Finance

#649 in Europe

#1937 in the World

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

63. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#651 in Europe

#1943 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

64. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Finance

#669 in Europe

#2028 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#671 in Europe

#2031 in the World

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

66. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Finance

#674 in Europe

#2047 in the World

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

67. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Finance

#675 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

68. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Finance

#684 in Europe

#2121 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

69. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Finance

#694 in Europe

#2193 in the World

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

70. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Finance

#695 in Europe

#2196 in the World

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

71. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#699 in Europe

#2219 in the World

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

72. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#701 in Europe

#2227 in the World

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

73. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Finance

#704 in Europe

#2238 in the World

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

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#711 in Europe

#2263 in the World

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

75. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Finance

#712 in Europe

#2267 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

76. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Finance

#728 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

77. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Finance

#736 in Europe

#2404 in the World

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

78. Eurecom

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

For Finance

#743 in Europe

#2445 in the World

Founded: 1991

79. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Finance

#744 in Europe

#2448 in the World

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

80. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Finance

#748 in Europe

#2464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

81. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#757 in Europe

#2539 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

82. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Finance

#771 in Europe

#2597 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

83. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#781 in Europe

#2650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

84. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#783 in Europe

#2659 in the World

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

85. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#786 in Europe

#2666 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

86. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Finance

#793 in Europe

#2733 in the World

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

87. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#814 in Europe

#2838 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#816 in Europe

#2844 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

89. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#836 in Europe

#2960 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

90. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Finance

#846 in Europe

#2988 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

91. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Finance

#853 in Europe

#3005 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

92. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Finance

#858 in Europe

#3022 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

93. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Finance

#873 in Europe

#3081 in the World

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

94. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Finance

#891 in Europe

#3173 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

95. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Finance

#895 in Europe

#3200 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

96. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Finance

#897 in Europe

#3207 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

97. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#901 in Europe

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

98. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#903 in Europe

#3234 in the World

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

99. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Finance

#906 in Europe

#3253 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

100. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Finance

#909 in Europe

#3264 in the World

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

The best cities to study Finance in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Palaiseau, Villeurbanne, and Jouy-en-Josas.

Economics subfields in France

Actuarial Science30

Agricultural Economics13

Development Studies106

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics97

Environmental Economics37

International Economics59

International Relations and Diplomacy14

International Trade63

Investment Banking and Stock trading46

Political Economy25